The Global Youth Murals Project is a much-loved component of our School and Classroom Program. Developed in 2002, the project invites students to express their views on culture, friendship and peace through art. The murals are then shared online and in person, through exhibits, so that as many people as possible can experience their beautiful international perspectives.
Each year, we eagerly await the arrival of murals from all points on the globe. We were thrilled to recently hear from friends in Russia and Indonesia that their murals are on the way:
Murals from School 2 Purwokerto in Central Java, Indonesia
Mural created by students at Lyceum #2 in Volgograd, Russia
A collection of murals from past years have gone on tour across the United States, hosted by PTPI chapter members who organized exhibits in order to share them with their communities. First they visited our El Dorado County, California Chapter, then our Sheboygan, Wisconsin Chapter.
Global Youth Murals on Tour in Sheboygan
Next they spent a few months with our Delaware Chapter before heading to Arizona for our Worldwide Conference, allowing members from all around the world to enjoy them.
Attendees of the Worldwide Conference in Arizona enjoy the Global Youth Murals
After the conference they will head to the Atlanta, Georgia Chapter, which has arranged for the murals to be displayed in the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, exposing them to a large and diverse audience.
For more information on the project and how to participate, contact Paige Leitnaker, Director of PTPI’s School and Classroom Program, at classroom@ptpi.org.
