CT Murals

Please join us on Monday June 15 @ 4:30 pm for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.The RiseUP Group

Let’s Goooooo

A BIG ONE coming to the Valley! Stay tuned ARCY

Keep an eye on Firehouse Rd. over the next few weeks for a mural celebrating Naugatuck! The Arts Commission has been collaborating with The RiseUp Group for quite some time to make this come to fruition and we are very excited!

Any more restaurants want to step up too?!?!

Water returns to parts of Waterbury as massive main break proves worse than expected Crews restore limited water service, but extensive underground damage delays permanent repairs citywide.

Call for Artists!

Stamford Downtown in Color is transforming the city’s traffic signal boxes into bright, community-driven works of public art.

Join the movement connecting the city through art at every intersection.

Artist stipends provided
Deadline: Rolling

👉 Apply now: https://bit.ly/StamfordinColor

Defying Gravity: A CREC Schools Story Series Across our district, students, staff, and families are breaking barriers, rising above expectations, and rewriting what’s possible. “Defying Gravity,” inspired by the musical Wicked, celebrates the powerful stories of perseverance, creativity, and community that define CREC. Check out our first video as part of our new Defying Gravity series, students from @crec_acse , @impact.rhinos , and @crecaerospace unveiled a powerful new mural on Morgan Street in Hartford—the culmination of the Creative Leadership Program (CLP), funded through CREC’s Project Prevent Grant and created in partnership with @ctmurals (RiseUp for Arts). Over five weeks, these student artists collaborated with professionals to transform creativity into leadership, healing, and community connection. The result? A vibrant public artwork celebrating resilience, unity, and youth voice. 💛 #DefyingGravity #CRECeducation #crecfirst #StudentVoice #YouthLeadership #RiseUpForArts #HartfordArts

“You Can’t Rock The Pub”

We had the honor to join the dedication of RiseUP’s latest collaboration with muralist and at Hartford Public High School.

It was a beautiful event that also honored the new Sports Hall of Fame banners hung in HPHS’s field house.

Special thanks to for hooking this project up, Kat, for helping Kat with logistics and getting it done and on time, HPHS change maker Cherry Chan, the facility staff at HPHS, and for coming out and raising the bar for Hartford, and all those the supported the funding for this project.

Beautiful day at Vine Street and Love Lane yesterday! Safer streets + public art + community and youth engagement + fun games and music = the best day ever

On Thursday, November 6, 2025, students from CREC Academy of Computer Science and Engineering High School, CREC Impact Academy, and CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering 6-12 unveiled their powerful new mural on Talcott Street — the culmination of the Creative Leadership Program (CLP), funded through CREC’s Project Prevent Grant and created in partnership with CT Murals (RiseUp for Arts).

Over five weeks, these students collaborated with professional artists to transform creativity into leadership, healing, and community connection. The result is a vibrant public artwork that celebrates resilience, unity, and youth voice. 💛