To Benefit CITYarts 50 States of Peace: New Haven, CT

CITYarts is producing and creating a peace mural as part of the CITYarts 50 States of Peace initiative in collaboration with youth and community members from New Haven, CT through a partnership with Creative Arts Workshop. The mural is currently in production on the front wall of the Fair Haven Public Library at 182 Grand Avenue in New Haven and we have had some wonderful recent press about this project--links below!

New Haven Register August 16 2024

"New Haven children team up with professional artists to create peace mural at Fair Haven Library"

New Haven Arts July 8 2024

"An Exhibition Seeks To Bring Peace To New Haven"

WVIT NBC News at 4

August 15, 2024, CITYarts Peace Wall mural in New Haven, CT

CanvasRebel

"Meet Janelle Frese and the CITYarts Peace Wall mural in Anaheim, CA"

New Haven Independent July 10 2024

"Youth Artists Make The Case For Peace"

We are continuing to reach out to the community in New Haven for further support, partnership, and participation. The project consists of CITYarts Pieces for Peace workshops, an exhibition of youth artworks, and a public art peace mural. This project is within the CITYarts 50 States of Peace initiative under our Young Minds Build Bridges program. Youth have the opportunity to develop ideas for the mural focused on the theme of peace. See youth artworks created so far here: CITYarts Pieces for Peace

New Haven was chosen to represent the state of CT in the CITYarts 50 States of Peace initiative and will specifically highlight its collaboration with the local community. This project aims to bring attention to New Haven, CT as one of the cities on the registry of the United Nation’s International Association of Peace Messenger Cities. This initiative brings focus to issues of communication, collaboration, equity, diversity, and inclusion under the banner of peace. These will all be explored by youth through art education workshops. These workshops cultivate the leadership potentials of youth while bringing them into dialogue with each other and giving them a sense of shared ownership over the project, building their critical and creative thinking skills while introducing them to career paths in art and education professions.

The CITYarts Pieces for Peace exhibition was on view at Creative Arts Workshop. CITYarts Pieces for Peace artworks from around the world were displayed next to artworks from New Haven youth.

Who:

New Haven community artist Mitch Rembert, artist Perez, Yale MFA artist Lauren Flaaen, and youth volunteers

Lee Cruz, Chatham Square Neighborhood Association

Funds will go directly towards the CITYarts 50 States of Peace: New Haven project expenses to cover artist fees, workshops, public art mural production, and the CITYarts Pieces for Peace national traveling exhibition with artworks from youth around the world and artworks created by youth in New Haven.

More information about CITYarts, Inc. and Creative Arts Workshop:

CITYarts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization in New York, NY founded in 1989 with the mission to engage youth and professional artists in the creation of public art, including murals and mosaics. Through this creative process, CITYarts empowers, educates, and connects youth locally and globally to become active participants in realizing their potential and transforming communities.

Creative Arts Workshop is a nonprofit regional center for creativity that has served the Greater New Haven area since 1961. As an anchor institution located in the heart of the award-winning Audubon Arts District, CAW offers a wide range of visual arts classes and engagement in creativity in its own three-story building with fully-equipped studios in eight disciplines, and an active exhibition and public programming schedule. More than 1,800 adults and young people enroll annually in the more than 400 courses offered by Creative Arts Workshop, while over 1000 visitors enjoy the free exhibitions and public programs in its destination galleries throughout the year. CAW’s classes are open to students of all ages and levels of experience.