Public Health & Wellbeing
Creative Placemaking
Sing for Hope's Creative Placemaking initiative leverages the power of the arts to foster social cohesion, public health, and wellbeing in everyday spaces. Through dynamic partnerships with major transportation hubs — including Union Station DC, Moynihan Train Hall, Newark Liberty International Airport, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and the Oculus at World Trade Center - we bring top-tier live arts experiences to thousands of people each day. Designed to infuse public life with moments of beauty and connection, the program reimagines urban transit hubs and other public spaces as platforms for cultural engagement. As one of the country's largest employers of freelance musicians, the initiative also shifts the landscape for artist employment through innovative public-private partnerships and reframes the commuter experience in urban centers.
SFH Artist Partners Camila Cortina Trio playing SFH Piano Evolve by Lance Johnson during Live Music Wednesdays at Oculus World Trade Center
Program Highlights
- Sing for Hope is the official musical partner of Moynihan Train Hall, the busiest transit hub in the Western Hemisphere.
- The 'cultural animator in residence' at Union Station, Washington DC, Sing for Hope curates vibrant musical programming in our Nation's capital.
- With exclusive 'Live Music Wednesdays' at the Oculus World Trade Center, Sing for Hope disrupts the hustle of Lower Manhattan, turning one of the world's busiest transit corridors into a shared cultural sanctuary.
- In FY25, Sing for Hope actively engaged over 47,850 commuters, travelers, and community members.
- Enabled 212 Creative Placemaking performances.
- Reached over 55 million people passing through transit hubs and public spaces.
What People Are Saying
"I just wanted to reiterate how much the Sing For Hope experience has enhanced the Moynihan Train Hall experience. Travelers stop in their tracks to record the beautiful music that you produce. I've witnessed it. On any given day 30,000 people can travel through the facility. I'm sure you've all made an impact on many of them."
"Our customers come up to buy tickets, and they congratulate us on the music. It's soothing, and it even calms the kids down. The musicians ask us for our requests, so I get to take people's tickets while listening to Frank Sinatra! It's a treat. People comment on it all the time, saying this is a turnaround. It's a beautiful thing."
"For two years I have listened to Sing for Hope at Moynihan Train Hall, and I have greatly appreciated all the concerts -- Classical, Jazz, and Contemporary. During this time, I have dealt with medical issues and found that music always has the power to lighten my day and help me forget my problems. I just had the privilege to hear Sing for Hope musicians play at Union Station in DC, and the music was wonderful. Thanks for all your work and music."
"With Sing for Hope, I've been able to make music with my incredible colleagues once again, and to earn income - plus, we get to feel these seismic waves of gratitude and emotion from our listeners . . . It has provided real and tangible feelings of hope."
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