CITYarts Mission Statement

CITYarts empowers children and youth by bringing them together with professional artists to create public art that addresses civic and social issues, impacts their lives, and transforms their communities. Thinking globally and acting locally, CITYarts' projects build bridges of cultural understanding, giving youth the opportunity to take an active role in shaping their own future.

Since its founding in 1968, CITYarts has engaged nearly 100,000 New Yorkers of all ages in the process of designing and creating more than 260 murals, mosaics, and sculptures. CITYarts' projects frequently foster community revitalization by galvanizing businesses, schools, and community organizations into developing youth programs, and constructing playgrounds and gardens.

Click the above image to browse the CITYarts Silent Art Auction.
All proceeds will raise funds for our "Engaging Grafitti Kids in Creation, not Destruction" mural program.

Pieces for Peace



Pieces for Peace Enjoys Success in Munich, Germany & Cairo, Egypt!
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CITYarts Celebrates 39 Years of "Making a Difference through the Arts"
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May 3rd, 2007 Honoring Elizabeth Murray & Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn and Nick Rohatyn In support of the "Engaging Graffiti Kids in Creation, not Destruction" program & “The Elizabeth Murray Scholarship sponsored by CITYarts”

CITYarts' 38th Annual Benefit Celebration
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Recent Events:

CITYarts Kicks-off International Tour of Pieces for Peace Mosaic with Youth from Around the World Traveling Exhibition with
the First Lady of New York: Silda Wall Spitzer
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