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The Paterson Arts Council (PAC) is proud to present the fourth annual Paterson Art Walk, a one-day collaborative exhibition of local, regional and international artists and curators. The artist’s works will transform the landscape at the heart of historic industrial and commercial Paterson into a temporary ramble through unique and layered sites reshaped by works of art. The Art Walk's focus is to provide a novel opportunity for everyone to experience the energy of site-specific and other temporary art installations within the newly-designated Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, a 18th to 20th-century industrial district planned around the Great Falls, and the adjacent nationally listed Downtown Commercial Historic District. The Art Walk will include participating sites in the city’s commercial center, walking distance from the Great Falls, many of which feature an inside look at Paterson’s finest early twentieth-century architecture. The diversity of the artists and their mediums includes visual and performing arts, music, fine art, poetry, and sculptural works, creating synergy with a variety of venues, such as fast-food restaurants, vacant industrial mills, 1900s Beaux Arts commercial buildings and Paterson’s downtown mall space, Center City. The Art Walk opens at 10am, Saturday, May 5, rain or shine and closes at 10pm the same day. Walking maps are available at each of the beginning locations and at our website, patersonartscouncil.org, as well as in advance at the Paterson Museum, Great Falls Cultural Center, Paterson Library and City Hall. Please note that not all participating locations are ADA accessible. A visit to the Great Falls, the Paterson Museum, a bite to eat and downtown shopping are just blocks away from each other. Please join us for an exciting day of art and architecture, and to learn more about upcoming cultural events in Paterson!
This is a FREE public event with cooperation & support by many participating public & private organizations, including the City of Paterson, Center City Mall, Paterson Urban Enterprise Zone, Alma Realty, etc. This project is funded, in part, by the Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council at Passaic County Community College, through a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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