"Small Voices" is the first ArtUp exhibition that displays the work of bi-lingual student artists, connecting the exhibit to the East Village's rich Latino artistic heritage. Starting with small communities - a classroom, a block - CWP and FAB are using the power of art to bring children's imagination and dreams to the attention of the greater world.

CWP is a New York City based arts-in-education organization that seeks to increase the literacy and leadership of at-risk public school youth by integrating creative expression and community-building into their classroom curricula. Over 1,100 children participate each year in CWP collaborative arts residencies, bringing their ideas to life, learning to work as a team, and developing the skills they must have to succeed in school and in life.

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Image: Community Word Project / 2nd Grade Classes, PS 132 Washington Heights, 48" x 60" mural (detail)

Note:
CWP will be hosting their 10th annual benefit, "Writing Our Future" at 6:30 on April 20th at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South. The Benefit will feature performances of original poetry by students from Community Word Project class arts residencies. Special guests: Poet Major Jackson and actors Dion Graham and Tristan Wilds.

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