Evidence
What participants say it did
Art serves as an outlet for our emotions and our creativity.Charlene, age 15
In New York, the opportunities we get to work on public art are far and few. Working with CITYarts has been both enriching and unique.Cheryl, age 17
I got to make my school look a little better!Genesis, age 13
Where the work is
8 recent and current sites
Peace Walls pair young people from two divided communities on one design. Every location below is a finished or in-progress public work.
8 sites plotted, from the list below
380+ projects since 1989, as reported in CITYarts' FY26 grant filings
Shakespeare Stairs — Bronx, NYCPeace Wall — New Haven, CTAlways in Bloom — Manhattan, NYCPeace Wall — Harlem, NYwith Peter Sís, with youth and community leadersPeace Wall — Tel Aviv–JaffaPeace Wall — Berlin, Germany112 Prince St Mural — SoHo, NYCRolling Bench Mosaic — General Grant Memorial
Bronx, NYCShakespeare Stairs
New Haven, CTPeace Wall
Manhattan, NYCAlways in Bloom
Harlem, NYPeace Wall · with Peter Sís, with youth and community leaders
Tel Aviv–JaffaPeace Wall
Berlin, GermanyPeace Wall
SoHo, NYC112 Prince St Mural
General Grant MemorialRolling Bench Mosaic
Meet the Visionary
When kids create, they don't destroy — they inspire us all.
They transform blank walls into beacons of hope, neglected spaces into vibrant landmarks, and their own futures into new possibilities.
Founder, Executive & Creative Director
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Hear more from TsipiSupport the work
A million a year, sustained.
The programs above run on materials, artists' time, and the staff who hold a project together. Individual giving is the smallest share of that, and the one with the most room to grow.
A monthly gift is worth more than its size suggests: it is the only kind that funds a practice rather than a project.
Institutional
Pieces for Peace exhibited at UNESCO, Paris. Current mosaic restoration at General Grant National Memorial, a National Park Service site.
Reach
More than 1,400+ schools and community partners have run Pieces for Peace workshops, on six continents.
Stay in touch
Stay in touch with us.
A mural takes a season. We will tell you when this one is finished, and we will not sell your address to anyone, ever.
CITYarts, Inc. · 501(c)(3) nonprofit · founded 1989
380+ projects. 100,000+ young people. One method.
When kids create art, they create meaning — and a place for themselves in the world. CITYarts gives youth ownership of public art made with professional artists, turning creative expression into lasting dialogue within communities and across them.
- 380+projects
- completed since 1989
- 100,000+youth
- have made work with CITYarts
- 600+artists
- professional artists collaborated with
- 80%+of participants
- from underserved BIPOC communities or economically disadvantaged