Washoe ArTrail Project

Project Description:

The County in partnership with Burning Man and multiple community partners will develop a public participatory experience through an ArTrail that celebrates cultural, historic and artistic landmarks.
Purpose:
The ArTrail will draw urban residents out of cities to experience and participate in the beauty and culture of the place we call home; and connect our rural residents to the economic, arts, and cultural features, organizations and individuals in our cities.
Goals:
- Engage and connect residents with each other and this place
- Increase residents’ engagement with local art
- Celebrate the distinctive character and assets of Washoe County
- Economic Development
Project Objectives:
- Public art commissioned for two new installations – Crystal Peak Park, and Gerlach.
- Computer App for iOS & Android using location-awareness and AR to engage users with ArTrail sites.
- Community engagement with rural and urban residents to identify sites and describe public art.
- Create authentic layers of engagement around the art, the artists, and the community.
- Identify and map at least 10 cultural, historic and artistic landmarks for ArTrail.
- Educational content for App & signage.
- Install signage at a minimum of 10 sites.
ArTrail in the Media:
Project Primary Partners:
Burning Man Project, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Reno Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada Land Trust*, KTMB*, Gerlach GID, City of Reno, City of Sparks, Nevada Museum of Art
*One Truckee River (OTR)
Story Circles:
Gerlach Storyteller: Stewart Robinson
Harv’s Biscuits
Verdi Storyteller: Neal Cobb
The Best Fishing is in Verdi
Reno Storyteller: Michael Casale
Fishing Interrupted
Sparks Storyteller: Tricia Dutcher
Bats in the Summer
Nixon Storyteller: Carla Eban
Grandma and My Language