Call for Artists: Art All Night Shaw 2023, 09/30/23!

Art All Night Shaw returns on September 30, 2023 from 7:00 PM to 3:00 AM as a live, in person event, with a pre-festival Art All Night Shaw Kids Zone from 3:00 to 6:00 PM.

Shaw is where Art All Night DC began in 2011, and 2023 continues the tradition of presenting performances and installations indoors and outdoors, in public buildings and businesses. Video projections, a parade, dance performances, do-it-yourself acrylic and watercolor painting, live music, fire dance performances, dance parties, cabaret performances, mural illuminations, live painting by noted dc artists, wrestling matches, an outdoor art market, art installations and much more will fill the festival's eight hours. An Art All Night Shaw Kid’s Zone sponsored will offer children and youth age-appropriate activities before the festival begins and during the first hours of the evening.

All Art All Night DC in Shaw events are free and open to the public, and no reservations or tickets are required.

Artists and performers interested in being part of the festival can direct inquiries to [email protected].

For more information on the festival, visit artallnightdcshaw.com and follow @artallnightdc on Twitter and @artallnightdcshaw on Facebook and Instagram for programming updates.

Our Generous Sponsors

Our Funders

Shaw Main Streets is a designated DC Main Streets program and is funded in part by the Department of Small and Local Business Development, Muriel E. Bowser, Mayor.

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities is a project sponsor.

2016 Great American Main Street Award Winner

Shaw Main Streets is the winner of the 2016 Great American Main Street Award and the 2015 Innovation on Main Street Award, both conferred by the National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

As a Main Street America™ Accredited program, Shaw Main Streets is a recognized leading program among the national network of more than 1,200 neighborhoods and communities who share both a commitment to creating high-quality places and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. All Main Street America™ Accredited programs meet a set of National Accreditation Standards of Performance as outlined by the National Main Street Center.

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