We believe that art can do more than brighten up our streets -- it can be a high-impact, low-cost way to show Cincinnati communities a little love and increase neighborhood pride.
Our Arts Program uses art as a catalyst for reducing blight, crime, and graffiti in Cincinnati neighborhoods. We find eyesores in a community -– things like vacant buildings, tagged retaining walls, and rusty chain link fences -– and turn them into community assets by using the neglected space to create simple works of art. By changing the appearance and perception of a neighborhood, this work encourages economic development and improves quality of life at a low cost.
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KCB artists worked with police cadets to beautify this shipping container!
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Smithall Building, 2001-2009 Vine St
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Laurel Park basketball court gets a face-lift during a cleanup event
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Making progress on a mural at Hanna Playground
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One of the neighborhood Mini-Murals made for Walnut hills with some great responses!
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KCB artists worked with Artworks to paint murals in alleyways. Artist- Michael Coppage
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Volunteers with the Marvin Lewis Community Fund work on a fence weaving during the Hometown Huddle
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1527 Elm
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Retaining wall mural at the McMicken Play Area, before and after
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407 Whiteman, the 1000th building painted by KCB
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108-110 E McMicken
