Norman’s newest artistic experience, the Second Friday Circuit of Art, begins tonight at 6 in downtown Norman and will travel through Campus Corner.

The Norman Arts Council and the Cleveland Area Rapid Transit have teamed up to create a monthly event where citizens can ride CART trolleys to different art exhibits in downtown Norman and Campus Corner, said Kris Glenn, CART spokesman.

CART trolleys will travel to 15 art stops, said Rick Fry, Norman Arts Council executive director.

Entire evening passes will be sold for $2 in the parking lot of Copelin’s Office Center, he said. Without a pass, individual stops are 50 cents, Fry said.

The idea began in a Norman Arts Council committee meeting last August, Fry said.

“The Paseo district in Oklahoma City has an arts walk every first Friday of the month,” Fry said. “We didn’t want to copy so we took the second Friday.”

The idea is to connect the downtown Norman art centers to the Campus Corner art centers, Fry said.

“We loved the idea of connecting with the Norman community in a larger way,” said Michael Bendure, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art public relations officer.

Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art will have live music from the OU School of Music, handmade valentines and three short films from the Dead Center Film Festival in Oklahoma City, Bendure said.

“Fred Jones was a key component in putting this together,” Fry said. “They were so excited that they changed their calendar year to have second Fridays free.”

The goal is to make second Friday Circuit of Art a permanent staple in the Norman community, Fry said.

“You can measure a town’s vibrancy with how active their arts are,” he said.

Boarding will begin at 6 p.m. in front of Copelin’s Office Center at 425 W. Main St. The trolley will run until midnight.