Press Kit
Browse the latest announcements, news, and videos from Piece by Piece.
For all press and media inquiries, please contact the Piece by Piece media team at info@piecebypiece.org.
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About Us
Our mission is to empower residents who have experienced homelessness or economic insecurity by providing free mosaic art workshops enabling them to build confidence, earn supplementary income, promote wellness and an improved quality of life.
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Stories
The most up to date information on what Piece by Piece is up to. Get updates on classes, artists, upcoming projects, and more.
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Programs
Through free art workshops, and a safe welcoming community individuals who have experienced economic hardship are provided with the tools to heal, build community and master skills to earn income.
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For all press and media inquiries, please contact the Piece by Piece media team at info@piecebypiece.org.
Videos
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Piece by Piece 2023 Year In Review
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What has Piece by Piece meant to you in 2023?
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Piece by Piece offers a better life for participants
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Healing through Art from USC Impact
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Piece by Piece 2022 Recap
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How has Piece by Piece made your life better?
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Piece by Piece Artist Angelica Relates to Frida Kahlo
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Piece by Piece Artist Hilda: Creating Make Me Feel Free
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Piece by Piece Artist Jose inspired by Kandinsky and Van Gogh
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Piece by Piece Artist June talks about her portrait of Senator John Lewis
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Portraits and Places: Connections We Missed During COVID
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Break a' Plate: Creativity in Time of Uncertainty
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LA Mosaic Art Workshops Help Create Path Out of Homelessness
Kelly Clarkson Show -
Feature on Piece by Piece
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Founder Sophie Alpert Recieves Unsung Heroes Award
California Community Foundation
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Leadership CA DEI Summit
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Piece by Piece is an innovative arts program the offers free mosaic art workshops to low-income and homeless residents in South LA and Skid Row
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Meet this community of creatives bonded by love for mosiac art learning
News & Press Releases
2024
REDF News: What Mosaic Art Can Teach Us About Community | Piece By Piece
Mosaic Mural Illuminates LA's Newest Veteran Housing, Showcasing the Transformative Power of Art and Community Support. Press Release
Skid Row Arts Alliance Zine, Summer 2024 Featuring the City of Paramount Mosaic Sculpture
New Sculpture Embodies Piece by Piece’s Mission to Empower and Transform Lives Through Art Press Release
UCLA Center for Impact Newsletter, Students provide pro bono consulting to community nonprofits and social enterprises through short and long-term engagements. Piece by Piece was one of five recipients of a cash grant to implement student recommendations.
Skid Row Arts Alliance Zine, Spring 2024 Featuring artists John and Jose.
2023
Healing Through Art: Piecing together mental wellness. A non-profit that offers free mosaic workshops to residents of Skid Row and South Los Angeles has crafted a community where individuals can experience wellness and a path to earned income. By Prachi Singh and USC Impact
Skid Row Arts Alliance Zine, Fall 2023
Village for Vets and Piece by Piece, LA host Veteran’s Art Event, August 29, 2023.
Skid Row Arts Zine Summer 2023 A look back at the Silver Star Mural.
Piece by Piece is on the ballot as Proposal F in L.A. REPAIR Participatory Budgeting Grant for "Pieces of Love" in Southeast LA - Southeast La residents VOTE TODAY. April 2023 Press Release.
Skid Row Arts Zine Spring 2023 Featuring Piece by Piece artist Vicki.
Sophie Alpert: Founder of Piece by Piece. March 2023. Be-Roll.
Skid Row Arts Zine Winter 2023 South Gate mural is highlighted.
2022
Metro Seeks Veteran Input on New Mural Near Purple Line/VA Station November 2022 U.S Department of Veterans Affairs
Skid Row Arts Zine, Fall 2022
Sandy Segal Youth Health Center Mural is highlighted.
Paramount Invests in Community Partnerships to Reduce Homelessness, November 9, 2022. Brilliance of Community Commission is highlighted.
Wilshire Boulevard Temple Bulletin. Summer 2022. Virtual Mother’s Day Project with Karsh Center. Page 3.
City Hires Formerly Homeless Artists for Public Art Piece. July 2022. The City of Paramount
The Source. July 2022. Community-based organization Piece by Piece selected for Veterans Legacy Art Project Commission near future Westwood/VA Hospital Station.
2021
Art and The City. March 2021. Village Well Culver City Mosaic Mural.
2020
Culver City Neighbors. December 2020 . All Together Now—Putting the Pieces of Broken Lives Back Together.
VoyageLA. November 02 2020. Meet Sophie Alpert of Piece by Piece in Skid Row and South Los Angeles
Cause Consumer. May 04 2020. Making Beauty from Broken Things.
2019
Spectrum News 1. April 23 2019. Organization Enables Formerly Homeless Artists to Rebuild Their Lives.
2018
Piece by Piece Awarded California Arts Council “Local Impact” Grant. Released June 12 2018.
2017
KCET Earth Focus. May 15 2017 . Fragments Into Something Beautiful: Social Enterprise Meets the Art of Mosaic at Piece by Piece.
Los Angeles Times. April 25 2017. On Skid Row, Rebuilding a Dream One Mosaic at a Time.
2015
National Endowment for the Arts Funds Piece by Piece to Connect Mosaic Artists with Residents of Skid Row Supportive Housing. Released December 8 2015.
Piece by Piece Unveils Mosaic Mural Created by South Los Angeles Residents. Released October 09 2015.
Piece by Piece Receives Grant to Provide Mosaic Art Workshops in Skid Row. Released September 20 2015.
Piece by Piece Arms Local Artisans with Recyclables to Create Mosaic Art Beyond the Garden Wall. Released July 30 2015.
Piece by Piece Receives California Arts Council “Local Impact” Grant. Released July 20 2015.
Piece by Piece Receives California Arts Council “Creative California Communities” Grant. Released July 15 2015.
Piece by Piece Mosaics Bloom in the Arts Pavilion at 2015 Central Avenue Jazz Festival July 25-26. Released July 15 2015.
Piece by Piece is an Inaugural Recipient of the Creative Economic Development Fund Grant. Released June 16 2015.
2014
Life Connected: Art of Mosaic Transforms World NBC February 2014.
2013
Unsung Heroes of Los Angeles. 2013 Unsung Heroes Awards.
2012
Lakers News. Comerica Bank Best of LA Women's Business Awards Program.
2011
Palos Verdes Peninsula News. Celebrating Those Who Make A Difference.
2010
Gazettes. Exhibit Showcases Impoverished Artists.
DailyBreeze.com, June. Art Show and Sale Creates 'Pieces of Hope.'
2009
ABC7 Eyewitness News. Group Offers Free Art Workshops to Needy.
The Los Angeles Business Journal. The Los Angeles Business Journal Celebrates L.A's Inspirational Women Business Leaders.
The Beverly Hills Courier. Joan Mangum Column.
2008
Jewish Journal. Rebuilding Lives One Broken Tile at a Time.
Los Angeles Confidential Magazine, Oscar/Power Issue. Sweet Charity.