Editing Jersey City, New Jersey (section)

=== JCMAPS ===
Since 2013, the Jersey City Mural Arts Program (JCMAPS), has partnered with established and emerging local, national and international mural artists, such as JC based graffiti artist DISTORT, local Jersey City teachers, Brazilian artist [[Eduardo Kobra]], and American artists and activists such as [[Shepard Fairey]] and [[Kyle Holbrook]]. The city also engages property owners throughout Jersey City as part of the innovative program that reduces graffiti, engages local residents and beautifies Jersey City by transforming the city into a vibrant outdoor art gallery. To date, over 200 murals have been created by over 138 artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jcmap.org/|title=Jersey City Mural Arts Program|website=jcmap.org|access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2015/10/watch_shepard_fairey_create_jersey_city_wave_in_4.html|title=Watch Shepard Fairey create 'Jersey City Wave' in 4 minutes|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=October 30, 2015|access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Garcia|url=https://thedigestonline.com/new-jersey/distort-jersey-city/|title=Graffiti Artist DISTORT on Creating Jersey City’s Largest Mural|publisher=New Jersey Digest|date=May 26, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2019/07/you-can-now-find-all-of-jersey-citys-murals-on-this-website.html|title=All of Jersey City’s murals in one place|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=July 15, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2015}}</ref>

In 2014, the Jersey City Youth Mural Arts Program (JCYMAP) started as an extension of JCMAPS. Students throughout Jersey City work together with art instructors on the final layout and design of the murals and engage in hands-on, intensive workshops that are designed to provide young artists with the tools and skills necessary to create public art.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/news/mayorartistscelebrateyouthmuralartsprogram|title=Mayor Fulop & Jersey City Artists Celebrate 10 Years of Inspirational Youth Mural Arts Program|publisher=City of Jersey City|date=October 16, 2024|access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/08/murals-unveiled-in-jersey-city-one-to-celebrate-friendship-and-another-to-fight-violence.html|title=Murals unveiled in Jersey City, one to celebrate friendship and another to fight violence|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=August 9, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref> The program also works with local universities such as [[New Jersey City University]] and [[Saint Peter's University]] to engage young-adults to create a mural under the direction of professional mural artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saintpeters.edu/news/2020/01/23/when-art-forms-a-community-saint-peters-beautifies-jersey-city-through-mural-arts-program/|title=When Art Forms a Community: Saint Peter’s Beautifies Jersey City Through Mural Arts Program|publisher=Saint Peter's University|date=January 23, 2020|access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref>