Street Wise Arts teamed up with the Museum of Boulder for a panel discussion in honor of “Celebrating Colorado’s Black Street Artists” on Saturday, January 20, 2024.
In partnership with the Museum of Boulder, Street Wise Arts’ Fall Mural Series celebrates the exhibition “Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History” open through September 2025. The exhibition works collaboratively to preserve Colorado’s rich and complex Black histories, broadly sharing and integrating them into Colorado education. The Fall Mural Series brought new public art to walls throughout Boulder, including the Museum of Boulder. Murals feature themes of building community, Afro-Futurism, and social justice.
Panelists included our fall muralists Yazz Atmore, Rob Hill, Marcus Murray, Jahna Rae, and Devin “Speaks” Urioste. Moe Gram moderated the discussion. Panelists described their murals from the fall series, and how social justice shows up in their lives and artistic practices. The artists also situated their journeys and artwork within Colorado’s Black history, namely how joy, ancestry, and community play a major role in their stories.
Check out photos from the panel by Street Wise intern and photographer Max Brager!
