Dear Friends,
This new "Era of Social Responsibility" has been at the heart of CITYarts' mission since its founding in 1968, long before our new president, Barack Obama, declared it. Therefore, we are so excited and thankful that he has brought it to the front and center of the nation's consciousness. We have been calling upon our children, youth, and artists to take upon themselves the responsibilities of giving back to their communities. Every program and project engages our youth in addressing a civic and social problem while treating it with hope for the future.
These days, we have no choice but to think of social responsibility as the most important value in our lives, young or old. In fact, we should look at today's hard times as an opportunity and a challenge to bring about global change for the better. We can all serve, enjoying the satisfaction of being part of this much needed change and, in the process, help our community at large.
CITYarts' Young Minds Build Bridges program does exactly that. It provides our future leaders with the opportunity to serve the world while being active participants in shaping their own future. Our latest Pieces for Peace workshop, orchestrated by our dedicated staff with the help of the staff at Grant's Tomb, drew over 200 volunteers, on Monday, January 19th. They all wanted to contribute their "drop of hope" on Obama's day of service to help usher in a new era of responsibility.
Thank you for helping us today and in the future to accomplish our mission to create a better world.
"You will be remembered by what you build..."
- President Barack Hussein Obama
I am looking forward to many years of meaningful service with you all.
Best,
Tsipi Ben-Haim
Executive & Artistic Director
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Board of Directors
Carrie Cohen, Chairperson
Helene Saren Lawrence, Treasurer
Kate Gehring, Secretary
Amnon Bar-Tur
Lisa de Kooning
Irene Minkoff
Vera Sung
Helene Feldman
Bernadette Longford
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
Sandy Gonzalez Wilson
Staff
Tsipi Ben-Haim,
Executive and Artistic Director
Kim Llerena,
Assistant to the Director
Marc Maffei,
Project Coordinator
Jordan Taler,
Creative Coordinator
Interns
Justin Torres
Leona Deckelbaum
Nicole Costantini
Asli Ersoy
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On Monday, January 19, CITYarts celebrated President Obama's National Service Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at General Grant National Memorial, the site of our Rolling Bench mosaic benches. See video of the event here!
Kids discuss peace and create artworks
National Park Site Supervisor Ed Mucci teaches kids about General Grant
Timmy Lipsey: CITYarts' youngest peace dreamer
Judge Shoshi Dagan and Tsipi Ben-Haim enjoy CITYarts' Rolling Bench surrounding General Grant's Tomb
Click on the galleries above to see all of the artworks created for National Service Day
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Thinking globally and acting locally,
CITYarts' projects build bridges of cultural understanding and give
youth the opportunity to take an active role in shaping their future.
The Young Minds Build Bridges program connects our youth in New York to the international
community, spreading their voices in a quest for peace and raising awareness of global warming.
Our projects give youth a stage to ask, "What
can I do to reduce the speed of global warming?" Our teens are taking
the future into their own hands, getting actively involved in their
communities, and assuming responsibility through the creation of murals
and mosaics with CITYarts.
Since 1968, CITYarts has created 268 projects that have
transformed communities and impacted over 100,000 kids, collaborated
with more than 500 artists, and partnered with over 300,000 volunteers
in the process.
Thank you in advance for your generous support and for
joining CITYarts in celebrating 40 years of "Making a Difference
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