Press Room

Local Color named Best Local Nonprofit by Metro Silicon Valley | Metro Silicon Valley | December 2025

Sharks to celebrate healthcare heroes & first responders with specialty games in December and January | NHL.com | December 2025

Local Color fosters community for San Jose artists | Wishbook | November 2025

3rd Annual Lowrider Art Showcase happening this weekend in Saratoga | Los Gatan | October 2025

San Jose Sharks unveil local artist murals celebrating diversity | NBC Bay Area | August 2025

Mural at Hayes, Downtown Youth | Telemundo | August 2025

Mural at Path | KTVU Fox 2 | August 2025

Sharks to host Celebration of South Asian Culture on Saturday, March 15 at SAP Center at San Jose | NHL.com | March 2025

Sharks Unveil Mural by Sarah Pham | NHL.com | February 2025

Sharks to host a Celebration of Black History on Saturday, February 8 | NHL.com | February 2025

An Interview with Erin Salazar by SVCreates | SV Creates via Medium | January 2025

Sharks to honor First Responders, raise funds for fire relief on Thursday, January 23 | NHL.com | January 2025

SJ Sharks show their Pride | The Bay Reporter | January 2025

Sharks to celebrate Lunar New Year on January 25 vs Florida Panthers | NHL.com | January 2025

San Jose Sharks Host Annual Pride Celebration Game on Saturday, January 11 | NHL.com | January 2025

East San Jose Community Celebrates a New Mural Filled with Symbolism | Mercury News | May 2024

San Jose’s New Mural Makes a Social Media Splash | Metro Silicon Valley | May 2024

Adobe, Local Color, and the San Jose Downtown Association Weave Threads of Connection Through Landmark San Jose Mural | Adobe Blog | May 2024

Colorful Street Mural Takes Shape in Downtown San Jose | Mercury News | May 2024

New Mural in San Jose; Hundreds of Volunteers Paint Pavement Near San Pedro Square | CBS News Bay Area | May 2024

Volunteers Paint New San Pedro Square Mural | KRON 4 | May 2024

Volunteers Begin Massive Mural Project in San Jose Near San Pedro Square | KTVU | May 2024

San Pedro Square to Have Mural Painted on Walkway Come Memorial Day | NBC Bay Area | May 2024

Here’s Your Chance to Be Part of a Landmark Mural in Downtown San Jose | Mercury News | May 2024

San Jose's Christmas in the Park to Return with New Splashes of Color | NBC Bay Area | Nov 2023

Muralists Add creative Touch to San Jose’s Christmas in the Park | Mercury News | Dec 2023

New Murals from Local Artists at Christmas in the Park  | Filipino American Post | Dec 2023

Local Artists Illuminate Christmas in the Park | Metro Silicon Valley | Dec 2023

Content Magazine Podcast, ep. #103 w/ Carman Gaines, Associate Director of Local Color | Content Magazine | Oct 2023

Los Tiburones Presented by Milagra Tequila Night Recap | NHL.com | Oct 2023

Google Will Activate Downtown San Jose Village Sites Ahead of Project | SiliconValley.com | Aug 2023

Youth Vaccinations Encouraged Through Art in San Jose | KRON 4 | July 2023

New Downtown San Jose Mural Celebrates Mexican Heritage | Mercury News | June 2023

Students Paint Murals for Women | SJSU News | March 2023

Honoring Creativity and Community within Adobe and San José | Adobe Communications | Feb 2023

San Jose Sharks Celebrate Lunar New Year with Special Jersey | KRON 4 | Jan 2023

Artists Show Their San Jose Love in Murals at SAP Center | Mercury News | Mar 2022

Mural-making Class Brings Students Together to Create Public Art | Mountain View Voice | Dec 2021

Local Artists Transform Downtown San Jose with Black Lives Matter Murals | ABC7 Chicago | July 2020

How Erin Salazar’s Nonprofit Local Color Lets Artists Be Artists While Doing Good For the Community | Silicon Valley Business Journal | Dec 2019

San Jose Art Studio Lands a New Location Near Google campus | San Jose Spotlight | Sept2019

Artists Fashion Spaces in Downtown San Jose Office Building | Mercury News | Sept 2019

San Jose Artist Selected for $150,000 Knight Foundation Fellowship | Mercury News | June 2019

Massive Mural Project Underway in Downtown San Jose | Mercury News Feb 2019

Can a Mural Deter Graffiti? San Jose Will Find Out | KTVU FOX 2 | Feb 2019