I Heart East New York

Urban Investigations

I Heart East New York

Space Jam

Urban Investigations

Space Jam

Store Stories

City Studies

Store Stories

Now Boarding

Urban Investigations

Now Boarding

H2 Oh No!

Technical Assistance

H2 Oh No!

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Open Call for Advocates!

Open Call for Advocates!

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 where the lack of understanding of that issue is leading to social injustice. Together, we’ll collaborate with art and design professionals to break down complex problems into an accessible, culturally appropriate visual tool for your constituents.

Public Access Design (PAD) projects are short, intensive collaborations that result in a visual tool that meets a New York City-based advocate’s organizing needs as they arise. They are concise in scope, cover urgent topics, and take around 4-6 months to create, and our advocate partners will receive 1,000 free printed copies at the end!

We’re looking for groups who work directly with the constituency impacted by the issue and who can directly distribute the completed tool to that audience. Applicants should be interested in engaging in a collaborative design process and, most of all, interested in explaining an aspect of public policy! (We define public policy broadly – past topics include: how to avoid wage theft if you’re a domestic worker, how to get your stuff back after an arrest, and navigating the bail process). We welcome applications addressing issues related to COVID19. 

Applications are due by October 12th, 2020 at 5pm – click here to learn more!

If you don’t have time to submit an application:
We know these are very trying and uncertain times, and want to make it as easy as possible for you to keep doing the work you’re doing. If you want to apply to Public Access Design, but submitting an application sounds like too much of a hurdle right now, schedule a call with CUP. We’ll talk through your proposed project topic and ask you a few questions about it, and put it in a format that our jury can easily review alongside applications submitted online. We’re happy to remove one barrier to getting important information out there in an accessible and meaningful way. Please email [email protected] to set up a phone call.

It's Not Just Personal

Making Policy Public

It's Not Just Personal

Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

Whose Art?

City Studies

Whose Art?

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

Free For All?

City Studies

Free For All?

Show Up

Public Access Design

Show Up

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

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

Public Access Design

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