Power the 2025 Street Wise Mural Festival
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Street Wise ArtsPower the 2025 Street Wise Mural Festival! We need your help to bring world-class art to Boulder.
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Public art especially is a gift to the community, sparking joy and serving as a collective reminder of our humanity. Our continued joy reveals how changing tides cannot stop our creativity, celebrations, and happiness. Street Wise Mural Festival will use joy and creativity as tools of resistance, bringing together our community in the process.
The ARTivist lineup includes Colorado-based artists Aerica Raven, Alyssa Mora, Bimmer T & Ratha Sok, CHA, Graham Carraway, Jorge Cuartas, Koko Bayer, Max Kauffman, Nonie Cruzado, and Paula Camacho. Additionally, Street Wise brings international artist It’s Mancho, who is based in Madrid, Spain. Artists will install ten murals in the Downtown Boulder area plus one mural in North Boulder.
In addition to the live painting of new murals, the Mural Festival features free events to engage the community in conversations related to the theme. Denver-based artist Moe Gram will moderate the Joy as Resistance Panel Discussion: ARTivism and Uplifting Communities, a conversation with several artists about their Street Wise murals and themes, activism, and community engagement. “Beyond resistance it’s also important for communities to feel rejuvenated by the spaces they engage in,” says Gram. “When we feel joy, we trigger feelings of hope and gratitude. These brief moments are the gateways and bridges to our resilience.”
Street Wise Arts hopes to inspire community members to create art themselves at workshops like Resistance Art Lab: Making Protest Signs with Koko Bayer. Participants will learn how to create 100% cardboard protest signs with wheatpaste and stencils, using art to encourage change and to make their voices heard. “Peaceful protest is a cornerstone of democracy, and creating protest signs together can be a joyful act of resistance,” states Bayer. “In 2020, after certain protest materials were banned, I designed a 100% cardboard sign and handle that is sturdy, light, and easy to hold. We had a fun workshop making them at Street Wise 2020. I’m thrilled to bring this workshop back this year. My own sign will say HOPE + ACTION = CHANGE, and I can’t wait to see the messages the community chooses to share.”
Street Wise Mural Festival is a free event for all ages. Walking and biking guided tours, artist panels and talks, workshops, art exhibitions, and additional community events will take place in conjunction with the installation and live painting of new murals. Street Wise will also continue to incorporate augmented reality and projection mapping to deepen storytelling and continue collaborations with digital artists. Visit our website for the event schedule and registration information.
Street Wise Mural Festival returns September 26–27, 2025 to Boulder, CO.
Now in its seventh year, Street Wise is more than just a mural festival — it’s a powerful celebration of public art, social justice, and community resilience. Over two days, we transform Boulder into a vibrant canvas, featuring large-scale murals, augmented reality art, workshops, and public programming that centers creativity and community. Our festival connects world-class artists with the public to bring to life incredible artworks that speak to important community issues.
Street Wise Mural Festival is a community-driven art movement! We need your help to bring this event to life. By donating to our festival, you’ll align with one of Boulder’s most inclusive and cutting edge cultural events.
Here’s what your donation supports:
The creation of impactful murals across the city
Artist stipends, plus equipment and supplies
Free, public events that inspire connection and conversation