What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

Technical Assistance

What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

Making the Grade

Urban Investigations

Making the Grade

How Can I Improve My Park?

Making Policy Public

How Can I Improve My Park?

Ready, Set, Apply!

Technical Assistance

Ready, Set, Apply!

Swept Up

Urban Investigations

Swept Up

Who Makes Bail?

Urban Investigations

Who Makes Bail?

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What if hanging out with your friends could get you arrested? Who gets prosecuted for “gang” participation?  This summer high school students from the Red Hook Community Justice Center will investigate these questions, all thanks to your support!

meet the…

For the first feature in CUP’s series spotlighting our educational collaborators, Meet the Teaching Artist, we sat down with teaching artist Gabe Gordon! Gabe grew up far-sighted in Cleveland, Ohio. Fascinated by postal systems and mail objects, Gabe’s work and ... more

meet the…

We’re happy to announce our latest Making Policy Public jury! This year we are joined by Reem Ramadan, Kelli Anderson, Simone Noronha, and Shelby Chestnut (clockwise, from top left).

meet the…

We’re delighted to announce our latest Public Access Design jury, who will help us select our Public Access Design collaborations for the Fall 2019! This year we are joined by Alia Hassan, Julian Morales, Anthonine Pierre, and Alyna Citrin (clockwise, from top left).

open call

CUP is looking for talented designers, visual artists, and other creative workers to collaborate on the 2020 issues of Making Policy Public, our series of fold-out posters that use graphic design to explore and explain complex policies.

open call

Calling all advocates and organizers! (designers, click here!) CUP is looking for community and advocacy organizations working to address policy issues that would benefit from a visual explanation, and where the lack of understanding of the issue is leading to social ... more

news

This year, we’re asking our community to help us raise money for a summer Urban Investigation on NYPD conspiracy laws. Join our campaign team today and support high school students investigating NYPD conspiracy laws. 

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We are thrilled to announce the five talented designers chosen by our jury as finalists for the 2019 CUP Fellowship for Change in Design! While we can only choose one designer to work with for the year, we’re showcasing all of our finalists in the spirit of ... more

 

Join our community of artists, designers, advocates, and urban enthusiasts on October 3rd, 2019 to celebrate CUP at our Annual Benefit! It’ll be an evening of conversation, cocktails, and a chance to check out all the latest CUP projects you’ve been eyeing. Mark ... more

open call

We’re now accepting applications for the 2019 CUP Teaching Artist Fellowship! The CUP Teaching Artist Fellowship is an opportunity for NYC-based Teaching Artists to apply their art and design skills to contribute to social change. Eight Fellows will be selected for ... more

launch event

Over the past semester, students from Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy (KAPPA) have collaborated with CUP and Teaching Artist Gaby Coll to explore how people experiencing homelessness interact with the temporary shelter system in New York City Join us for the debut of ... more

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Over the past year you’ve joined us in celebrating the tenth anniversary of our popular program, Making Policy Public. From an exhibit at The Drawing Center to the launch of several new tools for communities across the city, we’re honored to have collaborated ... more

Space Jam

Urban Investigations

Space Jam

What is asylum?

Making Policy Public

What is asylum?

Who Benefits from Community Benefit Agreements?

Urban Investigations

Who Benefits from Community Benefit Agreements?

Is Your Landlord Harassing You or Your Neighbors?

Envisioning Development

Is Your Landlord Harassing You or Your Neighbors?

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

The Internet is Serious Business

Urban Investigations

The Internet is Serious Business

Let's Hang Out

Urban Investigations

Let's Hang Out

Pass It On!

Making Policy Public

Pass It On!