Citygap At The Living City Project In New York City 2025

CityGAP is an outdoor, city-based, experiential program for participants age 18-25. Our program is for young people who want to connect with the world, explore their passions, master life skills, & make an impact with a supportive group of peers. Engage with New York as a classroom, laboratory, and community as we wrestle with the current challenges facing the city and create original group & individual projects in a variety of media. CityGAP serves people from around the world seeking a meaningful, creative, and collaborative experience outside in NYC. Our ideal participant is a person who wants to do hands-on work with peers, mentors and expert partners on relevant challenges in the city. We partner with city officials, artists, policymakers, journalists, performers, activists and entrepreneurs. Participants work on both group and individual projects, producing a portfolio of original work in a variety of media. VISIT SITE APPLY NOW Participants : 10-12 participants between ages 18-22 Program parameters: We meet outdoors, in-person three days a week, for 4-6 hours with breaks, and indoors or remotely two days a week for 2-4 hours twice a week. The rotation will be determined by the participants and program leaders, and is subject to change due to partners schedules and the weather. Example weekly schedule: In-person and in the field on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Indoors/remote or independent work on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Program: We begin with 3 weeks of orientation, in which we explore the origins and organization of NYC, and learn to navigate and collaborate. This introductory experience orients participants in the city and sets them on the path to master how the city works. We explore NYCs street grid, transportation network and neighborhoods, architecture and monuments, and unique social geography, looking at the city through our 5 Living City Lenses.?After the first project cycle, we do a 10-12 week Group Project designed in collaboration with the participants, based on their passions and interests, drawing from the 12 project cycle topics , below.?The final products , determined by the participants, may include: exhibitions, design projects, podcasts, videos and documentaries, model-making, public art projects, websites, op-eds, policy proposals, performance, walking tours, etc. ?Of course, current events and student interest may transform a project cycle or produce a completely new one, as circumstances warrant. We have a deep bench of expert partners to make such flexibility possible.?Finally, each student also engages in a Individual Project in which they pursue a personal passion, or explore a new one, with our mentorship and guidance from our deep bench of partners. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.