Dancer and choreographer Vanessa Voskuil and multimedia artist, Scott Sayre and are currently looking for 20 volunteer participants for a 10-15min movement-based, media performance event to be presented by Northern Spark at the Walker Art Center on June 9, 2012. Each performer will possess and manipulate an Apple iPad, which will contain a pre-programmed visual […]

Experiencing parts of the night and places within the city (with others) in a way that I never would have otherwise was very special. I liked the energy that the public brought to the project—people seemed up for anything and ready to engage and participate in a way that I have not seen at other events.

Matthew’s revised design for our Northern Spark sticker. Every contributor at to our Kickstarter campaign at the $10 level and above will receive one with their selected reward.

The Director of Public Engagement is in. Sarah Peters working at the Intermedia ArtsHub on the website copy for almost 50 partners, who will participate in Northern Spark this year. The website will relaunch with updated information about partners and more than 90 artist projects by the end of the month. In the meantime, support […]

“It was magical to be immersed within Jim Campbell’s Scattered Light and to see the moving images from a distance—like orchestrated fireflies!”

“I loved connecting with people in the Twin Cities I probably wouldn’t normally meet. I square danced with strangers and had an excellent time! Northern Spark opened my eyes to more of the arts in the Twin Cities. The places I want to go to collaborated and stayed open late, and I was able to see what they were all about without feeling intimidated. It’s a great chance to check things out!”

“I loved the sense of the transformation of familiar spaces through projections, installations, performances, and the sheer joy of walking through a crowd of interesting people who were all having fun.”