A woman sits on the grass and paints the bottom of a large wooden mural on a stand

A Mural Festival Celebrating Artists from the Deaf Community

September 18-20, 2026

NoBo Arts District

Boulder, Colorado

Photo by Armando Geneyro

A mural artist faces a crowd of people beside their mural panel

Photo by Armando Geneyro

The mission of the KissFist Mural Fest is threefold:

1) To celebrate Deaf culture through the arts.

2) To pay mural artists a fair wage for their work.

3) To create a temporary ‘third space’ that is fun, family friendly, and accessible to people with disabilities.

KissFist Mural Fest is a volunteer run, non-profit festival that is free to the public.

DONATE TO SUPPORT THE 2026 FESTIVAL!

The majority of every donation goes to paying artists from the Deaf community.

Image Description: An artist stands at her mural while glancing over her shoulder and signing with a festival attendee.

REVISIT THE 2025 FESTIVAL

Photo by Armando Geneyro

An artist stands in front of her mural panel which shows an elk under a moon.

"The 2025 festival created a beautiful sense of unity. People watching me paint told me they felt 'more human' and 'lively' just being there.

As a Deaf artist, being able to share my love of art with the community and see that immediate happiness was a gift."

- Ellen Mansfield, 2025 Mural Artist

An artist sits in front of her mural panel in a chair with a table. She is adding paint to a paintbrush.

“This festival allowed me to see what I'm capable of and made a difference in my self esteem as an artist.”

- Kari Bingham, 2025 Mural Artist

Thank you to our amazing 2026 Sponsors for valuing Deaf culture and the Arts.

KissFist Mural Fest is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization.

Contributions for the charitable purposes of KissFist Mural Fest must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.