Northampton Community College’s (NCC) Art Department is participating in the International Children’s Peace Mural Project. With the slogan, “Painting Together for a Peaceful World,” the mural project allows youth to create art on canvases the same size as Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” in different places around the world.   

On September 6, the mural will be used in the celebration of Bethlehem’s World Heritage Designation. A week later, on September 13 from 1 – 4 p.m., the mural will be hung at the Bethlehem Public Library during a vibrant celebration as a part of the 2025-26 Bethlehem Japan Peace Project, Beacons of Hope through Art & Music. The project is a series of art and musical performances to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. This project will celebrate the longstanding 60+ year sister city relationship between Bethlehem, PA and Tondabayashi, Japan.