About

Viva City Fine Arts Festival is a celebration of the outstanding fine arts education offered in the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS). In the past, this district-wide event highlights the high-quality arts programs and the extraordinary work of MPS students, arts educators, and the community. This work is supported and enhanced by strong partnerships between MPS, artists, and arts organizations. Participants in Viva City represent all students, teachers, and partners that are involved in visual and performing arts classes and other arts enriched activities across the district. Viva City has taken many forms over the past 32 years and typically includes three visual arts exhibitions (elementary, middle, and high school) and at least one performance event.

For 2025-2026, we will not be hosting a districtwide performance but we look forward to highlighting our K-12 Visual and Media Arts programming.