Dear Friends,
In our
quest to spread CITYarts' Young Minds Build Bridges program
around the world, we partnered with the Armory Show to hold Peace
Evenings and invite their international art connoisseurs. In 2009, the
Peace Evening was hosted by UN Ambassador Thomas Matussek and Consul
General Dr. Horst Freitag from Germany.
This year's 2nd annual Peace
Evening was hosted by H.E. Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser,
Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations,
and his spouse Muna Rihani, at the Permanent Mission of the
State of Qatar.
It was a magnificent affair. The mini-exhibition of Pieces
for Peace gave people a taste of the voices of our youth
visualizing peace. Their need and desire for peace poured out of the
artworks on display.
Everyone enjoyed the
unique atmosphere of the Qatar Mission, not to mention the delicious
Middle Eastern food that was beautifully displayed and contributed to a
warm, engaging ambiance.
There is
no doubt in my mind that it is through these sorts of events that we
build bridges of cultural understanding, celebrating our differences and
yet coming together under the same flag: Peace!
Thank you
again, Ambassador Al-Nasser and Mrs. Muna Rihani for hosting a
memorable, meaningful Peace Evening.
My best
wishes,
Tsipi
Ben-Haim
Executive & Artistic
Director, CITYarts, Inc.
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Board of Directors
Carrie H. Cohen,
Chairperson
Jean Kim, Secretary
Bernadette Longford,
Treasurer
Helene Saren
Lawrence
Amnon Bar-Tur
Vera Sung
Irene Minkoff
Kate Gehring
Tsipi Ben-Haim,
Executive & Artistic
Director
Board of Advisors
Sam August
Anna Carbonell
Deborah Dugan
Robert Fisher
Alex Gorlin
Katie Hollander
Stephanie Holmquist
Gisela Keller
Charlotta
Kotik
Nina & Daniel
Libeskind
Miranda McClintic
Laura
Miller
Dr. Lewis Peach
Jeanne
Greenberg
Rohatyn
Lois
Vaisman
Irwin Shlachter
Gustavo Stecher
Staff
Tsipi Ben-Haim,
Executive and Artistic Director
Kim Llerena,
Assistant to the Director
Marc Maffei,
Project Coordinator
Jordan Taler,
Creative Coordinator
Interns
Sabrina Wirth
Alison Deutsch
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H.E. Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United
Nations
Tsipi Ben-Haim, Executive & Artistic Director, CITYarts; H.E. Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser; and Mrs. Muna Rihani
Tsipi Ben-Haim and H.E. Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
H.E. Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser and Mrs. Muna Rihani
Nadia Hilo and H.E. Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
Ambassador
Saviour Borg, Permanent Representative of Malta to
the United
Nations and guests
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"Thinking globally - acting locally, CITYarts projects build bridges of cultural
understanding and give youth the opportunity to take an active role in shaping
their future".
-- Tsipi
Ben-Haim, CITYarts Executive & Artistic Director
MISSION
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.
PROGRAM
We give our children and youth the opportunity to get actively involved
in their communities, do something to make their world a better place, and
assume responsibility through the creation of murals and mosaics led by
professional artists.
PROJECTS
CITYarts public art projects give youth a stage to ask, "What does peace look
like to me?", "What can I do to reduce the speed of global warming?",
and other urgent and relevant questions, and to address them artistically
through cooperation and creation.
OUR RESULTS
Since 1968, CITYarts has created over 280
projects, transformed over 200 communities,
impacted over 100,000 kids,
collaborated with 500 artists, and
partnered with 300,000 volunteers in
the process, with the consistent sponsorship of corporations, foundations, and
individuals.
Thank you in advance for your generous support. Please donate now!
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