Participating Businesses

Expectations

SIGN UP:
Sign up on the business application to stay informed and we will add you to the Art Walk chat. 
Business Application


GET ON THE MAP:

Let the Art Walk Committee know who your guest artist will be 2 weeks before the Art Walk date and we will add you to the Art Walk Map.  

 

HOST AN ARTIST:
Host a guest artist to be included on the Art Walk map. Art can take MANY forms. You can have an artist who has original artwork on display, or who is doing a demonstration, performance art, or musical art.  Please have the artist present to discuss their art during the Art Walk timeframe or someone who can discuss the art.  It is important to showcase a new artist each month. We have a spreadsheet of artists if you are having trouble finding one.  Let the Art Walk committee know and we can give you access.


PROMOTE:
Let’s get people downtown! Cross-promote your artist, other downtown businesses, and Salem Art Walk (@salemartwalk). This can be done beforehand and during the Art Walk. 

 

STAY OPEN:
Participate in the ENTIRE 5 pm – 8 pm time frame.

 

Salem Art Walk is committed to an environment free from discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment. Participating businesses, artists, and visitors shall be treated with courtesy, dignity, and respect. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or religion.  If there is a business that fails to uphold the above expectations or is acting in a manner that does not align with Salem Art Walk values, the Art Walk committee may decide, at their discretion, to remove that business from the Art Walk business venue list.

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FYI:
If you are a business that wants to stay open on First Friday but want to close early, or NOT host an artist – we encourage you to do so! You just won’t be on the map. The more downtown businesses open every First Friday, the better.