Special Projects

Exclusive 2024 T-Shirt Drop

We’re excited to announce our exclusive T-shirt for 2024, designed by Ben Courtice of Boring Friends! Known for his playful yet minimalist style, Ben combines creative type and branding to craft impactful visual stories. His design captures our mission to promote mental health awareness. Only 50 shirts printed! Get one while they last.

NAMI-NYC Walk 2024

Live Mural Painting & Community Project

You Are Not Alone Murals proudly returned for the third year to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Street Fair. This year we facilitated live mural painting by Calicho featuring our message in Spanish to connect with the large Spanish speaking community who is a part of NAMI family.

Seaport Mural Fest 2024

Murals for Mental Health in NYC

The 2024 Seaport Mural Fest in NYC! This year's festival brought together a diverse group of talented artists new to the project to create a series of inspiring murals. Over the course of 2 days in April these 11 artists worked side by side, each one creating a unique interpretation of the "You Are Not Alone" message in five languages.

Priority Bicycles 2024 Collaboration

You Are Not Alone Murals Coast Cruiser

We’ve teamed up with Priority Bicycles again to create a beautifully designed 3-speed cruiser that puts the You Are Not Alone Murals message of positivity, hope, and compassion into motion.

This limited edition bicycle stands out with its optimistic yellow pops and comes with pre-stamped postcards and a decal pack. Proceeds from each sale will be donated to You Are Not Alone Murals.

NAMI-NYC Walk 2023

Live Mural Painting & Community Project

You Are Not Alone Murals proudly returned for the second year to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Street Fair. Our contribution this year aimed to foster a deeper understanding of mental health through an engaging community art project. The centerpiece was a live mural creation by Dirty Bandits, and an interactive postcard writing stations. Here, attendees were invited to write personalized messages of hope and support, to send and share with their loved ones.

Seaport Mural Fest 2023

Murals for Mental Health in NYC

In 2023, we proudly returned to The Seaport in NYC for a powerful multi-artist mural event promoting mental health awareness. Ten talented artists collaborated to create a stunning mural series, each iteration conveying the inspiring message "You Are Not Alone" in a different language. We extend a heartfelt thank you to Howard Hughes Corporation and The Seaport for their unwavering support in making this impactful project a reality.

Darien, CT
Monumental Mural Unveiled for Mental Health Awareness Month

For Mental Health Awareness Month, YANAM and local CT muralist Brian Kaspr were invited to create a massive two-story mural at 1120 Boston Post Road. This is our largest mural to date at 38’ high and more than 120’ wide. It took 2 days, 25 gallons of paint, 2 lifts, and 4 painters.

Priority Delivers, 2023

Artist painted bicycles

You Are Not Alone Murals wants to spread the message beyond the neighborhoods where murals can be found. So we have teamed up with Priority Bicycles and MOO for Priority Delivers, a multi-part activation in various bustling areas of the city which entails the surprise distribution via bicycle of postcards featuring art with the phrase “You Are Not Alone.”

The Seaport NYC 2022
Murals for Mental Health in NYC

This was our first multi-artist large scale installation. Eight participating artists covered 96ft of wall in two days in 90+ degree weather in July. The Seaport is such a perfect place for these murals since it provides a unique intersection of different neighborhoods, locals, commuters and tourists.

Priority Delivers, 2022

Artist painted bicycles

You Are Not Alone Murals wants to spread the message beyond the neighborhoods where murals can be found. So we have teamed up with Priority Bicycles for Priority Delivers, a multi-part activation in various bustling areas of the city which entails the surprise distribution via bicycle of postcards featuring art with the phrase “You Are Not Alone.”

Postcard Giveaway 2022

In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 2-8th), You Are Not Alone Murals mailed out postcard sets, free of charge, to anyone who signed up for our. newsletter. Our hope is that these postcards, featuring art created by our community, encouraged recipients to share the “You Are Not Alone” message with the people they care about most.

Art Submissions

In addition to featuring murals, we include artists working in other mediums (digital, ink, marker, textiles, chalk, cut paper) and already received 200+ works from 25+ countries. 

Documentary Film
by Folktale Creative

Folktale Creative first came to New York to start filming our project in spring of 2021. The short film they created as toured the country winning awards at film festivals.
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