In 2024, the Street Wise Mural Festival will spotlight themes of environmentalism and climate action. Climate change is the most pressing issue facing our world today, affecting how we live, work, play, and plan for the future. We invite artists to create murals and public art projects that address this theme, humanizing climate change and its impacts, visualizing scientific data, and connecting viewers to climate scientists and activists. Ultimately we hope artists will educate and empower community members to take action and inspire climate optimism.

We must acknowledge that human-driven climate change is connected to colonization and dispossession of Indigenous communities, who stewarded this land and lived interconnectedly with all living systems for centuries. Street Wise recognizes that the Festival takes place on the traditional territories and ancestral homelands of the Cheyenne, Ute, and Arapaho peoples and 48 additional Indigenous nations. All climate actions should prioritize equity and justice and involve historically underrepresented communities.

Street Wise Arts will partner with the Roots Music Project and The Spark to expand programming to include live music and performances. Street Wise will also continue to incorporate augmented and virtual reality to deepen storytelling and strengthen collaboration with digital artists.

Schedule Of Events:

Friday, September 13, 2024

12-10 pm - Street Wise Art Exhibition and Skateboard Deck Exhibition at RMP B-Side
3:30-5 pm - Walking Tour at RMP
5-8 pm - Homelands Exhibition Opening at Dairy Arts Center
5:30-7 pm - Panel Discussion: Beaver Tale - Rehydrating the Land and Supporting Whole Ecosystems at RMP B-Side

Saturday, September 14, 2024

9:30-11:30 am - Haida Art and Ledger Horses: All Ages Painting Workshop with Bruce Cook at Dairy Arts Center
10:30 am-12 pm - Walking Tour at RMP
12-10 pm - Street Wise Art Exhibition and Skateboard Deck Exhibition at RMP B-Side
12-6 pm - Outdoor Music Stage + Food Truck at RMP
12-5 pm - Art + Activism Market at The Spark
1-2:30 pm - Bike Tour at RMP
2-5 pm - FUNdraiser E-Bike Tour  JD’s Joyrides
4:30-6 pm - Walking Tour at RMP  RESERVE YOUR SPOT
6-7:30 pm - Artist Talk: Homelands Bringing Native Art Home at Dairy Arts Center
6-8 pm - Street Wise Art Exhibition and Skateboard Deck Exhibition Artist Reception at RMP B-Side
8-11 pm - Street Wise Mural Fest After Party at RMP with Lane-O and New Soul Trio
8-11 pm - Projection Mapping with Deep Space Drive In at Mr. B Baby’s mural

Sunday, September 15, 2024

10:30 am-12 pm - Walking Tour at RMP
12-8 pm - Street Wise Art Exhibition and Skateboard Deck Exhibition at RMP B-Side
12-6 pm - Outdoor Music Stage + Food Truck at RMP
12-5 pm - Art + Activism Market at The Spark
12-5 pm - DIY Screen Printing with Sam Cik - Bring your own tee shirt, fabric or tote
1-2:30 pm - Bike Tour at RMP
4:30-6 pm - Walking Tour at RMP

Date: September 13-15, 2024

Location:
Roots Music Project (RMP and RMP B-Side): 4747 Pearl Suite V3A, Boulder, CO 80301
The Spark: 4847 Pearl St B4, Boulder, CO 80301
Dairy Arts Center: 2590 Walnut St, Boulder, CO 80302

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