Art lovers had everything to take in and take part in, from chalk art to sculpture. On the roof of the Arts Garage on Ludlow Street, Ally Wetz and Mindy Wallace were trying their hands at printmaking, while a steamroller pressed out large scale prints nearby.
“We were told we had to come up and see what’s on the roof,” Wallace said.
Local artists and residents carved out reliefs to have printed by the steamroller as part of the Dayton Visual Arts Center’s Steamroller Printmaking event.
Others found hidden treasures in more than a dozen retail spaces that stayed opened late, or in the architecture of seven living spaces on display.
Jacqui Sullivan and Darin Brehm of Centerville enjoyed food, drinks and music on Courthouse Square and planned to look at some art galleries during their first Urban Nights experience.
“It’s a great idea to get some more people out downtown,” Brehm said.
“And all different kinds of people, which is good,” Sullivan said. “(Downtown) just got a bad rap a couple of years ago, but more things like this would bring people back.”
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