Interested in participating in the Fort Collins Mural Project?

You provide the wall, we bring the art!

Fort Collins Mural Project manages and organizes everything! Allowing you to have a piece art stress-free.

Leading up to and during a week-long Mural Project every September, FCMP will:

• Secure permitting, if needed.

• Work with the Historic District and Zoning.

• Cover liability insurance.

• Provide equipment and supplies for the artist(s) including paint, ladders, lifts, etc.

• Pair local artist(s) with your wall, including full curation; managing and finalizing design submissions.

• Pay the artist(s) a competitive and livable wage for their talents.

Why should you partner with FCMP and add a mural to your wall?

• Support local artists while beautifying your blank walls.

• Attract community to your local space or business. Murals can increase walk-ins by up to 50%.

• Be apart of a growing movement across the nation that combines public arts and culture with equitable development for collaboration.

• Help foster a vibrant community.

• Increase a sense of place and belonging by creating space for inspirational artwork, meant to be seen by everyone.

Have a blank space? Consider the following info about your wall(s) and fill out our Wall Call.

Environment: FCMP only works with outdoor and/or highly visible public interior walls.

Considerations:

• Surface of Wall (Brick, Cinderblock, Drywall, Cement, etc.)

• Sings on your wall

• Damage/Holes

• Parking Blocks

• Parking Restrictions

• Planters and/or Trees

• Uneven Ground

• Not wanting the painting to include window trim or doors

• Restricted hours of painting

• Water & electrical access for the artist(s)

• Bathroom access for the artist(s)

Building Participation Fee: 20% of Artist(s) rate 

FCMP offers our Building Owners a Community Rate of 10% for those who may need to give a little less, and a Supportive Rate of 30% for those can help support their fellow Building Owners.

• Our artists are currently paid $7.50 a sq ft. Due to the marketing, networking, freedom of design, and education FCMP provides we are able to pay a lowered rate. 

• Privately hired mural artists: $20-40+ a sq ft. 

• Regular house painter: $5-10 a sq ft. 

EXAMPLE: Most of our murals range between $1,000 - $2,000. If your mural is in this range based on the amount of square footage you’d like covered, the fee will be between $200 - $400.

FCMP will measure your wall for you and calculate your fee at no cost.

*If this fee prohibits you from signing up, please reach out to us.

The FCMP Wall Call is open year-round. We just cannot guarantee you a place in the 2023 MURAL PROJECT if you sign up outside of the ‘23 Wall Call ending on April 15th.

FCMP relies on the generosity of community partners. We’d love to talk with you about our sponsorship and opportunities. Let us know if you are interested in sponsoring Fort Collins Mural Project!

Land Acknowledgement:

Fort Collins Mural Project acknowledges, with respect, that the land we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations and peoples. This was also a site of trade, gathering, and healing for numerous other Indigenous people. We commit to ally-ship, to listen to and learn from Indigenous people, who lived sustainably with the land for thousands of years before colonization.

Human Rights Acknowledgement:

The FC Mural Project is dedicated to empowering local emerging, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ artists in Colorado. By working toward our mission with artists, local businesses, and property owners we hope to support the continued growth of Northern Colorado’s art culture.  We partner with businesses and organizations that support and align with our mission.