Artelatam

What Artelatam does

ArteLatAm is a privately held, multidisciplinary New York-based art organization founded in 2016 by Sylvia Mata and Carlos Torres Machado. The company delivers a portfolio of professional services centered on educational K-12 arts programs, custom murals (both artist-painted and student-engaged), public art and placemaking consulting, and full-service art festivals and events. Its customer base is concentrated in New York City public and charter schools (with a footprint spanning Queens and the Bronx), supplemented by youth-focused nonprofit engagements such as The Greater Ridgewood Youth Council. The company also operates the ArteLatAm Collective, a community-driven network of Latin American artists that supports both project delivery and community engagement.

The organization is M/WBE certified (Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprise) in New York City, New York State, and New Jersey, and operates bilingually in English and Spanish — capabilities that materially improve its positioning for public sector and education procurement. Delivery is on-site at schools and public spaces within the New York metropolitan area, with two physical offices (Queens and Rockville Centre). Go-to-market is sales-led, driven by direct outreach, consultations, and a Calendly 'Let's Talk' funnel; supporting channels include blog content, social media, and customer testimonials. There is no proprietary software platform — the technology stack is 'Not applicable' — and the core production function is the in-house team of artists, curators, designers, and architects, supported by a network of 80+ teaching artists.

The business model is professional services revenue: project-based contracts scoped to murals, workshops, classes, events, or consulting engagements, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The company is founder-owned with no external institutional funding, no disclosed investors, and no parent company. The ownership commentary indicates no equity-backed scaling, and growth has been funded organically over a decade of operation. Cumulative output is reported at 80+ projects across schools and communities in the New York metro area, establishing a reference portfolio that supports new-buyer credibility within its target vertical.

Name

Artelatam

Legal name

ArteLatAm

Website

https://artelatam.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ArteLatAm is a New York-based, founder-owned multidisciplinary art organization founded in 2016 that delivers bilingual (English/Spanish) K-12 art programs, custom murals, public art and placemaking consulting, and art festivals to public/charter schools and community organizations in the New York metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Education Services

NAICS

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (7115), Dance Companies (711120)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Visual Arts Instruction (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture) (EDAMAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts Education & Community Arts Programs (BPAGAHAC), Indigenous, Ethnic & Folk Arts/Heritage Organizations (BPAGAHAI), Crafts & Maker Arts (Ceramics, Textiles, Jewelry, Mixed Media) (EDAMAAAD), Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Educational art programs
• Public art murals
• School mural design
• Community placemaking
• K-12 arts education

Headquarters

HQ city

Queens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Educational Art Programs: Customized K-12 arts programs including murals painted by artists, murals painted with students, art workshops, music and dance classes, and video/editing services delivered in schools.
2. Public Art and Placemaking: Site-specific public art creation, murals, and community-driven art installations for schools and public spaces.
3. Art Festivals and Events: Full-service events designed to foster creativity and student engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ArteLatAm is a multidisciplinary New York-based art organization that delivers customized K-12 educational art programs, professional murals (created by artists and collaboratively with students), public art and placemaking consulting, and full-service art festivals and specialized events. It serves schools, public sector entities, and community nonprofits in the New York metropolitan area through a network of teaching artists, curators, designers, and architects.

Product overview

ArteLatAm is a multidisciplinary New York-based art organization offering a portfolio of interconnected services centered on educational programs, murals, and public art. The core offerings include: Educational Art Programs (customized K-12 arts programs), Murals Painted by the Artist (professional site-specific murals for schools), Murals Painted with Students (student-engaged mural workshops), Art Festivals and Specialized Events (full-service creative events), Public Art, Placemaking & Consulting (inclusive public art transformation and consulting), and the ArteLatAm Collective (community engagement platform). These services work together to connect communities and elevate local talent through impactful art experiences in both educational and public settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educational Art Programs Customized K-12 arts programs that inspire creativity and academic growth, providing professional instruction in schools for buyers such as K-12 public and charter schools.
• Murals Painted by the Artist A professional team of muralists creates unique, site-specific murals for schools and public spaces for buyers such as K-12 schools and public sector entities.
• Murals Painted with Students Art workshops that engage students in the development of murals themselves, fostering hands-on creative learning for buyers such as K-12 schools.
• Art Festivals and Specialized Events Full-service events designed to foster creativity and student engagement through art festivals for buyers such as K-12 schools and community organizations.
• Public Art, Placemaking & Consulting Inclusive, site-specific public art that transforms spaces, along with consulting services for placemaking initiatives for buyers such as public sector agencies and community organizations.
• ArteLatAm Collective A community-driven initiative that democratizes the creative process through community engagement, ensuring art remains a living, socially relevant reflection of the world for buyers such as schools, public spaces, and community organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80+ projects completed across New York schools and communities

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Carusone & Cherres ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosting partner for ArteLatAm's Queens headquarters office location at their facilities

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• More Art: NYC nonprofit commissioning public art and engagement programming in under-represented communities. Closely comparable public art / placemaking focus and community engagement model.
• DreamYard Project: Bronx-based nonprofit using arts education and public art to empower youth, with deep NYC public school relationships. Closely comparable Bronx/Queens footprint, K-12 focus, and bilingual community programming.
• Studio in a School: Long-established NYC nonprofit delivering visual arts instruction and residencies in public schools. Comparable K-12 arts education offering and customer base, with longer operating history.
• Creative Art Works: NYC nonprofit offering public mural creation and arts education programs for youth in schools and community settings. Direct overlap in murals + K-12 programming and target customers.
• Cityarts: NYC nonprofit creating public murals and arts programming with youth in underserved communities. Closely aligned mission, customer base, and service portfolio to ArteLatAm's public art and K-12 work.
• The Laundromat Project: NYC nonprofit creating community-based art programs in neighborhoods of color, with K-12 and public space components. Comparable community-driven model targeting similar NYC demographics.
• Groundswell Community Mural Project: NYC-based nonprofit producing community-driven public murals and youth arts education programs in schools and public spaces. Directly comparable operating model, target customers (NYC public schools), and service mix to ArteLatAm.

Broad incumbents

• El Museo del Barrio: Major NYC cultural institution dedicated to Latino art and culture, with extensive education programming. Comparable Latine cultural focus and bilingual (English/Spanish) orientation, though operating at significantly larger institutional scale.
• Public Art Fund: NYC's leading presenter of contemporary public art, producing site-specific installations across the city. Overlaps with ArteLatAm's public art and placemaking work but operates at much larger institutional scale.

Emerging players

• Cool Culture: NYC nonprofit expanding cultural access for under-served families through partnerships with cultural institutions. Adjacent to ArteLatAm's mission of broadening arts access in diverse NYC communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/artelatam

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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