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250+
# of Creative Projects Completed
1000+
# of Volunteers Participating/Year
500+
# of Youth Directly Impacted/Year
70+
# of BIPOC Creatives Partnered With
ABOUT US
RISEUP FOR ARTS is a non-profit aimed at creating public art that is inclusive and accessible for anyone.
RiseUP for Arts has completed over 250 mural and placemaking projects since 2015 throughout Connecticut. RiseUP works with 100+ local, professional artists, collaborates with 100s of partners, and hosts 1,000+ volunteers per year to help beautify our communities.
RiseUP for Arts creates public art through public art consulting and curating, donations, grants, and community goodwill. RiseUP supports artists, cities, other nonprofits, companies, and local community members in making their public art projects come to life. The organization helps create the vision and manages the entire process to beautify communities.
RISEUPÂ FOR ARTS
Our mission is to empower communities to imagine new possibilities through public art and education.
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We consult with artists, cities, nonprofits, companies, real estate developers, schools, and local community members to make mural and placemaking projects come to life. We help create the vision and manage the entire process to beautify communities through public art.
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We create public art that is inclusive and accessible for anyone.
COMMERCIAL MURALS
RiseUP for Arts can help turn a wall inside or outside your business into a focal point that turns heads and attracts customers. We listen to the client's vision and match the project with professional artists that can execute the artwork at the highest level. We support the design, permitting, execution, and marketing of the mural for your business.
COMMUNITY PUBLIC ART MURALS
RiseUP for Arts supports nonprofits, community groups, schools, cities, and towns to organize large-scale public art projects throughout their community. Public Art and murals are critical to bringing positivity to a neighborhood and they can change the way people perceive a particular community.
INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONS
RiseUP for Arts artists are available for individual commission projects for you, your business, or your family. Our artists have a wide range of techniques and styles that can be customized to your project need.
Whether it is your daughter's bedroom that can be turned into a Princess Wonderland or having a pair of sneakers customized with an original design, we can make it happen.
RISEUP FOR ARTS PROGRAMS
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MORE THAN JUST MURALS
Beyond murals, we develop spaces, empower young adults and create works of art by talented Connecticut artists.
MLK39: RACIAL EQUITY MURAL TOUR
CT Murals is partnering with 39 communities across Connecticut to create 39 murals for each year of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life.
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Artistic Vision for Series: MLK was a man who brings light to darkness and represents a symbol for more equal and positive times ahead. While the work will always continue, these Martin Luther King Jr. murals are a reminder that the light is shining in 2021.
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