Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: CITYarts, Inc.
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 77 Bleecker Street
City: New York
State: NY
Postal Code: 10012
Main Phone: 2129660377
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.cityarts.org
Employer ID Number: 13-2766701
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 2/1/2024
Requested Amount: 10000

Project Title: 50 States of Peace: New Haven, CT
Project Description:

CITYarts is a NYC-based 501(c)(3) not for profit founded in 1989 that engages youth with professional artists in the creation of public art, including murals and mosaics. Through this creative process, CITYarts empowers, educates, and connects youth and children locally and around the world to become active participants in realizing their potential and transforming communities. This grant would support a 2025 public art mural project through art and education workshops with youth in underserved communities of New Haven, CT that will be conducted in collaboration with Kymberly Pinder, Yale School of Art Stavros Niarchos Foundation Dean and Professor of Art and History of Art. FY25 projects under our 50 States of Peace national initiative. 50 States of Peace aligns with the core principles of equity and social justice through projects that will highlight the education profession, and foster communication and healing among youth through art and education programming. With every project, we plant the seeds of creative, caring youth leadership.

Since 9/11 we have been connecting youth locally and globally through art workshops under the CITYarts Young Minds Build Bridges program to encourage coexistence principles and cultural understanding at crucial moments in youth learning that have led to collaborations with schools and partners internationally to produce Pieces for Peace workshops in 122 countries and the creation of 7 Peace Wall murals and mosaic around the world. Projects always begin with a Pieces for Peace workshop where youth respond to the prompt “what does peace look like to me?” and create 6 in. x 6 in. artworks that are added to an online exhibition specific to this national initiative. Works from each state will be selected for inclusion in the national travelling exhibition and will appear on a mosaic Peace Wall to be produced at a location in our nation’s capital.

Total Project Budget: 39225

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): 29225

Project Duration: Jan 2025-Aug 2025
Geographical Area Served: New Haven, CT
Age Group To Be Served: 10-20

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Keith
Contact Last Name: Tilford
Contact Title: Development Manager
Contact Phone: 2129660377
Contact Email: development@cityarts.org