Where Art
Restores Spaces
and Inspires Change
The Santa Fe Art Wall is a living canvas that celebrates creativity, community , and the land we all share
Help bring new life, beauty, and community pride to a neglected public space through the Santa Fe Art Wall. Your support helps fund local artists, supplies, corridor cleanup, beautification, and long-term stewardship of the project. Together, we can create a vibrant public art destination that reflects the creativity and spirit of Santa Fe.
We invite local artists to submit their work for consideration for the Art Wall Project. We are looking for creative, community-minded artists whose work reflects the beauty, culture, and spirit of Santa Fe. Selected artists will help transform a neglected area into a vibrant public art space that inspires beautification, community pride, and a renewed sense of connection.
We invite community members, artists, business owners, patrons, and local partners to join the Full Circle Art Committee. This committee helps guide the vision, selection process, community outreach, and long-term stewardship of the Art Wall Project. Together, we can create a public art space that reflects Santa Fe’s creativity, strengthens community pride, and helps bring lasting beauty to a revitalized corridor.
To revive a neglected area and transform it into a vibrant public space that reflects the creativity, resilience, and spirit of Santa Fe. Through public art, beautification, and ongoing stewardship, this project aims to turn an overlooked corridor into a place of community pride—one that residents, visitors, artists, and local businesses can all feel connected to and proud of.
What Is the Santa Fe Art Wall?
The Santa Fe Art Wall is a community-driven public art project located along the City-owned flood control walls of Arroyo Mascaras, between St. Francis Drive and Paseo de Peralta. Led by Full Circle Santa Fe, the project is designed to transform a neglected corridor into a welcoming public space through curated murals, corridor cleanup, and long-term stewardship.
Phase 1 will focus on the first section of the wall and will include two large-scale murals, each approximately 200–250 square feet, along with an additional 400 square feet of wall preparation for future artwork. This phase will also include landscaping, invasive species removal, debris cleanup, and visibility improvements so the murals can be better seen and appreciated from street level. The goal is to create a strong foundation for the larger Santa Fe Art Wall vision while supporting local artists, beautifying the area, and building community pride.
The Santa Fe Art Wall is growing, and community support is what will make the next phase possible. Your donation helps Full Circle Santa Fe expand the wall with new murals, support local artists, prepare additional wall space, improve visibility from the street, and continue the landscaping and cleanup work that makes the area safer, cleaner, and more welcoming.
Phase 1 is just the beginning. With your help, Phase 2 can bring more public art, more community pride, and continued revival to this once-neglected corridor. Every contribution helps turn the Santa Fe Art Wall into a lasting cultural landmark for residents, visitors, artists, and future generations.
Meet The Team
Full Circle Santa Fe
Full Circle Santa Fe is a local non-profit 501(c)(3) based in the City of Santa Fe. We advocate for the preservation and beautification of native ecological spaces and cultural landmarks in and around the City of Santa Fe through active landscaping projects; the formation of shared community networks with individuals, businesses, and organizations who hold a similar love and affinity for the City; and through the promotion of and partnership with local artists and artistic communities stationed throughout the City. Through attentive landscaping and carefully-planned art projects, we seek to enhance the overall life and vitality of the City of Santa Fe - to preserve its unique and singular spirit - for both community members and visitors alike.
John Paul “J.P.” Granillo
Born in 1983 in Santa Fe of Chicano and Ute descent, John Paul Granillo. (“JP”) coped with the inner and outer chaos of his childhood by immersing himself in his art. He was convicted of New Mexico's largest bank robbery in 2004 and spent the entirety of his 20s in maximum security prison, including 18 months in solitary confinement. While incarcerated, he honed his craft as an artist, infusing his drawings with bold, Latino, South American, Chicano, and Indigenous American tribal iconography and symbolic imagery of his family roots.
Upon his release from prison in 2013 and while still on parole, JP began organizing and leading community based mural art projects. His work today is largely concerned with elevating marginalized voices, in particular, youth and young adults seeking hope and direction and to use collective mural art as a conduit for healing. His vast range of artistic practice (mural art, stone sculptures and individual acrylic and oil paintings) all seek to give life to under-represented historical narratives and perspectives and to foster pride in ancestry culture.
Jessica Ortiz
Jessica Ortiz is a contemporary Chicana artist and cultural advocate specializing in large-scale public art and mixed-media installations. Based in Northern New Mexico, her practice is centered on fusing socially conscious themes with the region’s rich heritage of folk art and subcultures. Her murals and pieces are fundamentally rooted in activism, designed to create dynamic, immersive environments that promote cultural identity and collective empowerment.
A deeply committed leader, Jessica believes in art as a vehicle for education and community building. She currently holds the role of Lead Art Mentor at the YMCA of Española and is a proud Leadership Santa Fe alum. Her history of service includes impactful work with the Alas de Agua Art Collective, Youthworks, United Way, and The Boys & Girls Club of Generational Empowerment, focusing consistently on building strong local networks. Jessica’s murals are displayed throughout Santa Fe, Northern NM, Southern Colorado and southern California.