What we do

ConceptShell Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that uses accessible art and design to support under-resourced nonprofits, Tribal Nations, and community groups. Through collaborative creative work, we strengthen storytelling and communication while creating paid, hands-on learning opportunities for students and emerging artists.

Mural by Shayla Hufana and ConceptShell intern, Mica Viacrucis (Highline Big Picture High School graduating student). 2025 GDUSA Best of the Year Award. Photo by Meredith Charaba. Read Parent Map article: New Play Space Alert: Laro Tayo Is a Community Social Hub

Our programs

Our work is organized into three programs spanning creative services, education, mentorship, and paid professional experience, allowing us to meet community needs while supporting creative development at multiple stages.

  • Provides accessible graphic design, branding, visual identity systems, campaign collateral, and communications support for under-resourced nonprofits, Tribal Nations, community organizations, and mission-aligned small businesses. The program also offers creative consulting on communication strategy, brand development, visual storytelling, arts-based engagement, and culturally responsive representation to help organizations strengthen their message and expand their impact.

  • Provides workshops, arts- and wellness-based youth events, guest lectures, and structured mentorship opportunities in collaboration with community organizations and mission-aligned businesses. These initiatives expand access to creative learning, promote positive youth development, and create pathways into arts and design careers. Select community events may also serve as mission-driven fundraisers that help sustain educational programming and paid creative workforce opportunities for emerging artists and youth.

  • Supports communities through illustration, painted murals, and culturally grounded visual storytelling that celebrates identity, place, and shared experience. Through collaborative art-making and public creative projects, this program fosters connection, cultural expression, and community pride.

Help Us Grow

ConceptShell Foundation is in its early stages, and we’re actively building partnerships and opportunities that expand access to creative education and community-centered design. You can help grow this work by sharing our mission, making a donation, or connecting us with organizations, schools, and partners who believe in the power of creativity to strengthen communities.

Sponsored Creative Initiatives

ConceptShell Foundation occasionally provides fiscal sponsorship to mission-aligned creative initiatives that expand access to arts education and opportunities for emerging artists.

Angelo Velasco Pizarro Music Scholarship Fund (AVPMSF)

A scholarship initiative honoring the legacy of guitarist Angelo Velasco Pizarro by supporting aspiring young musicians. Visit angelopizarro.com to learn more or donate here to support this program.

This initiative operates under the fiscal sponsorship of ConceptShell Foundation.