Robert Tapley Bustamante’s primary approach to murals and public art is rooted in collaboration. He gathers insights from organizational leaders and he engages with fellow artists and welcomes creative contributions from the broader community. Every project begins with a conversation: a two-way exchange built on sharing, listening, and collecting detailed notes that later inform his sketches and evolve into refined mockups.

Baxter Suber likes to approach murals are with vibrant colors with a mix between graffiti style and illustration style work based off of the client’s requests.

April Spicer is a visual artist living in Marysville, KS. After teaching high school and junior high for 16 years, April now paints full time.

Lindsey Kernodle has a passion for public art and how it engages her community. Starting off her career as an artist at the Sedgwick County Zoo, she developed a love of art that communicates stories in public spaces.

Jose Faus is a muralist with a long history of community engagement. He has painted murals in the Kansas City Metropolitan area and co-led mural projects in Mexico in the state of Michoacán. He also was a US Cultural Ambassador for a mural project in Santa Cruz Bolivia.

As established muralists from the Kansas City area, IT-RA understands the power and potential of public art, and the enormous impact it can have on the local community. When they are done right, murals can become focal points. More than just beautiful backdrops for photos and videos, they become sources of inspiration, pride, growth, dialogue, celebration and empowerment for their community.

Carr, Kerr & Co. creates work rooted in a love for possibility, especially the kind that grows in small towns and unexpected corners.

Jim is a self-taught artist, from Burlington, Kansas. Jim has done murals for over 30 years in various Kansas cities, private homes and public spaces. To date he has done over one hundred murals in the Coffey County area, Kansas City, Wichita, and Topeka. The majority of Jim’s murals have historical significance. Jim researches the history of the area, or subject prior to starting a mural. Jim meets with all parties involved in commissioning the art.

Jordan E. Brooks is a creative person who is attracted to all aspects of art and design. His overall goal in any project is to promote and push his talents in his own unique and alternative ways.