Muralmatics specializes in creating socially-engaged, community-based, commissioned murals for small businesses, non-profits, municipalities, corporations, and private residences. We aim to use art and design to amplify regional narratives, local histories, and socially responsible missions through site-specific, vibrant, contemporary murals. We work closely with clients to create customized mural installations that skillfully activate spaces in dynamic ways while providing hands-on training to emerging artists through a paid apprenticeship program (‘Si Se Puede’ mural). We also partner with youth organizations to facilitate student-centered mural camps that build skills and confidence among participants (‘Creativity Is The Super Power’ mural). Muralmatics is committed to empowering creatives and beautifying the world, one wall at a time.
Dustin Hunt is a Michigan-based multidisciplinary creative, founder of Muralmatics and ARTISFRESH, and co-founder of Below the Stacks. Hunt specializes in site-specific, large-scale murals in various communities throughout the Midwest. With a background as a graffiti artist, Hunt earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Michigan State University's College of Arts and Letters and later completed a teacher certification from the College of Education at the same university.
Bringing people together through public art, Hunt has a community-focused approach. He is the founder of Muralmatics, a platform that allowed him to combine his art practice with his commitment to community. He facilitates collaborative mural projects for many public and private organizations through this organization.
Hunt has completed many commissioned art projects, including works for the City of East Lansing (East Lansing, MI), Illect Recordings (Rochester, MN), and Coalmine Records (Brooklyn, NY). He has also frequently participated in festivals, showcasing his work at events such as Recovery Month Murals (Detroit, MI), Heartside Historic Murals (Grand Rapids, MI), and ARTery Alley (Lansing, MI). Hunt co-founded and directed Below the Stacks Mural Festival (Lansing, MI). He has discussed these projects as a panelist at public talks and presentations, and his work has been featured in print and online publications.
Hunt is a respected and valuable art community member and is dedicated to using art as a tool for social change. He has been the Community Artist in Residence at the College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn, IL), as well as the recipient of numerous artist grants, including the 2022 Grit Fund Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (Washington, DC), and the 2019 Arts Impact Grant from the Arts Council of Greater Lansing (Lansing, MI).