We caught up with the brilliant and insightful DANIEL BULGATZ a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, DANIEL thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to have you retell us the story behind how you came up with the idea for your business, I think our audience would really enjoy hearing the backstory.

Bulgatz went to the Hope Outdoor Gallery in Austin, TX, and realized that something like this in Las Vegas would benefit our community and our small network of artist friends. He came back from that vacation and told Maloney about it and we quickly formed a business plan and started seeking mentors while we massaged the idea. Was just an idea until we applied for a business lisence in April of 2020 when the world was shutting down. We quickly pivoted from opening the attraction to ensuring that our community was ready for an idea of this scale and started producing artworks for the school district and for kids. We had such an amazing turnout of artists at our first couple of projects that we knew this was something the city needed

DANIEL, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Daniel Maloney, Co-Founder of Graffiti Park and Executive Director, is the visionary force behind the park’s award-winning success. A local native and proud UNLV graduate, Daniel has over five years of experience expertly blending creative arts, finance, and nonprofit leadership. As the mastermind and creative curator, he’s not just about turning walls into vibrant canvases—he’s also the guy who keeps the spray cans flowing and the books balanced. Under Daniel’s leadership, Graffiti Park has transformed from a wild idea into a colorful reality, earning recognition for its impressive business performance and innovative partnerships.

With a unique mix of artistic flair and business acumen, Daniel has built strong alliances that have propelled Graffiti Park to new heights. When he’s not managing operations with the precision of a financial wizard, Daniel is out there proving that a little paint and a lot of passion can make the world a more exciting place—much like his approach to golf, where the excitement is in the score just as much as in the game itself.

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Daniel Bulgatz, Co-Founder and member of the Board of the Graffiti Park Foundation, is a Las Vegas native and proud UNLV graduate with a deep-rooted passion for transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. With over five years of experience in the creative arts industry, Daniel has dedicated himself to creating not just a park, but a dynamic, living canvas where multifaceted artists can freely express themselves and urban landscapists can redefine the city’s skyline. His untamed curls mirror his artistic ideas—free-flowing and introspective—reflecting his commitment to fostering innovation and creativity.

Under Daniel’s visionary leadership, Graffiti Park has evolved into a vibrant public art gallery, a space where urban creativity flourishes, and community connections thrive. Like his trusty Jeep, Daniel is constantly on the move, scouting new locations for creativity to blossom and for the community to come together. His vision for Graffiti Park is a diverse playground, inviting artists and urban visionaries to reimagine the city as their canvas.

Have you ever had to pivot?

from our inital idea of opening up an attraction for masses of people and adapting to COVID and the new way of life. Forced us to pivot and activate our community before having the space to do so which was pretty difficult but forced us to think about our why even more

Can you tell us the story behind how you met your business partner?

we were fraternity brothers first- Maloney is Bulgatz’s fraternity big brother. we were best friends before we ever started the business together

Contact Info:

• Website: https://graffitipark.org/
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