CITYarts will host Iraqi students
for a week of New York cultural and community service activities,
July 19-22

Project:
CITYarts will host 8 Iraqi students, ages 17-18, and their 3 chaperones, as collaborators on our international Pieces for Peace with Youth from Around the World project, for a fun and educational tour of New York City. In keeping with our mission to empower youth to become actively involved with shaping their own lives, we will provide these youth with cultural, recreational, and community service activities that will give them a lasting impression of the people and culture of our city and engage them in meaningful dialogue with American youth under our Young Minds Build Bridges program. Activities include a tour of the United Nations, tours of major New York art museums, participation on CITYarts public art projects, and a visit to Top of the Rock.

Program:
Young Minds Build Bridges brings together groups of youth from diverse cultural backgrounds to work together for a common artistic goal.  CITYarts collaborates with international artists and youth via the internet to facilitate global communication and understanding.  Through this program, CITYarts strives to strengthen bonds among youth from all over the world and to instill in them a positive attitude towards each other.