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Explore a constellation of urban arts and discover the city in a new light.

Help support Northern Spark’s Kickstarter campaign.

From $5 to $5,000 your support can help support the work of dozens of artists at Northern Spark.

Check out the rewards, from limited edition posters to autographed photographs to home-cooked meals and designer seating.

Any amount will help.

Northern Spark is a free, dusk to dawn, participatory arts festival that presents visual arts, performance, films, and interactive media indoors and outdoors in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. In 2011, during the course of one night, there were 50,000 visits to 100 projects by more than 200 artists at 34 venues in collaboration with 60 partner organizations and sponsors.

At its core, Northern Spark is about supporting artists to reinterpret the city through art and creative interventions.