A Letter From The Founder

Welcome!

Thank you for taking time to learn more about ArtPop Street Gallery.

I created ArtPop in 2014 inspired by my love for the work of local artists and the desire to see them succeed. I also wanted to ensure that communities we serve have never-ending access to public art, while also providing artists with the canvases on which to create it.

Ours is an organization that turns average, ordinary streets, into galleries lined with stunning, thought-provoking, and inspirational works of art. We are so excited to be entering our 11th year of operation.

Today, our 501c3 organization has been featured in 15 cities across the country, and we have provided more than 450 artists with an opportunity to showcase their work on a grand scale: on billboards, newsstands, airports and more – providing them the equivalent of over $40 million in ad space.

ArtPop Street Gallery works with outdoor advertising companies, a collection of profoundly generous businesses that secure public media space at no cost, giving artists a one-of-a-kind opportunity to showcase their work.

We are quite literally a street gallery and, through our Cities Program and Inspiration Projects, we turn roads, highways and thoroughfares into opportunities for artistic expression, appreciation, and discovery, while also providing paid commissions for our artists – more than $600,000 to date!

We don’t do this alone. ArtPop has an incredible Board of Directors, dedicated volunteers, and wonderfully supportive donors who have helped the organization grow and succeed.

But there’s room for growth and even more success.

I hope you will continue to support ArtPop Street Gallery and its mission to assist local artists and make art accessible to everyone in the communities we serve.

Yours in service,
Wendy Hickey

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


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