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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407 Whiteman, the 1000th building painted by KCB
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Making progress on a mural at Hanna Playground
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P&G Volunteers at work on a fence weaving at Water Lily Daycare
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1513-1515 Vine, Before and After
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1527 Elm
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1737 Elm, Before and After
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Volunteers with the Marvin Lewis Community Fund work on a fence weaving during the Hometown Huddle
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959-961 E McMillan, before and after
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Retaining wall mural at the McMicken Play Area, before and after
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108-110 E McMicken
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Mural designed by L.D. Nehls and painted in partnership with ArtWorks Youth Apprentices
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1701-1705 Freeman
