Arts Build Community

08/01/2025

Arts Build Community is now happening Spring 2026! One powerful week of Art, workshops, and connection — all celebrating the transformative power of public art in our community.

We’ve shifted the festival to these new dates to better align with community calendars and ensure even more participation and impact.

We’re bringing together artists, neighbors, and local organizations to create something lasting and beautiful.

Mark your calendars, invite your friends, and stay tuned for the full schedule coming soon!

06/23/2025

🚨 2 Days Left! 🎨 We’re $12,445 away from bringing the Community Canvas Mural Festival to life — and we need your help!
Watch how artist Sophy Tuttle and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester created a vibrant tribute to NH’s wildlife & environment 🌿🦋
🎥 https://youtu.be/c9oLfX050EU
This program isn’t just art — it’s education, youth empowerment, and community connection.
💥 Donate now to keep this momentum going:
👉 www.patronicity.com/abc2025
Every dollar and share helps. Let’s make walls speak for our community 🌎

Join Arts Build Community as we watch Sophy Tuttle and the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester as they create vibrant a mural raising awareness about New Hampshi...

06/23/2025

TWO DAYS LEFT and a little over $12,445 to raise for Community Canvas Mural program.
Your generosity is astonishing and we are so close.
If we close the gap and get this $$12,445 dollars raised in the next THREE days we will be able to fund 3 murals, artist talks, support for artists and provide ABC programming.
Check out www.patronicity.com/abc2025 to find out more.
Recap:
Arts Build Community is bringing a mural program, Community Canvas, to the heart of Manchester! This is a chance for artists to collaborate with residents and create a lasting impact in and around downtown Manchester. From September 7th-14th, this will be art at its most accessible – outside and in the heart of the city

06/21/2025

Be a spark 💥 Give now ➡️ www.patronicity.com/abc2025
We’ve got 4 days to raise $12,735 and every dollar fuels the fire! 🔥 Whether it’s $1 or $1,000, your gift gets us closer to our $30K goal. Let’s make it happen—together. 💛 /// City of Manchester, NH Colliers in New Hampshire Studio 550 Arts Center Elliot Hospital and Health System New England College Institute of Art and Design

06/19/2025

👉 www.patronicity.com/abc2025
It takes a community to build something beautiful — and right now, we need all of us.

The mural festival is just 6 days away from the crowdfunding campaign finish line — but we’re only halfway to our (already reduced) goal. If we don’t raise the rest, we’ll have to postpone this year’s event.

This festival isn’t just about murals. It’s about us — showing up for each other, creating together, and transforming our city with color, connection, and pride.

You’ve helped bring this vision to life before. Now we’re asking:

/// Can you share why you support Arts Build Community?
/// Can you ask one friend to chip in and help us reach the goal?

Every share. Every dollar. Every person. It all adds up — and it all matters.

Let’s finish this together. Let’s keep building.
👉 www.patronicity.com/abc2025

Colliers in New Hampshire City of Manchester, NH Economic Development The Palace Theatres Members First Credit UnionAroma Joe's CoffeeElliot Hospital and Health SystemStudio 550 Arts Center Diz's

05/25/2025

🎨CALL FOR WALLS! 🎨 COMMUNITY CANVAS MURAL FESTIVAL –
Do you have a large wall that could use a creative transformation? Know a business or property owner in Manchester, NH, who might love a mural? Now’s your chance!
Arts Build Community (ABC) is seeking walls to bring vibrant, community-driven murals to life during the 2025 Community Canvas Mural Festival – happening September 7-14, 2025.
🌟 What We’re Looking For:
✅ Walls in Manchester, NH
✅ Business or residential properties welcome
✅ Owners excited to host a stunning, artist-created mural
Be part of this citywide celebration of public art! If you’re interested, reach out to James Chase at [email protected] or submit your wall here:
🔗 Call for Walls Form https://www.artsbuildcommunity.com/call-for-walls
Learn more about the festival and how murals can transform your space:
🎨 Community Canvas Mural Program https://www.artsbuildcommunity.com/cc
Let’s turn Manchester into an open-air art gallery—one wall at a time! 🏙️✨ mural by Jason Naylor
To support ABC donate at www.patronicity.com/abc2025

05/22/2025

“We’re all in the same boat.”
That’s the heart of Alex Ferror’s mural from last year’s festival — vibrant, whimsical, and full of peace, love, diversity, and unity. Art like this doesn’t just brighten walls — it sparks real conversations and connects us as a community. Help us bring more murals — and more voices — to life at this year’s festival!

💥Donate now: patronicity.com/abc2025
Let’s paint the city with purpose.

If you want to learn more about Alex’s work, make sure to visit his website https://alexferror.com and follow him on Instagram
Community Canvas is a program by Arts Build Community , produced by James Chase Video by Michael Jarrin

05/14/2025

🎨CALL FOR WALLS! 🎨 COMMUNITY CANVAS MURAL FESTIVAL –
Do you have a large wall that could use a creative transformation? Know a business or property owner in Manchester, NH, who might love a mural? Now’s your chance!
Arts Build Community (ABC) is seeking walls to bring vibrant, community-driven murals to life during the 2025 Community Canvas Mural Festival – happening August 7-17, 2025.
🌟 What We’re Looking For:
✅ Walls in Manchester, NH
✅ Business or residential properties welcome
✅ Owners excited to host a stunning, artist-created mural
Be part of this citywide celebration of public art! If you’re interested, reach out to James Chase at [email protected] or submit your wall here:
🔗 Call for Walls Form https://www.artsbuildcommunity.com/call-for-walls
Learn more about the festival and how murals can transform your space:
🎨 Community Canvas Mural Program https://www.artsbuildcommunity.com/cc
Let’s turn Manchester into an open-air art gallery—one wall at a time! 🏙️✨ mural by Jason Naylor
To support ABC donate at www.patronicity.com/abc2025

05/05/2025

Hours after the Trump administration proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts from next year's federal budget, hundreds of arts groups in the U.S. were told their grants were canceled.