Calling all advocates and organizers!
Collaborate with CUP on our next issues of Public Access Design!
We’re looking for community and advocacy organizations that are working to address policy issues that would benefit from a visual explanation, and ...
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The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) is seeking a Program Manager to be an integral part of our team’s work collaborating with community organizations and designers to create visually-based popular education tools, and in developing trainings to help share CUP’s ...
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How is the pandemic and its impacts affecting community-engaged design practices now and in the future?
CUP recently hosted a panel discussion where leaders in the community-engaged design field held an honest, open-ended conversation about the current challenges, risks, and ...
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What is civic engagement? What does it look like for students? How do we as educators do this work through remote learning?
Join us for Taking Action Beyond the Ballot, a professional development workshop for high school educators! Taking Action Beyond the ...
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We’re thrilled to announce our latest Public Access Design jury who will help select the 2021 Public Access Design Fellows! This year we are joined by Kitkat Pecson, Jade Broomfield, Basma Eid, and Tok Oyewole (clockwise left to right). This stellar ...
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A huge thank you to all the amazing supporters who helped us reach our goal!
With your help we raised over $24,000 for our summer Youth Education program with the Red Hook Community Justice Center.
Thanks to your support, youth will investigate who holds the police ...
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CUP is now accepting applications for our 2021 round of Making Policy Public!
We’re looking for community and advocacy organizations who are working to address policy issues where the difficulty of understanding the issues is leading to social injustice. Together, ...
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CUP is looking for skilled graphic designers, illustrators, or visual artists who are interested in social justice, demystifying policy, and meaningful collaboration!
How is the pandemic and its impacts affecting community-engaged design practices now and in the future?
Leaders in the field from across the US will engage in an open, exploratory conversation about the current challenges, risks, and opportunities of using participatory ...
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We’re happy to announce our latest Making Policy Public jury! This year we are joined by Zipeng Zhu, Audrey Sasson, Mohamed Attia, and Alice Chung (clockwise, from top left).
Each year, CUP has a jury of two people prominent in the organizing and advocacy fields and ...
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CUP Is Hiring a Development Coordinator
CUP is seeking a Development Coordinator to support our development, community engagement, and communications efforts, and play a key role in helping build the relationships and financial support that make our work possible. We’re looking for a creative, organized, and highly motivated individual with some experience in development and communications, who wants to support our mission of using design and art to contribute to meaningful social change.
The Development Coordinator plays a key role in supporting CUP’s development and community engagement work, which is critical to ensuring the organization can carry out its mission. The Development Coordinator will coordinate all aspects of CUP’s development and communications strategy, including grant writing, individual fundraising, events, marketing, and organizational support.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until noon Eastern time on Monday, August 3rd.
As organizers across the city continue to fight for housing justice for all, we’re highlighting some CUP tools that explain different rights and policies around the housing system, from navigating homeless shelters, to understanding utility rights.