Soak It Up!

City Studies

Soak It Up!

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Public Access Design

Bail's Set... What's Next?

How Can I Improve My Park?

Making Policy Public

How Can I Improve My Park?

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

Now Boarding

Urban Investigations

Now Boarding

meet the…

We’re thrilled to announce our latest Public Access Design jury who will help select the 2020 Public Access Design Fellows! This year we are joined by Leila Taylor, Josh Cochran, Jeanne Ortiz-Ortiz, and Malika Conner (clockwise, from top left).

open call

Calling all advocates and organizers!

launch event

On October 10, 2019 students from the Red Hook Community Justice Center presented their latest investigation, Swept Up, at Mayday Space.

launch event

On October 24, 2019 students from New Settlement at CMSP 327 presented Snack Attack at BronxNet.

news

Thank you to all who came out to our Annual Benefit on October 3rd! Nearly 300 designers, artists, community advocates, and urban enthusiasts came together to celebrate CUP and our community partners. The energy in the room was so inspiring and we’re honored to be ... more

open call

Calling all designers and visual artists! We’re now accepting applications for the 2020 Public Access Design Fellowship!

news

It’s National Voter Registration Day so we’re turning to the archives to demystify the process of voting! Check out these teaching tools to understand the process of voting and making sure your voice is heard. And don’t forget to register if you can! Our ... more

launch event

How do we take action in our every day lives? In every role we play – both large and small – we can all take collective action toward meaningful change. At this year’s Benefit, we’re celebrating the work of our community partners and their commitment ... more

launch event

This summer, CUP collaborated with Teaching Artist Ro Garrido and students from the Red Hook Community Justice Center to investigate how Conspiracy Laws are used to police youth and charge them with “gang involvement” based on who they know.

news

CUP is excited to announce the 2019 Teaching Artist Fellows! This cohort of Teaching Artists and Designers will work with CUP over the coming year and learn about our project-based youth education methods. Several of the fellows will also collaborate with CUP and our ... more

meet the…

Meet Ro! For our second feature of Meet the Teaching Artist, CUP’s series spotlighting our educator collaborators, we sat down with Teaching Artist Ro Garrido!

launch event

Join CUP for a happy hour to celebrate our new Fellow for Change in Design, Elijah Bobo, and to welcome him to the NYC design world.

Store Stories

City Studies

Store Stories

Show Up

Public Access Design

Show Up

It's Not Just Personal

Making Policy Public

It's Not Just Personal

Shelter Skelter

Urban Investigations

Shelter Skelter

Ready, Set, Apply!

Technical Assistance

Ready, Set, Apply!

¡No me han pagado!

Public Access Design

¡No me han pagado!

The Fresh Producers

Urban Investigations

The Fresh Producers

Making Change

City Studies

Making Change