Join us as we launch the first in a series of collaborations with our friends at Fifth Frame Brewing Co during Rochester Beer Week!
We are excited to kick off a series of seasonal, artist-themed beers with Mr. Prvrt’s UP OWL NIGHT brew! With this series, a portion of the proceeds from every beer goes to support the WALL\THERAPY project!
On the 12th, a donation of $20 gets you a custom UP OWL NIGHT 16oz glass can cooler* with first pour included, live painting, raffles, videos, and more!
Mr. Prvrt will be live painting during the event, with the paintings raffled off at the end of the night.
DJ CHREATH will be bringing the tunes all night!
Learn about this year’s event in July with the WALL\THERAPY crew!
We hope to see you there!
Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Non-alcoholic beverages will be available as a substitute for your first pour.
We need your help to continue to bring inspiration to Rochester, NY.
3500+ cans of spray paint and 350 gallons of paint later, over 86 of the most talented and recognized artists from the region, the nation, and the world have shared their talents to create over 125 murals throughout the city of Rochester since this “Visual Intervention” project began in 2011.
These murals have transformed walls, buildings, and neighborhoods. This transformation has sparked inspiration in individuals and communities alike.
The murals have become part of the local conversation, the local identity, and the fabric of the city. Local art classes and schools tour the murals as part of the curriculum. Local professionals change their route to the murals part of their drive home. Local artists, young and old, find inspiration in the works. In 2017, we increased our direct youth outreach to provide tours and art experiences to over 200 youth. We also launched our inaugural Arts & Activism conference, which will see a new iteration this year.
Why does WALL\THERAPY need your help?
Making all of this happen year after year takes a lot. With a core team of 13 members, the 50+ member expanded team that makes this project happen are all volunteer, but the materials, equipment, and artists to make it all happen require financial support. You donations go towards the paint for many large-scale walls, renting construction lifts to safely access and paint those same large scale walls, and the travel expenses, hospitality and a very modest honorarium for the professional artists that will share their talent with the project this Summer.
Now in it’s 7th official year,, WALL\THERAPY was created thanks entirely to financial and volunteer donations from its many supporters. We are asking again for assistance to continuing this forward momentum, to continue to bring unique artists to our city to help inspire and to heal.
Your continued support will allow us to support the local and international artists as they produce visually compelling murals in the Rochester cityscape, in turn improving and strengthening our thriving community.
We just launched our 2018 Fundraiser using a new platform which allows us to more easily offer perks and manage our campaign.
We are also adding new perks as they come in from our generous donors and previous muralists, so check back often!
One last note: Due to increased shipping costs, we have to add a shipping fee for our perks this year. However, if you want to claim a perk and pick it up locally, please select “CHRISTMAS ISLAND” from the first dropdown asking for Your Shipping Location. This will add a single dollar to the cost, and we can arrange a pickup in town from there!
Thank you for your understanding!
With all the best and lots of love,
Ian, Erich, and all of the WALL\THERAPY family! Stay Awesome, and keep fighting the good fight!
Pictured: The 2017 Roc Paint Division crew at work, Photo by Lisa Barker.
FUNDRAISER THIS THURSDAY AT RADIO SOCIAL!
Kick off Memorial Day weekend right with a WALL\THERAPY fundraiser at Rochester’s raddest new spot, RADIO SOCIAL!
A suggested donation of $10 that night gets you live music, game tournaments (with entry-fee going to the fundraiser), raffles, silent auctions, live painting , and of course bowling!
Funknut will be performing an instrumental funk set.
Mr. Prvrt and Lea Rizzo will be live painting, with the paintings to be raffled off at the end of the night.
We’re taking over the back room at Radio Social, and you’ll be able to walk away with select perks from the fundraiser that night! Radio Social will be offering a WALL\THERAPY themed drink, with a portion of the sale going to our fundraising efforts. We’ll be providing some light appetizers to snack on while you hang out and learn about this year’s event.
Stay tuned for more details, and we hope to see you there!
Our Fundraiser needs your help!!
We are still cranking away at our fundraising, but we still need your help! Please take a moment to check out our campaign, new perks are being added weekly!
After taking a year to refresh and to do research, WALL\THERAPY is back for 2017! Inspired and honored by receiving the CITY newspaper’s “Best Group Improving the Community” for 2015 and 2016, we are energized to expand the project even more, caring the project’s momentum forward to significantly deepen our engagement with the community through new programming intended to connect Rochester residents of all ages and all walks of life.
In addition to our traditional murals, we’ll be working with local groups improving the lives of Rochester’s residents to directly impact even more lives in positive ways. We’ll also be launching our first-ever conference on arts and activism on July 29, followed by a special community music event that same night to cap off a week of art intervention.
Your continued support will allow us to support the local and international artists as they produce visually compelling murals in the Rochester cityscape, in turn improving and strengthening our thriving community.
It came down to the wire, but thanks to all of your amazing people, we hit our goal of $35,000 with 5 hours left on Saturday! Thank you to everyone who donated to the fundraiser and spread the word about our cause! We couldn’t have done it without you!
If you ordered a tshirt or sweatshirt, you can click on the link below to let us know what size you need! We’ll also be holding perk pick-up days very soon for those of you in town who want to pick up your perk in person!
Indiegogo has a new feature called InDemand that allows us to keep our fundraiser going if we meet our goal! We will let this run until certain perks run out! If you thought you missed something, there’s still a little time to pick it up!
Our first muralist of the year is one of our URBAN NATION-curated artists, Handiedan! Joining us from Amsterdam after her smashingly successful opening this past weekend at Jonathan Levine Gallery, she’ll be working at Meigs and S. Clinton on the soon-to-be opened The Playhouse // Swillburger. Above is a teaser of what she’ll be adding to our city! She’ll be starting on Tuesday and working through the weekend.
The wonderful folks at Ox and Stone are going to host a celebrity bartender fundraiser for our Indiegogo Campaign for WALLTHERAPY 2015 on Wednesday June 3, 2015 from 5:30pm-7:30pm
The wonderful folks at Ox and Stone are going to host a celebrity bartender fundraiser for our Indiegogo Campaign for WALLTHERAPY 2015 on Wednesday June 3, 2015 from 5:30pm-7:30pm
Join us for drink specials, light appetizers, and to get information about this year’s WALLTHERAPY event as well as learn about all we’ve done the last five years!
All tips go to towards making more awesome murals in our city!
For the event, we will be only taking CASH tips or online Indiegogo donation options (no credit card tips at the bar). We will also have a Square card reader for donations as well.
