Dear Friends,
CITYarts' 278th project, "Windows to the
Future", is on its way. We're so happy to announce our collaboration with a
very special organization, Harlem RBI.
We were brought together by Bernadette Longford, the Manager of NY Corporate
Community Relations for the Walt Disney Company, who also decided to sponsor
the first year of the mural, as part of a three-year process.
As we say, we go brick-by-brick, changing the community with their youth for the better.
Here is the beginning of the creative process - workshops
led by two collaborating artists, Maria Berrio and Jordan Taler. The painting
on the wall will be our next step, with Disney and community volunteers joining us in
the process. The dates will be announced as the weather gets warmer in April 2010.
At this time, we wanted to share with you the proud faces of our youth participants as they draw ideas about their community and
answer the question, "What does peace look like to me?"
With best wishes for the coming holidays,
Tsipi Ben-Haim
Executive & Artistic Director
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Board of Directors
Carrie H. Cohen, Chairperson
Kate Gehring, Secretary
Bernadette Longford,
Treasurer
Helene Saren
Lawrence
Amnon Bar-Tur
Vera Sung
Irene Minkoff
Helene Feldman
Jean Kim
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
Staff
Tsipi Ben-Haim,
Executive and Artistic Director
Kim Llerena,
Assistant to the Director
Marc Maffei,
Project Coordinator
Jordan Taler,
Creative Coordinator
Bernadette Ott
Development Consultant
Interns
Andreana Occes
Hailey Sadoff
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Youth from one of four Harlem RBI workshops with CITYarts artist Maria Berrio
CITYarts intern Alexandra Israel inspires Harlem RBI youth to draw their dream jobs  CITYarts intern Shell Tu discusses color and composition with youth   CITYarts intern David Schroeter asks what inventions will be used in the future       CITYarts intern Tori Davis helps youth develop team characters   CITYarts Artist Maria and youth practice reaching for the stars      Watch a video clip and view more images from the workshops here Mural sketch detail
Pieces for Peace view all artworks here      view more pictures here |
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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 278 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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