Peace begins when people find a way to reach one another.
Peace of Art began with a simple idea: peacebuilding can start with a conversation, a painting, a song, a classroom, a shared experience or a young person discovering that their voice matters.
Where the journey began.
Peace of Art was founded in 2016 in a region where conflict, displacement, social division and uncertainty were part of everyday life.
But our story did not begin with a theory of peace. It began with people: young people searching for opportunities, communities facing pressure and division, artists looking for ways to contribute, and people who wanted to participate in shaping something different.
We discovered that peacebuilding could happen in unexpected places.
Conflict is not only about violence.
It is also about the relationships that break long before violence begins.
We believe peacebuilding must therefore reach beyond formal institutions. It must also reach the places where people actually experience society: schools, neighborhoods, cultural spaces, community organizations, digital platforms and everyday relationships.
Sustainable peace is not something delivered to people. It is something people learn to build together.
Peace is more than the absence of violence.
For Peace of Art, peace is something people experience through dignity, participation, opportunity and belonging.
Peace can be learned through creativity.
Music, art and education create spaces where young people can develop skills, express themselves, encounter difference and build relationships beyond social boundaries.
This is why our work may take different forms: arts, dialogue, education, youth leadership, civic participation, media, humanitarian action, community support or international exchange.
Local experience should not remain isolated.
Peacebuilding must stay close to the communities it serves. But local knowledge becomes even more valuable when it can travel, connect and be shared.
Over time, Peace of Art's work connected with organizations, institutions, communities and partners beyond its place of origin.
Today, Peace of Art International connects three legally independent organizations.
Understand Our International Approach ↗Locally rooted. Internationally connected.
Each Peace of Art organization remains rooted in its own legal system, society and local priorities, while participating in a shared international framework.
Peace of Art Lebanon
Where the Peace of Art journey began and much of its locally rooted experience was developed.
Explore ↗Peace of Art USA
Extending cooperation, education and international engagement into new spaces.
Explore ↗Peace of Art Deutschland e.V.
Our German organization rooted in Dresden, connecting peacebuilding with civic and cultural participation.
Explore ↗Organizations do not build peace. People do.
Our work matters because of what people do with the opportunities, relationships and spaces that are created.
A young person discovers that their voice matters.
An artist turns creativity into dialogue.
A volunteer gives time and skills to a community.
Two people from different backgrounds leave a conversation understanding each other differently.
We do not see young people only as beneficiaries. We see them as peacebuilders, creators and leaders.
Ten years, and still moving.
2016 was the beginning. It was never meant to be the destination.
Over the following decade, Peace of Art expanded its programs, communities, partnerships, international engagement and institutional structure.
As Peace of Art enters its second decade, we are strengthening international cooperation, governance, transparency, partnerships and our capacity to develop larger and longer-term initiatives.
But we want to protect what made the journey possible in the first place: staying close enough to communities to listen.
A world where difference becomes cooperation, not conflict.
A world in which people can live with dignity, participate meaningfully in their societies and use creativity, education, dialogue and human connection to build more peaceful, inclusive and resilient communities.
Turn connection into action.
Peace of Art strengthens people and communities by creating opportunities for dialogue, learning, creative expression, participation and cooperation.
Through locally rooted organizations and international partnership, we connect people, knowledge and ideas across borders and transform them into practical action for peace.
Peace is not a destination. It is a journey we create together.
Explore the work, evidence and international structure behind the next chapter of Peace of Art.
One mission.
A shared vision for peace.
Across different countries and communities, Peace of Art is united by a common belief: sustainable peace grows when people have the opportunity to participate, express themselves, learn from one another and shape the future of their communities.
To build peace through participation, dialogue and community action.
Peace of Art empowers people and communities to become active participants in building peaceful, inclusive and resilient societies.
Through peacebuilding, education, arts and culture, youth leadership, civic participation, inclusion, humanitarian action and community development, our National Affiliates create locally relevant opportunities for people to connect across differences, strengthen their capacities and contribute to positive social change.
As an international network, we connect local experience across countries, strengthen cooperation between our National Affiliates, support shared learning and research, and build partnerships that expand what locally rooted organizations can achieve together.
Peaceful and inclusive societies where people can shape their future together.
We envision communities in which dignity, diversity, justice, dialogue and mutual respect are foundations of everyday life.
Our vision is a world where young people and communities have the confidence, knowledge and opportunities to bridge differences, challenge discrimination and violence, participate meaningfully in society and create solutions to the challenges affecting them.
We believe peace does not require every community to become the same. It requires people and institutions to learn how to live with differences, protect human dignity and cooperate across social, cultural, religious and national boundaries.
Locally rooted.
Internationally connected.
Our shared Mission and Vision guide the network, while each National Affiliate develops its work according to its own community context, legal responsibilities and local priorities.
Local Knowledge
Communities and national teams understand their own realities, priorities and opportunities.
Local Action
Programs are designed and delivered close to the people and communities they are intended to serve.
Shared Learning
Experience, research, methods and lessons can be exchanged across the Peace of Art network.
International Cooperation
Partnerships and collaboration connect local work with wider opportunities for peacebuilding and positive change.
One Vision.
Many Communities.
Shared Humanity.
Our National Affiliates provide the local roots. Our international network connects them. The people and communities we work with give our mission its purpose.
One mission.
A shared vision for peace.
Across different countries and communities, Peace of Art is united by a common belief: sustainable peace grows when people have the opportunity to participate, express themselves, learn from one another and shape the future of their communities.
To build peace through participation, dialogue and community action.
Peace of Art empowers people and communities to become active participants in building peaceful, inclusive and resilient societies.
Through peacebuilding, education, arts and culture, youth leadership, civic participation, inclusion, humanitarian action and community development, our National Affiliates create locally relevant opportunities for people to connect across differences, strengthen their capacities and contribute to positive social change.
As an international network, we connect local experience across countries, strengthen cooperation between our National Affiliates, support shared learning and research, and build partnerships that expand what locally rooted organizations can achieve together.
Peaceful and inclusive societies where people can shape their future together.
We envision communities in which dignity, diversity, justice, dialogue and mutual respect are foundations of everyday life.
Our vision is a world where young people and communities have the confidence, knowledge and opportunities to bridge differences, challenge discrimination and violence, participate meaningfully in society and create solutions to the challenges affecting them.
We believe peace does not require every community to become the same. It requires people and institutions to learn how to live with differences, protect human dignity and cooperate across social, cultural, religious and national boundaries.
Locally rooted.
Internationally connected.
Our shared Mission and Vision guide the network, while each National Affiliate develops its work according to its own community context, legal responsibilities and local priorities.
Local Knowledge
Communities and national teams understand their own realities, priorities and opportunities.
Local Action
Programs are designed and delivered close to the people and communities they are intended to serve.
Shared Learning
Experience, research, methods and lessons can be exchanged across the Peace of Art network.
International Cooperation
Partnerships and collaboration connect local work with wider opportunities for peacebuilding and positive change.
One Vision.
Many Communities.
Shared Humanity.
Our National Affiliates provide the local roots. Our international network connects them. The people and communities we work with give our mission its purpose.