Live painters, installations,
Murals, & Lighting
Engage your audience
MAKE YOUR EVENT STAND OUT WITH INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS, LIVE MURALS, AND POP UP ACTIVATIONS + PERFORMANCES YOUR ATTENDEES WON’T FORGET.
ABOVEGROUND IS A FAIR PAY INCLUSIVE ARTISTIC COLLECTIVE PROMOTING HARM REDUCTION AND THE ARTS AT FESTIVALS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
WE CONNECT YOU WITH THE BEST ARTISTS IN THE FESTIVAL SPACE TO ELEVATE YOUR EVENT, SUPPORT THE LOCAL CREATIVE COMMUNITY, AND CULTIVATE A ONE OF A KIND EXPERIENCE.
WE EXIST TO EMPOWER ARTISTS, ACTUALIZE FAIR CREATIVE WAGES, AND CREATIVE A SAFER FESTIVAL SPACE VIA HARM REDUCTION AND EDUCATION.
THIS IS FAMILY. THIS IS COMMUNITY. WE ARE ABOVEGROUND.
Our services.
live painters.
Choose from our extensive live painter + muralist team to fit whatever aesthetic you’re looking for. Drafts for specific commissions can be provided in advance for approvals.
All materials are provided by ABOVEGROUND, and are included in the artist’s rate. Completed pieces can be purchased, raffled/sold for charity, or donated back to the artist.
Interactive Installations.
From suspended hammocks to community canvases, ABOVEGROUND can bring any idea to life with our illustrious installation team. Installations include but are certainly not limited to:
Suspended hammocks
Slack lines
Suspended aerial dancing (included in workshops as well)
Community canvas (paint, drops, and canvas included)
Body Painting
Meditation Garden
Custom incandescent murals
Shade STRUCTUREs.
Provide some much needed dance floor relief for those 80+ degree days with our commissioned shade structures.
Customizable to fit your branding and color scheme, our team will work with you to actualize a one of a kind canopy to fit your stage.
activations.
Provide another layer of unexpected entertainment with pop up activations. One of our most engaging services, these unique experiences include but are not limited to:
Fire dancing from The Hive Fire Team
Live wrestling
Custom poems
Flow art performances
Mike Schwarz
Michael is a freelance photojournalist, installation artist, and founder of Wicked Pittsburgh Art Collective: Wicked Pittsburgh is a community of 50+ artists and musicians coming together to benefit a local cause.
He currently splits his time between Brooklyn and Pittsburgh.
ART & INSTALLATION DIRECTOR