This summer, the Town of Danville invites its residents and visitors to discover 17 uniquely adorned heart sculptures placed all around downtown. The public art exhibition will be installed mid-June and run through October 16.

Each heart sculpture is unique, with each design created by a different Bay Area artist. Some of the hearts boast a Danville theme with imagery ranging from oak trees to Mount Diablo others incorporate playful designs and motifs. With an array of styles and subject matters represented, from traditional to contemporary, this outdoor exhibition is not to be missed. 

The exhibition will come to a close with an online auction.  All proceeds from the online auction will go to a public art fund so that the Town can coordinate another public art project for all to experience in the future.

For more information, contact Visual Arts Coordinator Marija Nelson Bleier at (925) 314-3460 or mbleier@danville.ca.gov.

Click on the map below for the locations of the Heart installations.

Hearts around Hartz Sponsorship

If you are interested in sponsoring a heart, please contact Jessica Wallner at (925) 314-3426 or jwallner@danville.ca.gov. See below for our current sponsors.  

Hearts around Hartz Sponsorship Form (PDF)

Join the Heart HUnt!

Take a look at the Hearts around Hartz Scavenger Hunt clues,  find all 17 letters to spell out the secret phrase! Write them down next to each clue. Please note that the clue number corresponds with the number of each heart on the map. 

Submit your guess at the heart table in front of the Village Theatre Art Gallery, every Friday, starting on August 14. Participants will receive a heart grab bag and be entered in to win weekly raffle prizes. Submissions can also be dropped off in the mailbox at the bottom of the stairs (closest to the parking lot) at the Village Theatre and Art Gallery. 

Please contact Jessica Wallner at jwallner@danville.ca.gov for a grab bag. 

Hearts around Hartz Scavenger Hunt (PDF)