501(c)(3) • Denver • Rooted Since 2011 • Nonprofit Since 2016
Colorado has a deep mural and graffiti tradition and one of the most active grassroots hip-hop scenes in the West. Most of it is built by working artists who pay their own way.
Colorado Street Art started in 2011 as a documentation project — one founder, a camera, and a Denver street art scene that nobody else was photographing seriously. By 2016 it was a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. By 2018 it had earned the Peak Arts Prize from the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region and organized its first multi-artist graffiti jam in Colorado Springs.
Since then: commissioned murals across Denver and the Front Range, a curated memorial wall covered by CBS and Rocky Mountain PBS, a youth mural program built with Dreamscapes Design, and Hip-Hop Summit Denver — Westword's Best New Hip-Hop Event the year it launched. Built by people in the culture, for the culture, and paid for by the people who believe Colorado's creative economy is worth investing in.
Built Over a Decade
@coloradostart starts documenting Denver's murals and graffiti — Tuke, Emit, and a scene nobody was covering seriously.
Colorado Street Art Company becomes a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
COPPR funds Pikes Paint — our first multi-artist graffiti jam, at Independent Records in Colorado Springs.
Project-managed commissions including the Grizzly Bear at Ritual Social House and the BellaPhame mural on 7th St.
Curated the 21st & Lawrence memorial wall honoring four lives — covered by CBS Colorado and Rocky Mountain PBS.
The all-elements Summit launches and is named Westword's Best New Hip-Hop Event.
Summit returns; CSAC runs the visual side of The Preservatory's hip-hop jam and fundraiser.
Youth mural program built with Dreamscapes Design rolls into Colorado high schools.
Mission & Vision
Colorado Street Art Company exists to pay working artists, put their work in front of the public, and bring a new generation into the discipline through schools.
We're not trying to be the biggest arts nonprofit in the room. We're trying to put more paid walls on the map, get more young people in front of a wall they'll paint themselves, and give Hip-Hop Summit Denver a permanent footprint in the city.
The measure is simple: walls painted, students reached, vendors paid, partners brought in. Not "vibrancy." Receipts.
Leadership
Founder & Executive Director • President / Secretary
Adam started Colorado Street Art Company as a street art documentation project in 2011 and incorporated it as a 501(c)(3) in 2016. A working muralist, he leads projects from concept through installation and co-created Hip-Hop Summit Denver.
Vice President
Michelle serves as Vice President, supporting governance, program planning, and the day-to-day decisions that keep CSAC's events and partnerships running. She helps connect the organization's work to the communities it serves across Denver.
Treasurer
Philip serves as Treasurer, stewarding CSAC's finances — budgets, grant reporting, and the financial transparency a 501(c)(3) owes its donors and the artists it pays. He keeps the books straight so the work stays funded.
Board Member
Kumeko serves on the Colorado Street Art Company board, helping guide governance, programs, and the organization's community partnerships across Colorado.
Board Member
Teresa serves on the Colorado Street Art Company board, supporting governance, program planning, and the organization's mission to put more paid walls on the map.
Interested in board service, volunteering, or partnering? Get in touch →
Staff
Director of Technology
Ronnie manages CSAC's technology and digital infrastructure — the website, systems, and tools that keep the organization documenting walls and reaching its audience across Colorado.
For The Record
Colorado Street Art Company is committed to making coloradostreetart.com usable by everyone, including people who rely on assistive technology. We work toward conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA: descriptive alternative text on images, keyboard-operable navigation, visible focus states, sufficient color contrast, and a skip-to-content link on every page.
Accessibility is ongoing work, not a finish line. If you encounter a barrier on this site, or need information in an alternative format, email hello@coloradostreetart.com or call (720) 789-0345 and we'll respond within two business days.
Colorado Street Art Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law — in its programs, events, hiring, board service, artist selection, or the provision of services.
Our programming exists to widen access to public art and hip-hop culture, and our spaces are meant to be welcoming to everyone. Concerns about discrimination can be reported in confidence to hello@coloradostreetart.com.
Donate, sponsor a program, bring Mural Makers to your school, or get on a wall. Pick your lane.