Youth Art Project

People to People Delaware participates in an annual youth art project. Local award winning artist, Eunice Lafate, helps Delaware children translate their ideas of peace into visual concepts that bring the theme to life in their artwork. The children's artwork is traditionally displayed at various places all around the world to promote Peace Through Understanding and we are very proud of this community event.

Enjoy the vibrant art and thoughtful messages from the students shown below!

We would appreciate your donation to support the costs of this program in promotion of this valued project.

2024: PATHWAYS TO PEACE - A JOURNEY FROM THE HEART

People to People Delaware is proud to sponsor an annual Youth Art Program in New Castle County.

We strive to promote the values of peace, diversity and global engagement, as well as foster interest and confidence in creating art. Ms. Eunice LaFate, an award winning folk artist in Delaware, and a key member of our team, has participated in all of our Youth Art Programs. She believes that everyone is an artist and her energy and creativity inspires students in their artistic endeavors.

PTPDE is pleased to have partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Delaware and local schools and community groups offering this program to both middle and high-school students since 2019.

Each year we tailor the project and theme around current events and resultant opportunities to spend time with local children with a focus on promoting peace. These engaging and impressive murals, along with other Delaware and international youth murals, are displayed in October at our Peace Week events at the Academy for Peace, as well at our PTPDE Annual Meeting in June. PTPDE is very grateful to the Delaware Division of the Arts for grants and to our Members and Donors for donations that support this program.

Former Youth Art themes have included:

• ONE PEOPLE/ONE WORLD 2019 with Middle School Students; Boys and Girls Club of Delaware

• KNOW JUSTICE; KNOW PEACE 2020 (in response to Black Lives Matter) with Middle School Students; Boys and Girls Club of DE

• UNITE FOR JUSTICE; UNITE FOR PEACE, 2021 (in response to Black Lives Matter) High School Students; Boys and Girls Club of Delaware

• HOPE AND RESILIENCE: A PATHWAY TO PEACE, 2022 (in response to escalating mental health issues for children coming out of the pandemic) Middle School Students, Boys and Girls Club of Delaware

Summary of Past Peace Mural Events

On August 21st and 22nd, 2024, People to People Delaware Members, Sharon Cooper, Dr. Marilyn Stadalius, Eunice Lafate, Dr. Jay Macklin and Aisha Al Hajjar worked with middle schoolers at the Academy for Peace for our annual youth art project. The children came from diverse backgrounds and worked harmoniously together to bring forth their vision of the pathway to peace. Making new friends, the children experienced PTPDE's mission of promoting Peace through Understanding.