CTRL+CREATE is launching a youth-led mural in Downtown Galveston—where young people will design, tell their stories, and physically create a 61 ft public artwork that reflects their lived experiences.

This is more than art.

It’s healing.
It’s activism.
It’s voice.

We’re not creating a mural for youth. We’re building it with them.

Your sponsorship helps us pay youth stipends, hire artists and mental health facilitators, and bring this mural to life—the right way.

What This Project Is

The Downtown Galveston Youth Mural is a 6-week workshop series where youth become designers, storytellers, and creators of a large-scale public mural.

Through guided sessions, participants will:

Explore identity, community, and social issues
Use photography and storytelling
Work alongside professional artists, historians, and mental health facilitators
Design and paint a permanent mural in their city

This project ends with a community mural reveal + exhibit featuring their work and stories.

Why This Matters

Young people are constantly told what their community is…

…but rarely asked.

We’re changing that.

This project creates a space where youth can:

Speak honestly
Be supported emotionally
Turn their experiences into something powerful and visible

We are not directing their voices—we are amplifying them.

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

MURALIST — $5,000

Logo featured on mural (lifetime)
Website recognition (lifetime of mural)
Newsletter recognition (1 year)
Social media recognition (3 Reels + 3 custom graphics)
Weekly story features (1 month)
Individual sponsor spotlight

MUSE — $3,000

Logo on mural (lifetime)
Website recognition (1 year)
Newsletter recognition (6 months)
Social media recognition (2 Reels + 2 graphics)

VISION — $1,500

Website recognition (1 year)
Newsletter feature (1 month)
Social media recognition (1 Reel + 2 graphics)

INSPIRATION — $1,000

Logo recognition at mural reveal
Social media recognition
Verbal recognition at event

SKETCH — $500

Social media recognition
Verbal recognition at mural reveal

OUTLINE — $100

Name listed at mural reveal

Where Your Money Goes

Art supplies + materials
Mental health support & facilitators
Artist fees
Youth stipends
Community exhibit + mural reveal

The Mural

Location: Water Tree Galveston
Size: 61 ft x 30 ft
Timeline: 6 weeks of workshops + installation

Downtown Galveston Youth Mural

Youth-led. Community-built. Made to last.