Make the Ware Center for the Arts part of your Lancaster City First Friday route! Join us for an evening of poetry and art focused on peace, justice, and unity.

Voices of Peace

7 pm • Steinman Hall

Join us for a free performance by Voices of Peace, a collective of five artists and activists from diverse backgrounds who use poetry to explore the human impact of war and promote a more peaceful world. Through a curated selection of poems from around the globe, the group shares stories of conflict while highlighting hope, resilience, solidarity, and the possibility of peace.

Peace Kids to the Rescue

5–8 pm • Atrium

The evening also features the 8th Annual Peace Kids to the Rescue Art Show and Silent Auction, which features artwork donated by over 70 children from ages 3 to 18, giving young artists an opportunity to use their creativity to make a difference in their communities. Proceeds from the art show and auction benefit Church World Service and the Arch Street Center.

Prison Portrait Project

5-8 pm • Regitz Gallery

Stop by the opening of Caryolyn Harper’s Prison Portrait Project. Hand-sewn, large-format quilts and hand-embroidered batiks portray incarcerated individuals, shining a spotlight on a population the world has largely forgotten.

Admission: FREE and open to the public!