Bismarck Alley Art

A public art program showcasing
the power of the arts to enliven
alley space in our community.
Alley 5.5 is located on 5th Street halfway between Broadway and Main Avenues.

Help make it happen
A unique partnership has developed to create public art in Bismarck.  Dakota West Arts Council, a local non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, and a six-member volunteer group of the 2016 Bismarck-Mandan Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program have teamed-up to create Alley 5.5 -- an outdoor gallery of art.

The team hopes that the community will join them by investing not only in Alley 5.5 but the Bismarck Alley Art Program in general. With your support, Bismarck Alley Art will help create public art in many of our alleys. It will light up our downtown, spark conversation and provide a backdrop for special events, photos and more for years to come. 
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Funds raised will pay for artist talent, paint, brushes, other artistic applications, maintenance and hopefully future Bismarck Alley Art projects. It's estimated that up to 25 artists could be involved with the colorful transformation of Alley 5.5 located downtown on 5th Street halfway between Broadway and Main Avenues.


Call for artists
The submission phase for this project has closed. 

This public art project is a partnership between the Dakota West Arts Council, a 2016 Leadership Bismarck Mandan Project Team and the community of Bismarck.  The purpose is to foster ongoing efforts to create public art in North Dakota’s Capital City, Bismarck, and therefore creating a sense of place and building a stronger, more connected community. This project has permitted a limited number of artists to paint artwork on the walls of a downtown alley.
Phase One of the Alley 5.5 project focuses on the ground level walls on both sides of the alley located in downtown Bismarck between 5th & 6th Streets running parallel between Main and Broadway Avenues.
Additional Phases will be determined at a future date and may include renewal of the street level artwork and artwork installations on the upper levels of the alleyway buildings and structures.
AlleyArt is made possible by the generosity of the following sponsors:

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