Support Us!
Join us in 2025, as we create over
20
new ecology murals,
each featuring a native Michigan species!
2025 mural Festival Overview
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
THROUGH PUBLIC ART!
Grand Rapids' first and only national mural festival Pleasant Peninsula is uniting artists nationwide in efforts to raise awareness for Michigan's unique ecological landscape through the radically accessible medium of public art. Our 2025 Mural Festival will showcase local, regional, and national artists as they install over 20 new murals in downtown Grand Rapids. Each mural will feature a different native species on the Michigan Endangered Species List!
HOW YOU CAN HELP!
Pleasant Peninsula is funded by public grants, community fundraising, and by personal funds from our organizers. As we expand our reach to bring a national mural festival to Grand Rapids, we'll increasingly rely on large scale sponsorships and private donations.
Over 75% of our 2025 budget is allocated to artist compensation, accommodation, and installation. The remainder of our funds will go toward environmental programming, education initiatives, and festival fees like stage rental, event insurance, music, speakers, and permitting.
Pleasant Peninsula has involved almost 100 unique artists, environmentalists, and organizations in its 3 years of operation. We have drawn a combined 30,000 attendees to downtown Grand Rapids to celebrate ecology through art, illustrating year after year our community's enthusiasm for this initiative. As we embark on our most ambitious fundraising project yet, we thank you for your support of the arts and Michigan's incredible ecology.