Our annual 40 West Summit is equal parts networking session, happy hour with friends, and a chance to give feedback to the district. Trust us, it’s a lot of fun and you get to use stickers to vote on your favorite initiatives, experiences and more (who doesn’t love stickers).

Thanks to WestFax Brewing Company who hosted and a big shout out to our District Advisory Council. This group, made up of representatives from all of our galleries and creative spaces, is critical to the work we do. We asked them to show up for this event and as usual, they came through. And to all of our supporters, volunteers and friends we just met Tuesday night, thanks. We appreciate you. And now for a recap of what we learned …

• You want to see more live music.

• You’re interested in fire and LED art acts. (Let’s light this district up!)

• You’re not afraid to shy away from those PG-13 art experiences. Top votes for performances included: drag queens and burlesque.

• Over 2/3 of you have walked or biked the 40 West ArtLine.
  (To the other 1/3, when can we take you for a tour?)

• You think our synergy, community presence and mix of ‘funky, retro and affordable’ is what makes us special.

• you’d like to see better communication about what’s going on and where.

  (We think we can start solve that for the next Art Crawl right here).

• Cars, motels and Colfax Avenue still top the list for ‘iconic’ elements.

• you love that our artists, creatives, staff and volunteers are ‘real people’ who have a ‘great spirit’.

From the bottom of our funky Colfaxian hearts, we thank you. Check below for all the great photos from the event. Want to learn more about volunteering? Head here.