In 2014, a group of Oregon State University students and Corvallis community members joined to form the Determined Art Movement (DAM) committee. Unified by a Collective Mural Project at the Centro Cultural César Chávez (2012-2014) the group grew and their passions strengthened, leading to this newly founded community organization.

In the summer of 2018, DAM expanded a sister branch in New Delhi. ​This initiative is by and for the local communities of different cities within India. Our primary focus is to create a space that allows for mutual learning and empowerment, collaborating with local artists and activists. In July we embarked on a mural-making journey, creating relevant collective pieces for a diversity of people around Delhi. Our long-term vision is to create meaningful and accessible conversations about equity through the medium of art.

DAM is a collective of experienced creatives, educators, scientists, community activists, and more. We interweave our diverse perspectives, skills, and knowledge as a collective of multi-disciplined creatives into our artwork. Some of us come from immigrant families and identify as people of color, first-generation college students, queer, trans, disabled, neurodivergent, and low-income. We believe that our unique lived experiences add to our working capacity and inform how we approach our artwork and art-making process.