Neon District Contemporary Art Walking Tour

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Enjoy a unique pedestrian experience of art, culture, and community.
Hear brief, artist-approved, narratives relevant to 26 artworks.

Hear brief, artist-approved, narratives relevant to 26 artworks and their creators. We begin outside the Chrysler Museum’s main entrance on our 2-hour, 2-mile stroll through the streets and hidden conduits of the Neon District.

Mike will be your guide: Having hosted over 900 tours and hikes in and around my hometown of Norfolk, I’ve spent seven years exploring and sharing. Each artist has a story and each piece a spirit. The artists with works featured on our tour were provided with the narrative related to their work. Some responded with valuable feedback and others a kind nod. So what we will convey about the art is synced with the creator’s visions and is genuine.

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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Norfolk, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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Enjoy a unique pedestrian experience of art, culture, and community.
Hear brief, artist-approved, narratives relevant to 26 artworks.

Hear brief, artist-approved, narratives relevant to 26 artworks and their creators. We begin outside the Chrysler Museum’s main entrance on our 2-hour, 2-mile stroll through the streets and hidden conduits of the Neon District.

Mike will be your guide: Having hosted over 900 tours and hikes in and around my hometown of Norfolk, I’ve spent seven years exploring and sharing. Each artist has a story and each piece a spirit. The artists with works featured on our tour were provided with the narrative related to their work. Some responded with valuable feedback and others a kind nod. So what we will convey about the art is synced with the creator’s visions and is genuine.

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Stop At: Chrysler Museum of Art, 1 Memorial Pl, Norfolk, VA 23510-1540

Outside the glass studio is the first and perhaps most sophisticated work on our tour, Collective Connectivity. Hear of the origins, symbolism, and the artist who created this piece.

Duration: 7 minutes

Stop At: Neon District, Norfolk, VA

We walk an insightful route through the NEON District viewing and hearing brief narratives on 26 works and their creators. The route is 2 miles in 2 hours with frequent stops.

Every artist has a story and each piece a spirit.

Here are a few of the works we will cover:

Upper Blush- Matthew Geller

Ancient Freedom- Cedric Douglass

We can create what we imagine- Julia Rogers & Estaban Del Valle

OXOXO- Jacob Eveland

The Dance- Amelia Blair-Langford

Reach- Heather Bryant

Hense Mural- Hense

New Energy of Norfolk- Clay McGlamory & Richard Nickel

NFK-ARTS- Elliot Oddesso

Norfolk Nautical- Chris Soria and Misha Tyutyunik

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes



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