Reno Big Arts Little City

Extraterrestrial encounters, cosmic connections, and creatures of legend. Artist Sean Martin hopes you get a bit of good luck when you see this new signal box “Lucky Day” at E. Peckham Ln. and S. Virginia St.

A new mural has officially joined Northwest Park!

Created by local artist doomedmovement through the Nevada Museum of Art's CoLab Mural Works program, this mural was designed in collaboration with students from EnCompass Academy and Innovations High School, who worked alongside the artist throughout the planning, design, and painting process to gain hands-on experience creating a large-scale public artwork.

Inspired by baseball and the natural surroundings of Northwest Park, the mural spans multiple structures and adds another splash of color and creativity to this community space.

Be sure to stop by Northwest Park and check it out for yourself!

We are imagining swimming in the Truckee and floating with our friends after seeing this bright and playful signal box at W. 2nd St. & Ralston St. Painted by Valeria Cordoba and Kyle Sharp

Here is a sneak peak of the new mural at Northwest Park in anticipation for a public mural dedication at the baseball field on Monday, June 22nd at 10:00 a.m. The new mural was designed and painted by local high school students and muralist Doomed Movement as part of the CoLab Mural Works program from the Nevada Museum of Art E.L. Cord Museum School. The CoLab Mural Works program is supported through the City of Reno Arts & Culture Advisory Board. This year's program took place at Northwest Park with murals being painted on the dugouts and concession stand at the baseball fields. The brief dedication will include the artist and students who participated in the program.

Wilkinson Park is getting a glow-up! Alongside new park features the City of Reno is looking for local artists living in the Reno/Sparks metropolitan area to submit proposals to paint a new mural on the bathroom building this Summer. The mural will be approximately 576 square feet with an inclusive budget of $5,000. Artists with experience in mural projects are encouraged to apply by July 26, 2026, at 11 p.m.
Read the Call for Artists and see full project details here https://cityofrenoartscultureandevents.submittable.com/submit

Call for Artists! The City of Reno is accepting qualifications from artists/artist teams with prior public art experience, specifically mid-scale functional or way-finding sculptural work, for a unique, one-of-a-kind, exterior public art installation at Dorothy McAlinden Park. This opportunity is open to artists living and working in the western states of Nevada, Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah who have experience in the design, fabrication, and installation of mid-scale sculptures in outdoor environments.
Learn more about the McAlinden Park Outdoor Sculpture project and submit your application by July 26, 2026, at 11 p.m. https://cityofrenoartscultureandevents.submittable.com/submit

It’s still spring but the scrub jays are whispering to us that summer is coming soon. Check out Katia Azuela’s painted signal box at Mill St. and Ryland St. under the shade at Pickett Park to enjoy the changing of the seasons.

Are you seeing new signal boxes popping up around town? You can find this refreshing and colorful winter landscape at the corner of Mill St. & Kietzke Ln. Painted by Ursula Barton.

The City of Reno is about to begin a new public art project in the soon-to-be constructed roundabout at West 4th Street and Summit Ridge Dr. and we need your input. Provide your thoughts and help shape public art in Reno! Survey closes July 26, 2026, at 11 p.m.
https://forms.office.com/g/QC1VPrhAk1