Create for Peace
Monthly prompts and free lessons invite people of every age and skill level to make something about kindness, understanding, cooperation and hope.
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One world. Many voices. A shared hope.
Make art.Make connection.Make peace.
A worldwide creative home where children, families, artists, educators and communities can use art to understand one another—and imagine a more peaceful future together.
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CreateDraw, paint, write, photograph.🎵
ConnectMusic, dance, theater and stories.🌍
UnderstandSee the world through another person's eyes.No private messaging for minorsAdult-mediated youth submissionsFree creative learningGlobal, welcoming, nonpartisan
What we are creating
A worldwide creative meeting place for peace.
Peace Through the Arts is being built as an open, welcoming home where creativity becomes a bridge between people, cultures and generations. We want children and adults to learn from artists around the world, make art of their own, share ideas safely, and discover how people in other places express hope, home, kindness and understanding.
It is not about deciding whose art is “best.” It is about creating together, seeing one another more clearly, and giving young people the tools to communicate across differences. Creativity, confidence, empathy, curiosity and communication can help children thrive in a changing world—and help all of us build a more peaceful one.
Learn. Create. Connect.
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Learn
Discover free lessons, demonstrations and creative ideas from artists and educators.
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Create
Use drawing, painting, sculpture, music, dance, writing, theater, photography and more to explore peace and shared humanity.
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Connect
Share and respond through safe, moderated projects that help people understand lives and cultures beyond their own.
Creativity is a bridge
Peace begins when people stop being strangers.
Art can cross borders without needing everyone to speak the same language. A drawing, song, poem, dance, photograph or short film can say: This is what I love. This is what I fear. This is what I hope for.
See the World
A moderated gallery can feature peace-themed work from different countries while protecting the privacy of young artists.
Visit the gallery →Exchange Ideas Safely
Respond to shared creative prompts and cultural questions—without private child-to-stranger messaging or public contact information.
Explore the exchange →An invitation to art content creators
Already teaching art online? We would love to help people discover your work.
If you are an artist, art teacher, maker or creative content creator who has already produced free, high-quality art instruction—a video, tutorial, demonstration, lesson or course—we would like Peace Through the Arts to become another doorway to it.
That could include how to draw, paint, sculpt, photograph, animate, make music, dance, write, act, craft, design, or explore another creative art. We are especially interested in content that is encouraging, accessible, family-friendly, culturally respectful, and able to inspire creativity, communication, understanding or peace.
✓ Your content stays where you created it✓ You keep ownership of your work✓ We link to and credit the original creator✓ Participation is free
Creator suggestion and contact details are coming soon. As we build the course library, we also plan to reach out to creators when we discover existing lessons that seem especially well suited to this mission.
A living global classroom
Free courses created by artists for everyone.
Artists, teachers, musicians, writers, dancers, actors and filmmakers can contribute short lessons that pair a creative skill with a peace-building idea.
- “Draw the Place You Call Home”
- “Portraits: Seeing the Person, Not the Label”
- “Songs of Welcome”
- “Peace Posters Across Cultures”
- “Tell a Story From Another Point of View”
The Peace Studio
Monthly theme: “What does peace feel like?”
Create an artwork in any medium. Adults may submit their own work. Work by anyone under 18 is submitted by a parent, guardian, teacher or approved youth organization.
PaintingMusicPoetryDancePhotographyTheaterFilm
🌎 Global Pledge
Creativity gives people a way to live the values behind the Global Pledge—making our shared world better, healthier, safer and more peaceful.
Visit GlobalPledge.org →Connected movements
From making art to living the promise.
Peace Through the Arts can become one of the most joyful ways to move from words to action.
Global Knights of Peace
Young people and adults can be recognized for going beyond saying the pledge—creating, learning, helping, sharing and acting with kindness, truth and courage.
Creative Peace Quests
Complete age-appropriate activities: make peace art, learn about another culture, thank a helper, collaborate with a classroom, or teach someone a creative skill.
“The children are not simply inheriting the future. They are already helping create it.”
Our job is to give them the creative tools, confidence, empathy and safe spaces to build something better.
Safety before scale
A global children’s project should be designed differently from social media.
That means fewer data points, stronger defaults, adult mediation, human moderation and no features that encourage private adult-child contact.
No youth DMs
No private messaging between minors and strangers.
No precise location
Country or broad region is enough; never publish a child’s address or live location.
Adult-mediated
Youth art and responses come through a parent, guardian, teacher or approved organization.
Moderated first
Submissions are reviewed before they appear publicly.
Start together
There is a place here for everyone.
For Children & Families
Find creative prompts, make art together, learn about other cultures and share through a trusted adult.
For Artists & Teachers
Offer a free lesson, classroom project, demonstration or creative challenge that helps people connect.
For Schools & Organizations
Host a peace-art day, create a collaborative exhibit, or join a teacher-mediated classroom exchange.