Northern Spark by the numbers
45,398 visits to the Northern Spark 2019 website
11,808 steps walked by a NS volunteer in the Commons
4,500 printed maps
3,442 free Metro Transit rides
600 Americans for the Arts conference attendees
297 Poetry People / People Poetry photos taken
240 sandbags deployed
60 walkie talkies used
55 Production team members
46 volunteers
31 artist projects
15 programming and venue partners
15 Festival Apprentices
8 venues, including 3 libraries
4 trucks to haul signage, tents and materials
4 families hired!
- 3 Payer sisters on zero waste crew, tech crew & curatorial apprentice
- 2 Heckt brothers on social media
- 2 Freemans (mother & daughter) as volunteer coordinator & volunteer/daytime ambassador
- 2 Thunders; one as artist, one as police officer
3 neighborhoods
2 nights