Our love letter to Everett 🥰

Every 6 months, we will rotate across concentrated Everett corridors that you, yes, you, get to draw our attention towards.

We’re calling it … Refresh Everett 🎉

This could include:

  • Trash Cleanups

  • Weed + Overgrowth Removal

  • Beautification + Biodiversity Projects

  • Free Small Business Marketing + Storefront Support

  • Paid Opportunities for Local New & Emerging Artists

  • Gang Vandalism Abatement

  • Public Art Installation

  • Adaptive Reuse Initiatives

  • Community Programming

  • Historical Preservation

  • Vacant + Long-Term Abandoned Property Indexing

  • Neighborhood Walks + Fireside Chats

  • Lending a Hand to a Neighbor In Need

Know a corridor that could use a refresh?

Nominate our first corridor in 2027!

  • Since 2023, Bunker Arts Collective has organized over 80 cleanups and removed 20 tons of trash stretching from Marysville down to 128th. We’ve also commissioned a couple of murals… including our first one, the “12” at 41st and Rucker!

    But despite our best efforts, our momentum started to grind to a halt as we ran up against the systemic issues impacting Everett’s quality of life:

    • Long-term abandoned and vacant properties

    • Out-of-state private real estate investment firms waiting for market conditions to work in their favor

    • Illegal dumping & gang vandalism

    • Outdated zoning and land use

    • Uninspired private development

    • Poor pedestrian safety and infrastructure

    • Lack of third places

    • AI marketing (hire a local artist!!)

    • The reduction, or even elimination, of public services and amenities

    We’re not trying to rile you up. We just really want folks to see how great Everett actually is, which is why we're hitting the refresh button!

    By creating stronger corridors, we aim to build stronger, more resilient, more vibrant, and more civically engaged neighborhoods.

    Our Executive Director, Evan, was bouncing around Snohomish County like a pinball while our small team of three continued working separate full-time jobs. Progress became blurred, Evan wouldn’t ask for help, and projects we thought would be quick jobs ended up taking weeks… or maybe a year (just as an example 🫠).

    Ultimately, we realized arts and culture aren't just pivotal to flesh out Everett’s identity; they can directly influence local policy, urban design, and economic and community development.

  • For now, we’re only accepting votes on our first Refresh Everett corridor!

    Vote for January - June 2027: HERE

    Stay tuned for opportunities to get involved.

  • Tax-deductible monetary donations can be made here: PayPal

    In-kind giving? Reach out to us!

  • Right now, we fund our work through your donations and Evan’s sweet grant writing. We aren't seeking any corporate sponsorships at the moment.

    That said, we are so thankful to our early corporate sponsors. You helped kick-start our momentum to buy a van, completely offset our dump fees, helped us paint a couple of murals, and gave us instant credibility through your trust.