Growing NOTO

 

NOTO Events

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK

  • Shops are open, attracting 500 to 1,000 people who take pleasure in strolling door to door, enjoying refreshments, music and special events.

DAY OF THE DEAD

  • New to Topeka in 2012, this fall festival promises to provide unique and wonderful entertainment and participation for the whole family. Click here for more information.

BBQ JAZZ FESTIVAL

  • Started in October 2011 when the owner of Bradley’s Corner Café donated enough BBQ for over 500 people, it was a big hit with fabulous music playing continuously.

 

NOTO Arts & Biz

NOTO ARTISTS

  • Nearly 15 artists have studio space in NOTO, with at least 50 more having their work represented in the galleries!

NOTO BUSINESSES

  • Complementary businesses like the antique stores, Serendipity, the coffee and bakery shop, the jewelry store…and more to come…make this a delightful shopping experience.

SPACE AVAILABLE

  • NOTO has a team working to prepare an inventory of spaces still available for artists and complementary businesses. The charm of the historic district is highly appealing!

 

 

NOTO Community Arts Center

PARTNERSHIPS

  • A collaboration of the NOTO Board, the Topeka Public Schools and Washburn’s Mulvane Art Museum makes it possible to provide important services to the community.

CLASSES

  • Classes for adults and for children are offered to the community both daytime and evening; registration is available on the website.

FACILITY RENTALS

  • The Community Arts Center is available for rentals; please visit the page on the website!

BLOOMERANG

  • Bloomerang is the imagining of community-based artist and designer Carol Bradbury. Over 300 collaborators between the ages of 1 and 93 participated in workshops throughout Topeka to create the original source artwork for the final outdoor banners.
  • 26 unique banners now line the streets of NOTO, Topeka’s emerging arts district in historic downtown North Topeka. They are an ever-present reminder that when seeds are planted and nourished, gardens flourish.


NOTO Community Partners

Fundraising has provided the funding for this NOTO project without use of tax dollars. Sincere thanks to:

  • The Redbud Foundation
  • Kaw Valley Bank
  • Anonymous New York Foundation
  • WIBW Channels
  • The Teeter Family Foundation
  • US Bank
  • Topeka Public Schools
  • Heartland Visioning
  • Washburn University/Mulvane Art Museum
  • Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce
  • And many other donors of financial and in-kind gifts contribute

 

NOTO Project Management Board

THE VISION

  • To revitalize historic North Kansas Avenue by developing and supporting economic, entrepreneurial and educational activities with a focus on the arts.

THE MISSION

  • To attract a diverse group of artists and complementary businesses to the NOTO Arts District and to create an affordable, safe and environmentally-sustainable development that protect and enhances the historic characteristics of this district.

 

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS:                                              Founding Board Members:          

Anita Wolgast, Co-Director

John Hunter, Co-Director

Carol Bradbury

Jim Ogle

Darrell Six

Eileen Caspers

Doug Jones

Doug Wallace

Tricia Schmidt

Jack Cobos

Michael Bradley

Gayle Burnes

Vicki Buening

Joleen Miller

Les Strait

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Photo Credits:

Ken Doll Photography,

Jack Cobos and

Carol Bradbury