Your vision doesn’t need to be a grand undertaking to be included in the guide! Smaller projects are the heart of an urban art experience. If you need a jump-start, try bouncing some of these ideas around or take some inspiration from last year.
• create and maintain sidewalk chalk art
• set up a station to invite your neighbors to make art
• make a short-lived art piece that is an ephemeral pop-up
• light up your home
• hang art from a tree
• place miniature art around your neighborhood
• build a scarecrow decorated in your unique style
• display your poetry
• schedule lectures or demonstrations on topics you love
• plan a protest
• run a scavenger hunt
• organize a costumed bike ride
• treat your space as a stage for a performance
• get your neighborhood involved to build a Garage Give instead of a garage sale – a clean out where everything is free!
• light sculptures with that LED kit you have been hacking on
• set up a gallery of your art
• plan a MOOP party. Help clean up the streets of your city
Be your own art too!
• decorate your car
• wrap yourself in lights
• light up your bicycle
• dress up in your best playa finery or favorite costume



