Your guide to Sacramento Wide Open Walls: Who are the artists and where are there murals?
Wide Open Walls, an annual Sacramento mural festival, will wrap this week — but its events will run all summer long.
Founded in 2016, less than a dozen murals were painted thought midtown and the downtown Sacramento area. Now, the festival brings artists from all over to transform the region in street art.
“Wide Open Walls brings underserved neighborhoods public art that encourages a sense of pride and identity,” the festival organization states on their website.
Wide Open Walls, sponsored by dozens of organizations including the City of Sacramento, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Sacramento State University, Dignity Health and more, kicked off May 12 and will conclude Sunday, May 22. But events will run throughout the summer.
Since 2016, more than 80 pieces of permanent artwork have been made for the Sacramento area. Murals have been created in downtown Sacramento, midtown, Del Paso, The River District, Oak Park, South Sacramento and more, according to the festival’s Facebook page.
Here’s what you need to know about this year’s artist lineup, events, map, tour and more.
Who’s painting Sacramento murals?
- Max Sansing - Chicago
- Fintan Magee - Australia
- 2 Hermano - Sacramento
- 594evah - Mexico
- Adnate - Australia
- Agana (Few and Far Women) - Oakland
- Alberto Montes (Axel Void) - Spain
- Alexis Díaz - Puerto Rico
- Apexer - San Francisco
- David Puck - United Kingdom
- Eliseo Art Silva - Philippines
- Guido Palmadessa - Argentina
Here’s the full lineup of 2022’s Wide Open Walls artists.
Where are the murals?
Use the Wide Open Walls interactive map to sift through 178 murals. Create a customized, self-guided tour by adding murals to the map, provided on the Wide Open Walls website.
Wide Open Walls events
Wide Open Walls concludes Sunday, May 22, but the organization’s events will run through July.
Sift through parties, park concerts, art festivals, mural unveilings and more.
Here’s a list of events happening this weekend, Friday, May 20 to Sunday, May 22:
FRIDAY
Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 20
Location: Cesar Chavez Plaza - 910 I St., Sacramento
There will be a free concert in the park every Friday night this summer with live music, vendors, food and more.
The summer-long event is sponsored by Dignity Health, Downtown Sacramento, KOLAS and Wide Open Walls.
Music will be by Arden Park Roots, The Gold Souls, Mateo Briscoe and DJ Rainjah.
Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 20
Location: 501 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento
Sponsored by Del Paso Boulevard Partnership, Party on the Boulevard is set to include music and food trucks.
SATURDAY
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 21
Location: Luther Burbank High School - 3500 Florin Road, Sacramento
The free, family friendly event will include live painting and performances, meet-and-greets and free food, books, COVID-19 testing and vaccinations and more.
SUNDAY
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 22
Location: Tahoe Elementary School - 3110 60th St., Sacramento
Watch muralists paint while being surrounded by food trucks and music.
This story was originally published May 20, 2022 at 5:00 AM.