• Get Cozy This Valentine's Day

    Intimate Friends Exhibition

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  • 10 Years of NEON

    2024 Year in Review

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  • October 2024

    new artwork

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  • November 2024

    5 Fun Ways to Experience Visual Arts in the NEON

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Public Art

Wander through the neighborhood and discover tiny art happenings, large-scale murals and pops of neon color and light. From works by nationally celebrated visual artists like Esteban del Valle and HENSE, to local heroes like Clayton Singleton and Victoria Weiss, to the world-renowned Chrysler Museum of Art, come see the new energy of Norfolk on display.

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Bella Bones

Aimee Bruce’s mural invites the viewer to take a selfie with Bella, Zeke’s wallflower t-rex. Surrounded by flora, this skeleton t-rex stands holding a peace offering to any individual who wishes to receive it. It was inspired by Roald Dahl’s quote, “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the Bella Bones

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When Chameleons Rollerskate

Bright. Bold. Incredibly Awkward. Artist Charley Frances’ When Chameleons Roller Skate is a playful mural featuring a children’s book character that is in the middle of a story. The painted chameleon allows anyone who passes it to imagine the rest of the story, before and after, for themselves. Find it on the rear of The When Chameleons Rollerskate

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Cementiscope

Artist collective Glassitorium’s Public Art Commission lives on site at The Plot as a large interactive sculpture that combines elements of a cement mixer and kaleidoscope, encouraging play and discovery. Viewers can look through either end and see refracted images, reflected back on the billboard. Glass artists Joan Biddle, Hannah Kirkpatrick, Charlotte Potter, Kristi Totoritis Cementiscope

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Navigate your way through the NEON with this map of all businesses, murals, eateries, and attractions.

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From our blog and art opportunities, to press on the district and our monthly newsletter — get caught up on all things NEON.

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01.31.25 // Monthly Newsletter

January 2025

Currently on view at Tidewater Community College’s Visual Arts & Design Center in Downtown Norfolk, Renewable Energies is the first exhibition to be co-produced by TCC and NEON.

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01.31.25 // Art Opportunity

Submit Your Story to The Story Exchange

What’s your story? We all have one—a moment, a memory, a lesson that’s shaped who we are. The WHRO Public Media Emerging Leaders Board is inviting YOU to be part of The Story Exchange, a MOTH-style storytelling series where our community comes together to reflect, share, and connect through the power of story. Visit this link today Submit Your Story to The Story Exchange

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01.31.25 // Art Opportunity

Intimate Friends Call to Artists

Coffee Black invites artists to submit work for an exhibition at Commune Norfolk for Intimate Friends, a group exhibition exploring themes of love, friendship, and human connection. On display February 14 to March 7, the exhibition accompanies an all out night of entertainment on Valentine’s Day with R&B vibes, live art, ice breaker games and Intimate Friends Call to Artists

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12.29.24 // Blog

2024 Year in Review

In this quiet time between holidays, we are reflecting back on a year of rebuilding and reimagining the NEON District. Although some friends and businesses moved on, progress is still here, always incrementally building up. More than a decade after the formation of the District, we can see the payoff from years of community building 2024 Year in Review

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