CITYarts Alice on the Wall Restoration

Alice on the Wall
Restoration & Recreation

Vol. VI, Issue: 18

Dear Friends,

We are giving a facelift to Alice on the Wall, a CITYarts mural created right after 9/11 through a special request by Stuyvesant High School.

In 2002, Alice on the Wall was created two blocks away from Ground Zero in collaboration with over 100 students from Stuyvesant High School, the Washington Market Community, and artist Natalia Zukerman. While the mural had been planned prior to September 11th, consideration was given to the emotional and physical connection of the school to the tragic events in lower Manhattan, through a series of discussions and workshops. The students expressed their feelings and ideas through drawings, poems, and paintings. The mural itself is a meaningful reflection of the ability to dream and believe in peace despite acts of violence.

Now, we are restoring Alice on the Wall, repainting chipped and faded areas and redesigning larger areas of the mural that are beyond repair. CITYarts is working in collaboration with students from Stuyvesant High School, artist Jordan Taler, and volunteers from American Express, the Center for Student Missions, and the general public. A special thanks to our sponsors, American Express and other generous individuals.

The mural series entitled Tribute to New York and New Yorkers, which includes Alice on the Wall, was created as CITYarts' response to the tragedy of September 11th. New York City youth, led by artists, pay tribute to the firefighters, police and New Yorkers of all walks of life, while exploring their vision of a better future. The first project created through this program was the acclaimed Forever Tall mural at Cooper Square.

Please come visit us at the project and help us paint, and encourage members of your community to contribute to this restoration. It is truly a wonderful opportunity to be able to restore Alice on the Wall, giving it a renewed voice with a new group of students.

My best wishes,

Tsipi Ben-Haim
Executive & Artistic Director, CITYarts, Inc.

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

Alison Deutsch
Leandra Lehmann
Fay Gibson
Sara Sarmiento
Allison Purves
Katherine Leonetti
Lena Mei

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Location
Chambers St. between West and Greenwich Sts.

Time
Monday - Friday, 2:30 - 5:30

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A volunteer helps restore Alice on the Wall

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CITYarts intern Leandra assisting Stuyvesant High School students

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Students helped redesign areas that were beyond repair.

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CITYarts intern Lena preparing supplies for volunteers

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CITYarts intern Katherine adds final touches to one section of the mural

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Photo: Edyl Melecio

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Liesel Pritzker

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Irene Pritzker, Tsipi Ben-Haim Executive and Artistic Director, Liesel Pritzker

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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.

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