The co-founders of the Omerta Arts Syndicate, Leah Cupino & Chris Riccardo are unique. They are both artists and business owners, AND continually take time to listen to visitors, artists & other business owners to strategize for the best Art Walk season.

They believe in showing up.

You can also show your support by contributing to the Art Walk Fund
…we both know great things like this are not really free.


Larger sponsorship and underwriter opportunities are available and range from $500 - $5,000* They include many special thanks in our promotional materials, and a chance to become THE sponsor for a season!

Please contact us to chat about your support this year.

*View the general budget of an art walk season (coming soon)

In the fall of 2023 when we reached out to help out a little with Helena’s Art Walks we learned quickly learned that the 40th anniversary Art Walk and all Art Walk events’ responsibilities would have to depend entirely upon our own hands.

Scroll down to view our current season’s sponsors.

Special Thanks to our
Summer Art Walk Sponsors:

KEY Sponsorship Level: $2,000-$10,000 / Underwritten in-part by:

Events Grant $1,000+ / In-Kind Contributions:

Local Supporters / Donations:

What does it take to organize an Art Walk?

  • Trolley Rides & Easy Parking

    Thanks to our Major Sponsors

  • Enjoy Live Arts!

    You can now discover
    visual artists
    AND live music

  • Restaurants & Food Trucks

    Can you smell that delicious food?!

  • New Map & Bingo!

    to highlight
    Key Partners

  • Great way to catch up

    It HAS been a while since we’ve seen you!

  • Reusable Signage

    Choose the style that suits your location

  • Business-Artist

    Easy checklist of contact
    info and expectations

  • Advertising

    the public will know
    when to show up!

  • Dates

    5 events between
    now and 2025

  • Key Packages

    let visitors know
    YOU are invested

Support your community

Support your community

Have Fun

Have Fun

✺ Frequently Asked Questions - for Businesses ✺

  • Yes. You may personally approach or be approached by an artist(s) for the event. Let us know up to two weeks before the event about your decision.

    This checklist will help you have your agreement with the artist(s) covered.

    We also will take the time to match up registered businesses with un-assigned artist participants.

    **Businesses receive discounts on registry for hosting a Social Club Member during Art Walk.

  • No. Businesses do so much already!

    With our Permiere Package we will deliver reusable signage you can display about the artist you host streamlining information for visitors.

  • We realize that providing snacks and beverages can be tricky for a few different reasons. Do not feel pressured to do so for every event. Be clear with your artist about your intentions, and maybe they’ll pitch in.

    See the checklist to make sure you cover all the topics when you discuss with them.

  • Spread the word to other visitors, artists, and businesses.
    And definitely send us a few words of encouragement — we’re doing this for you too!
    (We also would love to hear your ideas for improving the future Art Walks).

  • Misunderstandings during agreements happen when expectations are not established ahead of time.

    Sometimes they happen regardless. We ask that you have an open conversation with your artist before deciding that Omertà Arts should get involved.
    Contact Us with issues you believe need to know about now, and in the future

  • We want to do this right.

    Costs per event include:
    running ads in the paper, social media and radio ($200+ each), printing full color posters and maps ($250+), trolley rental ($600+), special late night movie sponsorship at the Myrna Loy ($400+),
    Reusable investments:
    trolley event signage for pickup spots ($450, reusable), reusable signage for annual participants ($42 each), indoor signage for premiere businesses ($25 each)
    Staffing Power ($x,xxx?)
    design, update and delivery of printed maps, strategic matching of artists, musicians and food trucks with businesses, radio interviews, website design, help-desk, design of newspaper ads, and soc media ads plus posting tasks.
    Clear communication with all parties involved, and someone to complain to who has some power to adjust the whole thing? Priceless.

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  • Instead of balloons that never seem to stay put, Omertà Arts would like to provide the annual registered businesses with quality re-usable signage.

    You’ll have a chance to see and select the product at checkout.

    We can offer 2-3 resuable options:
    1 - Window mounted suction cup flag (rectangular: 9’ tall by 21” wide) that sticks out into the street and should be mounted up high!
    2 - Yard-style 48+ inch tall by 19 inch wide flag pole to hang a rectangular flag, placed into a large flower pot with your choice of anchor (rocks, cement… etc)
    3 - solid surface flag pole mount as a permanent fixture on your building on which a removable 19” pole would hang a flag (exact product to be sourced soon!).

    *Artwalk registrants interested in ONLY ONE EVENT will receive an official smaller disposable sign to display as a suction cup mount to their doors.

  • Yes! and we encourage you to do so at either the basic level or the premiere package.

    We both want to plan ahead.
    $10 off per Artwalk that you include an Omertà Arts Social Club Member!

  • Show off your sparkling participation by sending us pic or two in adequate lighting, without blur or distracting elements. Bonus points for one that includes a busy store of visitors or one with yourself and artist together.
    info@OmertaArts.org

  • You can expect roughly 3,000 visitors to wander around downtown for Art Walk events during favorable weather.
    Some of them will enter your place of business.

    NEW: In addition to hosting a visual artist, you may also request a musician from our list of those available for this event.

    Many businesses find that visitors will stick around longer if provided free light snacks and beverages. Food Trucks will also be assigned spots along downtown where visitors can find larger portions.

  • Leah & Chris and the Omertà Arts artists are here to uplift artists in our community.

    You can encourage your artists to take a look at the Social Club, or even sponsor an artist or two into this annual opportunity ($90 each).
    Businesses receive a discount of $10 each event for hosting an Omertà Arts Social Club Member Artist.

    The Omertà Arts Social Club allows artists of a wide range of experience a chance to upgrade their creativity with seminars, promotional packages, critiques and other opportunities.

    All the details will be published soon!
    Find out how to get involved in the O.G. crew.

  • Honestly, we’d rather artists invest in materials and courses to further develop their skills.

    You can help keep the cost of Art Walk registration low or even free if you can send any sponsors our way to help cover the cost of the trolley, printing, advertising, and organization/design.

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