What we do
Full productions, or just the piece you need.
Colored Colors produces public arts programming that works for three groups at once: the artists, who get paid and get a stage; the community, which gets free, high-quality programming close to home; and the partners, who fund the creative economy and can see exactly what it built.
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Full event production
Concept, permitting, site design, branding, talent booking, vendor management, staging and technical production, sponsor fulfillment, marketing, load-out, and post-event recaps. We run one-day markets and multi-season festival calendars.
Recent: three annual festivals in Bella Abzug Park for the Hudson Yards/Hell’s Kitchen Alliance.
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Vendor and artist curation
Most festivals struggle to fill a marketplace with vendors who are good, reliable, and reflective of the community. We’ve spent seven years building that roster — thousands of creative entrepreneurs across disciplines — along with the application, jurying, and onboarding systems behind it.
Available on its own, without the rest of the production.
Recent: vendor marketplace management for The Spectacular Holiday Markets.
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Public art installation
Turning public parks into open-air galleries. We manage the artist call and jurying, the exhibition design and site mapping, install and deinstall, plus the wayfinding and programming that gets people to walk it.
Recent: Long Island Public Arts Fest — three parks, 50+ artists, one summer, with BACCA.
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Rotating artist placement
Most businesses that hang local art end up with whatever walked in the door. We curate instead — selecting artists whose work belongs in your specific room, rotating quarterly so regulars always find something new.
We handle artist sourcing and vetting, collection curation, agreements and onboarding, hang-ready logistics, and on-site curatorial direction for every install. Exhibitions are promoted through our channels.
Recent: The Artist Tree, Farmingdale (curatorial partnership) and 317 Main Street, Farmingdale.
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Community engagement and activation
For brands and institutions that want to show up in a community credibly. We build the programming, bring the artists and the audience, and make sure it reads as a contribution rather than an ad.
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Funding strategy
We work fluently across municipal budgets, state arts funding, BID and chamber contributions, and corporate sponsorship — and we’re often the ones assembling all four into a single program that no one source could have funded alone.
How we structure rotating artist placement
Curatorial partnership — A fee per rotation. Zero commission: artists keep 100% of every sale. For businesses that want a fully managed program with openings and promotion.
Revenue share — No fee to the business. We take a commission on sales; artists keep the rest. For independents building an art program for the first time.
Community placement — Free to the venue, underwritten by sponsors. For libraries, schools, senior centers, and nonprofits, so exhibition space isn't limited to rooms with budgets.
Recent: The Artist Tree, Farmingdale (curatorial partnership) and 317 Main Street, Farmingdale.
How to start
Tell us the site, the season, and roughly what you're working with. We'll tell you what's possible.