TESTIMONIALS 

"Cities of Peace encourages us to acknowledge the grandeur of humankind’s creative powers, and the triumph of hope over the forces of darkness and entropy. These paintings are such exceptional communicative as well as aesthetic artifacts, and their wide visibility is a most salutary prospect."

– Jeff Spurr, Harvard University, Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, Fogg Museum

"Cities of Peace promotes ethics, intercultural dialogue and inner calm while making a lasting impression as a contrast to war, to bombs, to destruction. Cities of Peace should not only be exhibited in New York or Geneva but in war zones, in schools and art halls, where they could give hope and inspiration."  –Jan Oberg, Executive Director, Transnational Foundation for Peace, Lund, Sweden

"Yes, art matters in conflict. That is why I find the Ellen Frank Cities of Peace Project so important. Because Cities of Peace focuses on cities. Because Cities of Peace identifies art as the ultimate peace weapon. Art comes before diplomacy." –Jean-Marie Guehénno, Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations