The Peace Tiles are mixed media works (collage) on wood panel that, when displayed together, create vivid, large-scale murals. Through a carefully designed process, anyone can make a Peace Tile using basic materials and techniques. Anyone who participates in Peace Tiles activities is encouraged to make their artwork more intimate by integrating items such as photographs, letters, newspaper clippings and other artifacts into their collage to tell some part of their personal story.

The Peace Tiles project works closely with schools, community centers, and other places where people gather to convene workshops. These workshops might focus on general themes, for example mutual exploration of cultural heritage, or they might tackle specific issues like HIV/AIDS in an environment suited to the purpose of the workshop.

To date, the Peace Tiles project has directly supported more than 30 workshops in 14 countries from Pretoria, South Africa to Salt Spring, British Columbia to Jaipur, India. These workshops have engaged children and youth in learning on a range of topics and produced more than 2,500 tiles that have been used to brighten the walls of schools, community health centres, museums, and even the lobbies of some of the world’s top policy-making bodies.