Public Art for Public Schools
Our goal is to provide schools with artworks that visually enhance the learning environment, serve as unique and exciting resources for teaching, and most of all, inspire students.
About Us
Public Art for Public Schools (PAPS), a unit within the New York City School Construction Authority, is the only public art program dedicated to schools in the country. Established in 1989, the program commissions site-specific projects for new school buildings and oversees the maintenance and preservation of nearly 2000 existing artworks in the New York City Department of Education’s collection throughout the five boroughs. Our goal is to provide schools with artworks that visually enhance the learning environment, serve as unique and exciting resources for teaching, and most of all, inspire students.
Contact Us
For more information please contact:
Public Art for Public Schools
New York City School Construction Authority
25-01 Jackson Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
Telephone: (718) 472-8000
Email: Public Arts for Public Schools Info
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News & Media
P.S 41 in Bayside unveils $51 million expansion featuring new classrooms and upgraded facilities
By Iryna Shkurhan
10/10/2024
NYC School Construction Authority’s Public Art for Public Schools to Unveil Twenty-One New Permanent Artworks in Public Schools throughout New York City by Celebrated Artists
By Artdose Magazine
09/07/2024
Glass Magazine - Great Glazing, P.S. 046 Addition, The Alley Pond School
By Glass Magazine
09/05/2024
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FacilitiesNet - A Creative Atmosphere Cultivated for NYC Public School Students
By FacilitiesNet Staff
09/06/2024
The Architects Newspaper - New York City School Construction Authority unveils 21 new artworks for public schools across the city
By Soleil Protos
09/05/2024
Broadway World - Twenty-One New Permanent Artworks To Enrich Public Schools Throughout New York City
By A.A. Cristi
09/04/2024
QNS - Mayor Adams unveils new buildings at six Queens schools for 2024-25 academic year
By Shane O’Brien
09/04/2024
Welcome to the "Pacific Park Campus": School Construction Authority posts new video, plus photos of artwork at new building.
By Norman Oder
08/17/2024
Secret Brooklyn (Erasmus Hall Academy: Stained Glass treasures inside a School, p. 164-165)
By Michelle Young
07/31/2017
The Abandoned School Inside Erasmus Hall in Flatbush Brooklyn and the Stained Glass Gems in the School Complex
By Michelle Young
06/23/2017
Shards of Glass at New Queens School Site Traced to Artist Louis Comfort Tiffany
By Lindsey Christ
03/15/2017
Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research, Volume 57, Issue 3, 2016
By Kasia A. Ozga
06/21/2016
Architectural Record, Schools of the 21st Century, PS330 Q artwork feature
By Linda C. Lentz
01/16/2016
PS 290 - The Geraldine A. Ferraro Campus - Outstanding Design in the 2015 American School & University Educational Interiors Showcase
By American School & University
08/01/2015
The New York Times, Colorful Serendipity for a School's Sculpture
By Allan Kozinn
04/26/2013
NY1.com - The Classroom Collection, Part 1: Public Schools' Artworks Inspire Students, Teachers Alike
By Lindsey Christ
07/24/2011
NY1.com - The Classroom Collection, Part 2: Artistic Works Reflect Diversity Within
By Lindsey Christ
07/25/2011
NY1.com - The Classroom Collection, Part 3: City Students Create Permanent Art For Their Own School Walls
By Lindsey Christ
07/26/2011
NY1.com - The Classroom Collection, Part 4: Restorations Revive Interest In Schools' Neglected Artworks
By Lindsey Christ
07/27/2011
NY1.com - The Classroom Collection, Part 5: Artists Of New Public School Pieces Do Not Aim Low
By Lindsey Christ
07/28/2011