Little Hiccups: Street Wise Boulder 2021

Ok, by now you know I'm a big street art fan!

One thing that really surprised me when we moved to Colorado is the wealth of street art here. Both Boulder and Denver have some really great murals and if you been following along here for a while (or on Instagram) you're sure to have seen a lot of fun murals popping up in my posts. When we moved here from the Bay Area I honestly thought we'd be saying goodbye to colorful walls, but it's been such a fun surprise to find so much creativity and color here in Colorado. It's not all hiking and mountains!

In fact, street art is such a big part of the culture here in Colorado that there are several street art festivals held each year. In the past I've shared Colfax Canvas, Babe Walls and Crush Walls here on the blog (and lots on Instagram), and today I'm sharing another street art festival and one that's a little closer to home. It's Street Wise Boulder!

Mural by @hieroveiga

Mural by @chelsealewinski

Mural by @adamraiola and @kaitlinorin

Mural by @lizzymahervelous

Mural by @bunnieluvrocks

Mural by @mjlindo

Mural by @oneiromancy and @lindeezimmer

Mural by @reveryart

Mural by @pin.pusher and @chrishaven

Mural by @jasontgraves

Mural by @jcbl1

Mural by @remoteroc and @chromaj

Mural by @chelsealewinski

Murals by @hieroveiga and @chelsealewinski

Mural by @ozjuahsepia

Mural by @mi_moegram

Street Wise Boulder is a week long "ARTivism" festival run by Street Wise Arts in September each year. Since it's beginning in 2019, the festival has added a ton of color to the walls of Boulder, but that's not all it has added. The festival and the murals have a strong focus on social justice, celebrating cultural diversity, and making art accessible. The artists involved come from a multitude of backgrounds and cultures.

This year's Street Wise Boulder festival was held September 5th through 12th. Throughout the week there were various activities and events, with the main event, as such, being the new murals that went up throughout the city during this time. We didn't get a chance to take part in any of the events or activities, however we did go on a mural hunt on the last day to check out all of the finished (or almost finished) works.

Given that there are close to 30 murals and they're spread all around Boulder, we didn't get to see them all in the one day. So we went back again this past weekend to check out the remaining murals that we had missed. You'll notice that the girls change outfits throughout the photos!

Let's take a look at some murals, starting with those we checked out during the festival. As always, I've tagged the artists with their Instagram handles and if you click their names it will take you through to their Instagram accounts.

Mural by @bunnieluvrocks

Mural by @aerose_art and @michaela_art_kay

Mural by @remoteroc and @chromaj

Mural by @mi_moegram

Mural by @artworkofsofirami

Mural by @zaidasart

Sculpture by @dayinthelyfe

Mural by @kendallrose.art

Mural by @shie_moreno

Now let's take a look at the murals we checked out this past weekend...

Mural by @amandawolfcreates

Mural by students of Jarrow Montessori School and @tortegaartist

Mural by @oneiromancy and @lindeezimmer

Mural by @seewalker_art

Murals by @ladiesfancyworksociety, @cyathecreator and @ozjuahsepia

Mural by @pin.pusher and @chrishaven

Mural by @pin.pusher and @chrishaven

Mural by @ozjuahsepia

Mural by @lizzymahervelous

Mural by @chelsealewinski

Mural by @hieroveiga

Mural by @Remixuno

Mural by @adamraiola and @kaitlinorin

Mural by @oneiromancy and @lindeezimmer

Mural by @mjlindo

Mural by @jasontgraves

Mural by @tonyzellahaart

If you'd like to check out the murals from this year's Street Wise Boulder festival, or previous years for that matter, you can find an interactive map here.

While we were out checking out the murals from this year's festival we came across quite a few other great murals that I wanted to share here too. Some are from previous year's festivals while others are unrelated. Let's take a look...