About the Public Art Youth Employment Program
Public Art Youth Employment Programs give teens and young adults apprenticeships and internships creating large-scale public art and multimedia projects. Youth Apprentices are guided by professional teaching artists from the initial concept development through client presentation, to the final edit and public unveiling or premiere. Along the way, they gain tangible employment and life skills such as leadership, teamwork, responsibility and the power of taking initiative. They are empowered by the enduring accomplishment in their work of art and its positive impact on the community.
This summer, Creative Art Works will employ over 120 Youth Apprentices at six worksites.
About our Summer 2025 Worksites
BXP
BXP has commissioned CAW Youth Apprentices to create a large-scale, modular work of art that can be displayed in various buildings in their portfolio.
Kings County Family Court
Youth Apprentices will be painting large-scale art to welcome all visitors to The Court. CAW has a long-standing relationship with Family Courts, but this is our first ever project at Kings County.
PS 192
CAW returns to Hamilton Heights to replace a beloved but badly defaced mural. Spanning half a block and reaching over twenty feet high on one side, this mural will celebrate the diversity of the Jacob Schiff School Campus and the West Harlem community.
Grant Houses
Youth Apprentices are creating a mural for the Cornerstone Center at Grant Houses. This mural will celebrate the people and places that make West Harlem a special place to call home.
New York City Family Court
The NYS Unified Court Office for Justice Initiatives has commissioned CAW Youth Apprentices to create a guidebook for young people visiting Family Court in all five boroughs.
West Harlem Oral History Project
Youth Apprentices are creating an oral history film that will celebrate the West Harlem community and its vibrant arts scene.
Unveilings and Premieres
Kings County Family Court Art Unveiling
1:00 PM, Tuesday, August 12th
Kings County Family Court
330 Jay Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
NOTE: Attendance is limited and advance registration is strictly required. For more information, email programs@creativeartworks.org
BXP Art Unveiling
1:00 PM, Tuesday, August 12th
360 Park Avenue South (btwn 25th and 26th Street)
New York, NY 10010
NOTE: Advance registration is required. For more information, email programs@creativeartworks.org
Manhattan Family Court Guidebook Presentation
Wednesday, August 13th, Time TBD
Watch this space for more information.
NOTE: This event will be live streamed. For more information, email programs@creativeartworks.org
Grant Houses Mural Unveiling
Wednesday, August 13th, Time TBD
Watch this space for more information.
NOTE: Advance registration is required. For more information, email programs@creativeartworks.org
PS 192 Mural Unveiling
1:00 PM, Thursday, August 14th
The Jacob Schiff School Campus
500 West 138th Street (btwn Hamilton Place and Amsterdam)
New York, NY 10031
West Harlem Oral History Project Premiere
3:30 PM, Thursday, August 14th
The Forum at Columbia University
601 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027
Tickets are free but advanced registration is required. Email programs@creativeartworks.org