Our Projects

Project Leaders - Nicola Kinsella, Liza Politi

Our new program for 2010, A Single Drop of Water, is an arts based environmental awareness and education program that will use the arts, specifically photography, to document the journey of water. Our goal is to raise awareness about water, the importance of this precious resource, water pollution, and water scarcity in some communities.

The project will provide photographers with a platform for sharing their images and stories. The project will also provide inspiration to photographers with access to particularly underprivileged areas, where clean water is scarce, to document and share this scarcity in an artistic medium. Winning entries shall be exhibited in New York City, and will be used in future Statement Arts education materials to teach our students about water and inspire them produce their own artistic work to further awareness about water.

Future exhibits will include photography, theatrical performances and multimedia events.

Watch this space! More about A Single Drop of Water coming soon.

Photo Credit: ‘Summer Snow Globes’ photograph coutesy of Steve Wall

Project Leaders - Georgia DeFalco, Liza Politi

Statement Arts: Project Urban Arts is an ongoing project (started in 2003) that has filled the immediate needs of the music program at the High School of Environmental Studies (HSES), an underserved public school in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen.

School is starting soon!

We're so excited to meet this year's kids. Check back here for our 2009-2010 projects.

Click here to donate to our Urban Arts program.

Click here to read more about Project Urban Arts...

Project Leaders - Lena Kaminsky, Marissa Bellino

In August 2009, Statement Arts launched a new program for the children of LGBT families. We participated in the internationally acclaimed "Family Week" in Provincetown, Massachussetts.

Through an interactive, educational workshop, New York City theater professionals presented the play Peacemaker by David Holman, and lead children in post performance discussions. We pioneered the use of drama as an educational tool in "Family Week" and using theatre as a medium to promote social, emotional, and intellectual growth in LGBT communities.

We were inspired by educational drama programs and interactive drama for learning and change. Our program for young people will strengthen literacy, creativity, critical thinking, and life skills while guiding participants to examine important curricular and social themes and issues. Read more...

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Project Leaders - Liza Politi

Statement Arts and THE CULTURE PROJECT worked with a dedicated and knowledgeable alliance of arts organizations to create IMPACT on the Gulf.

IMPACT was an a human rights festival organized by the Culture Project, and hosted on 42nd Street by chashama, from September 28th through October 7th, 2006.

IMPACT on the Gulf showcased dynamic artistic endeavors that testified to the despair and hope that coexisted in the region affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Exhibits included theatrical performances, panel discussions, film screenings, jazz nights, readings and fundraisers.

Project Leaders - Liza Politi, Sarah Hamilton

As a continuation of our World Art Project, a response to the devastation left in the Gulf Coast by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Statement Arts organized the Disaster Registry to aid some of the families in need.

The Disaster Registry was an online registry, where families could list their needs and where other concerned citizens from around the globe could purchase them. Read more...

Project Leaders - Liza Politi, Sarah Hamilton

In December 2005, Statement Arts traveled down to the hurricane ravaged Gulf Coast, with a busload of professional singers and performers to carol in the most neglected and forgotten areas. We brought some love, some music and a little Christmas spirit to those desperately in need. Read More...
To experience the journey, check out our trip blog.