Looking for something fun to do? The Midtown Art Walk is a new public plaza and pedestrian promenade in the heart of the city that invites discovery for people exploring the district on foot. Here’s a quick tour of what you’ll find there, and an invitation to celebrate the official opening in style with Midtown Alliance on May 11.
Journey along Midtown’s coolest corridor.
The Art Walk is a multi-phase public space project that reinforces Midtown’s identity as the region’s cultural and creative epicenter. It brings together many of the attributes that make Midtown a special place: walkable, close to transit, ideal for outdoor community events and full of public art to enjoy.
Phase I of the Art Walk begins at 10th Street just north of the Midtown MARTA station and continues to 11th Street.
Look up! See those metal spheres overhead?
They’re a unique feature of the Art Walk that’s neat on a couple of different levels. Not only do the spheres glow at night with colorful LED lights, they also provide wayfinding to guide you through the corridor. Stop by and check them out after dark!
It’s electric…
Feast your eyes on “Electric Saturation” the bright mural by Baltimore-based artist team Jessie and Katey. The mural was created for the Art Walk through a partnership with Living Walls and MARTA Artbound. The duo famously use geometric, abstract language to engage with the culture of a place. For this project, they used their unique visual language to create an energetic composition for the Art Walk – a love letter to the people who pass by every day. This is fast-becoming one of the most Instagrammable hotspots in the district.
Bend at the knees…
“Lift,” the large-scale steel sculpture by Andrew Crawford (@atcironworks), was installed in 2003. The Atlanta-based sculptor is known for his work that elevates common objects by transforming them into elegant sculptures in steel and bronze, often with a personal twist.
A little birdie told us…
Perched nearby is a colorful trio of giant illuminated swallows from the Italian art collective known as Cracking Art (@crackingart). These cute birds need names! Submit your ideas here and help Midtown Alliance name them.
Celebrate the Art Walk’s official opening at a free community event.
- Saturday, May 11
- 12-5 pm
- Just north of the Midtown MARTA Station
Join Midtown Alliance for an outdoor festival in the heart of the city! Activities include: an artisan market curated by GVG Events, live musical performance by Hani’el ML Quartet, delicious food for sale curated by our friends at Punk Foodie, beverages for sale from The Consulate, a 360photo booth … and an epic comedy show and community sign-a-long led by Toronto-based Choir!Choir!Choir! RSVP: MidtownATL.com/LaunchParty.
What’s next?
Midtown Alliance will introduce more art installations and programming to the corridor in 2024-25, incorporating ephemeral works that will rotate periodically.
Plus, watch for a lineup of monthly community events held in Midtown’s newest public space!
Before the Art Walk…
This corridor has been an integral part of the Midtown community’s vision from plans first written more than 40 years ago. The original strategy for Peachtree Walk was to create a linear park experience in the center of the district, with wide sidewalks and shade trees. The new Art Walk follows the same alignment of Peachtree Walk to expand the public realm.
Creating the Art Walk is a group project.
Midtown Alliance thanks its partners the Midtown Improvement District, City of Atlanta, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, MARTA, 10 10th, MAA, and Peachtree Walk Condos.
