The Peace Kids to the Rescue Art Show

Each year, Peace Kids to the Rescue holds its annual art show benefitting local nonprofits. Pieces of art donated by children aged 3-18 years are silently auctioned, showing off the talent and generosity of Lancaster’s Youth.

Host an Art Show

Save the Date to Attend the 8th Annual Peace Kids to the Rescue Art Show

When: October 2, 2026
Where: Ware Center
Who: Young artists ages 3-18
About:
Art from over 72 children will be featured along with:

  • Free music by the "One Man Band”

  • An opportunity to create this year's collaborative art piece

  • "Essence Portraits" by local performer and artist, Jenny Hill

  • Free snacks

  • Ice cream for purchase by Splits and Giggles

Proceeds Donated To: Church World Service and the Arch Street Center

Registration Full

2025 Art Show Participants

Group of children and a performer in a blue suit posing for a photo in an indoor venue

The 2025 Peace Kids to the Rescue Art Show raised a stunning $9,219 which will be donated to Church World Services and the Arch Street Center.

Next year’s show will be held on October 2, 2026 at the Ware Center in Lancaster City.

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2025 Peace Kids to the Rescue Art Show Highlights

Two children, a boy with glasses and a girl, are looking at a colorful poster or brochure at an indoor event. Several adults are standing nearby, observing or waiting.
People observing artwork at an art gallery with framed paintings and sketches on the wall.
Three people posing with arm flexing in front of a backdrop that reads 'Peace Kids to the Rescue.' Two adults, one male in a blue suit and bowtie, and one female in a colorful patterned dress, alongside a young girl in a white dress with yellow lemon patterns. All are smiling and showing strength.
Two women talking and smiling at an art gallery, with several framed artworks on the wall behind them, and other people in the background.
A young girl with blonde hair and blue eyes looking up and smiling, with other children and adults in the background.
An adult man with glasses carrying a young boy on his shoulders in an art gallery, pointing at something in the distance.

Explore the Artwork

A painting of a sunrise over mountains with colorful flowers in the green field in the foreground. The sky has clouds and the sun's rays are shining radiantly.
Stylized artistic depiction of the Roman Aqueduct with arches, rendered in blue and orange colors.
A young girl with colorful braided hair and a woman with gray hair and glasses looking at artwork in a gallery.
A family of three, including a man, a woman, and a young boy, smiling and holding a framed colorful abstract painting. They are indoors with white walls.
Colorful child’s drawing of a yellow elephant, a blue mouse, a person swinging from a tree, a pink bird flying, and a sun in a bright blue sky with green grass.
Collage of torn magazine paper arranged into a flower with purple petals and a stem against a yellow background.
Painting of multiple hands of different skin tones surrounding and holding a globe of Earth.
A hand-drawn and colored illustration of a large tree with pink blossoms, green leaves, and a bird's nest on one of its branches, set against a background with the sun, clouds, and birds.
A woman with a colorful, patterned strap bag looking at artwork on a white gallery wall. The artwork includes a framed child's drawing with rainbow colors and the word 'LOVE' underneath, decorated with pom-pom trim.
A person with a hood over their head, holding their chin with one hand, facing to the side.