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Swfl Mural Fest 2025!

Artsemble Underground is proud to announce the third annual MuralFest coming up in the Spring of 2025! After two years of this groundbreaking community event, including the notably successful rendition in April of 2024, we are ready to hit the ground running on an even bigger and more expansive project, featuring more walls and including more local talent.

In 2025, the team at Artsemble Underground plans to expand upon the original vision. After all, an event like this one can only grow into a bigger and better occasion through community support. The theme for this next year’s MuralFest is "Florida Environments"; Ocean, Swamp, Forest and City. Four team captains were selected from applicants from all over Southwest Florida – through the Battle of the Arts challenges. Applicants were asked to participate in one of two scheduled Art Battle events in the fall, during which they will create a “mini-mural” on site to show their mettle! The winners of these art battles became the esteemed teams or team captains for MuralFest 2025, and then challenged with creating original murals on walls throughout the downtown Fort Myers district. After the completion of those murals, a process that took place early in the year, we will host yet another massive reveal event during Fort Myers Music Walk in April 18th, featuring more live performances, artwork, vendors, and featuring the presence of our esteemed sponsors and community leaders.

SWFL MURAL FEST 2025

SWFL MURAL FEST 2025 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

TEAM OCEAN

Danielle Branchaud @dbranchaudart

Heather Donaldson @octoberwhispersart

Nick Masiello @masielloart

Devin Donaldson. @devind1890

Joshua Greer @bam_vfx

TEAM SWAMP

Arielle Katarina @akatarina

Whitney Hackett. @whitneyhackettart

TEAM FOREST

Tracie Harris Thompson @tracieharristhompsonart

Durwood Thompson

Regan McCreight @chromacreature

Bethany Burhoe. @d3ath_pr00f

TEAM CITY

Jason Sanders @_hermitgarage_

SWFL MURAL FEST 2024

This past April 2024, we witnessed the culmination of Artsemble and their teams’ efforts in the first set of permanent murals on the All Out Bail Bonds building in downtown Fort Myers. A hand-selected group of artists from all over Southwest Florida divided into teams to create these unique works of art, all in a centralized location. The subsequent celebration of these murals was a grand and highly attended affair, featuring live painting, music, dancing, special performances, and speeches from our community leaders.

Our intention is to grow this project into something momentous, but we need the support of our community in order to make it happen. The economic impact of arts and culture in Lee County generates about $140 million in annual economic activity (according to the Arts and Economic Prosperity 5 (AEP5) study). In recent months, we have seen a reduction in investment in the arts, which has the potential to be detrimental to the progress of our beloved city. Through special projects such as MuralFest, we are investing in local talent and helping to put Fort Myers on the map as a cultural hub and destination for everyone who values the arts.

Art is essential to everyday life; it heals, connects, and educates. Art ignites self-expression and transforms the way that we interact with our community and each other. Projects like MuralFest not only serve to beautify public spaces in our city, but they also provide inspiration to all and strengthen the social fabric of our region, as well as support and showcase the immense local talent that exists right here at home.

In our MuralFest 2024 project, we selected four team captains from amongst some of the most notable and talented leaders in the local art scene. Those captains chose team members to help complete their murals, which were themed after the four elements: Air, Water, Earth and Fire – plus the fifth element, Spirit, which was completed by the founders of Artsemble Underground and their team. The result of these artists' efforts was extraordinary, leaving five gorgeous murals on the sides of the All Out Bail Bonds building off of Martin Luther King Blvd in downtown Fort Myers. The pinnacle of this project was in the grand reveal event, taking place during the first Friday in April during the monthly Fort Myers Art Walk. This event left everyone involved feeling connected and inspired, having accomplished and/or witnessed something truly meaningful.

SWFL MURAL FEST 2024 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

TEAM AIR

Danielle Branchaud @dbranchaudart

Will Soto @hexentriccreations

Heather Donaldson @october_whispers

Nick Masiello @mstrmndart

Elle Soto

TEAM WATER

Israel Alpizar @aye_eye_creative

Inda Shay @henna.magick

Eyeleen @eyeleen.jpg

TEAM FIRE

Dawn Webb @dawnwebb

Samantha Taylor @misstaylortattoos

Alia Alexander @moonfrogxo

Violet Mele @shipwreckedraven

Victoria Harnden @shophoneydoyou

TEAM 5th ELEMENT

Cesar Aguilera @czr6

Brian Weaver @brian_weaver_art

Mariapia Malerba @mariapia_malerba

Juliana Versari. @juliana_versari

TEAM EARTH

Mully @Mully.Art

Carmelo Blandino @CarmeloBlandinoArt

Dani Papanikolaou @Papanikolaou.Dani

Marcus Zotter @MarcusZotter

SWFL MURAL FEST 2023

With your help, we can continue to inspire and create

Sponsorship Packages

How can you help? Consider donating or becoming a sponsor today! Different levels of sponsorship yield different perks, some of which include the acquisition of amazing original artwork.

Are you a business or building owner in downtown Fort Myers with an empty wall that’s begging for vibrant original artwork? Contact Artsemble Underground about how you can contribute your wall space to the MuralFest project!

For donations or sponsoring contact us at artsemblecollective@gmail.com

and use the qr code or venmo @artsembleunderground

$1,000