CUP: News And Events

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Announcing the 2020 Making Policy Public Collaborations

We’re thrilled to announce our latest round of Making Policy Public collaborations, selected by our stellar jury! Over the next year we’ll be working with these fierce advocates and designers to create visual explanations of complicated policy issues.

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Meet the 2020 Public Access Design Fellows

CUP is excited to announce the 2020 cohort of Public Access Design Fellows.

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Meet the Designer: L+L

For our latest round of Meet the Designer, CUP’s ongoing series spotlighting our design collaborators, we sat down with design studio L+L!

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CUP at AIANY!

Last month, CUP’s ED Christine Gaspar and Board Member Inbar Kishoni spoke at Agency: An Architect’s Tools for Civic Engagement, hosted by the AIANY Civic Leadership Program.

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What’s Up Beyond CUP?

It’s time for our latest installment of What’s Up Beyond CUP?, where we spotlight CUP’s collaborators’ work — upcoming shows, publications, and new projects — beyond CUP. Check out what some of our collaborators have been up to this year!

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Student investigators in action!

Our Fall Youth Education projects are in full swing! CUP is collaborating with students across NYC to investigate social justice ranging from who is impacted by fare evasion, to the uses of facial recognition technology. By interviewing key stakeholders, conducting ... more

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Meet the Teaching Artist: April Wen!

For our latest installment of Meet the Teaching Artist, we sat down with April Wen!

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CUP is hiring an intern!

As a CUP intern, you’ll assist with several projects and learn about CUP’s methods for using design to meet community needs.

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Help CUP turn information into power!

Join CUP in fighting fear – and fighting for justice – today and throughout 2020.

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Meet The Next 2020 Public Access Design Advocate Jury

We’re so excited to announce our latest Public Access Design jury, who will help us select our first Public Access Design collaborations for 2020!

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Announcing our next issue of Public Access Design

We’re honored to announce our upcoming Public Access Design collaboration! This fall, CUP is collaborating with the Immigrant Defense Project and designer Melisa Tekin on a guide that explains the rights of non-US citizens who come ... more

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PSA on fighting landlord harrassment

Landlords resorting to harassment and other tactics to push out long-term or low-income tenants is nothing new in New York City. But now, it’s illegal. We just launched a PSA to help tenants understand their rights under this new program.