Impact

We started in 2019 to give artists a platform. Seven years on the case is simpler than it used to be: arts programming pays artists, fills storefronts, and gives a place a reason to be proud of itself.

3,000+

Creative entrepreneurs served
500+

Organizations and small businesses partnered
$50,000+

In paid performance opportunities for musicians in a single year
$25,000

In direct support to artists’ businesses in a single year

Partners and funders

In the press

TBR News Media · 2026 — Long Island Public Arts Festival expands across Suffolk County

LongIsland.com · 2026 — Long Island Public Arts Festival expands across Suffolk County

Living Huntington · 2026 — LIPAF brings outdoor art installations to Heckscher Park

Shades of Long Island · 2021 — The Colored Colors Hybrid Art Festival Sponsored by The Vybe Lounge Set to Help Artists Recover from the Pandemic

Greater Long Island · 2020 — Bay Shore art organization Colored Colors continues to give back during pandemic

Shades of Long Island · 2019 — The Mental Health Benefits of Art and Artist Showcases like The Art of Brunch’n

Newsday — On Huntington Art Week

Newsday — On the vegan food festival in Bay Shore

Newsday — On brewery events across Long Island

Shoutout Atlanta — Meet Jose Tutiven, Founder of Colored Colors

TTU Network — Tee Talk: J.T. interview (video)

Before we were a company

Where we started

In 2018, a year before Colored Colors existed, José was already staging underground art showcases on Long Island. This is what the first ones looked like.

Where we've been

Every program we've run since 2019 — the ones that aren't still running.

The Writers' Exchange

Juried program for Long Island authors · with Hops Scotch Bottle Shop, Deer Park
Second Sundays

Summer makers’ market series · Farmingdale
Poets Meet Musicians

Four years · Lithology Brewing Co.
Pa La Cultura

September 15 – October 15 · with the Art League of Long Island
Pride 2024

2024 · with the Art League of Long Island, workshops supported by TD Bank
Volume 7: Diego Garcia

Solo exhibition · Spotlight at The Paramount
Comm(unity)

Group graffiti exhibition · Spotlight at The Paramount
Famous Food Festival Arts District

Vendor acquisition and design, since 2023
Summer Colors

Annual artist-designed beer · 2022 and 2023 winning designs
The Culture Gala

2022 · A night celebrating artists and leaders across Long Island · 7Gerard
Café D’Art Tour

May 26 – June 26, 2022 · Month-long artist exhibition in coffee shops across the Town of Babylon
The Grass Is Greener

All-vegan food and arts festival · The Brewers Collective · three years
Autumn’s Harvest

Great South Bay Brewery’s first fall festival
Debí Tirar Más Jangueos

End-of-summer Latin nights · Cantina Bay
Bachata at Midnight

Creating space for bachata musicians and late-night programming · Various locations
Perreo Island

Long Island’s all-reggaeton party · The Other Room, Deer Park
MenTalk Health

A safe space for men to learn, share, and build community
Cultura

Hispanic heritage group exhibition · Spotlight NY
Live at the Spot

2020 · Spotlight
Colors

2020 · Blue Point Brewery
The Holiday Art Party

Art, music, and food to close out the year
The Holiday Market

Our first event in New York City, with the HYHK Alliance · Bella Abzug Park
Art at the Point

2020 · Blue Point Brewery
The Garden of Her

Celebrating Long Island’s women creatives · with Spirits Promise
Art at the Bay

Our first outdoor art fest · Great South Bay Brewery
The Art Tent

2019 · three editions at Tanger Outlets, Deer Park and Riverhead
The first Art Crawl

2019 · the bar crawl meets the art expo
Art of Brunch’n

March 24, 2019 · brunch, art, and music under one roof
The Next Big Wave

January 31, 2019 · Great South Bay Brewery · 30+ creatives