Village Alliance Art Competition winner and Cooper Union student Ari Barash at Astor Place, where his winning series <i>LONG LIVE YUL: NOMADIC COSMOLOGY </i>is on display, adorning the area’s utility boxes.
Village Alliance Art Competition winner and Cooper Union student Ari Barash at Astor Place, where his winning series LONG LIVE YUL: NOMADIC COSMOLOGY is on display, adorning the area’s utility boxes. ( Photo: Ryan Muir/Village Alliance)

College sophomore Ari Barash won a $1,000 top award in Village Alliance’s 2nd Annual Art Competition and has his work displayed on Astor Place. But he’s most proud because his art honored his late older brother, Yul.

Student Who Lost an Older Brother, Honors Him By Finishing First in Art Show
13 May 2026 | 04:04
City Arts

For artist Ari Barash, a Cooper Union student who recently won the second annual Village Alliance Art Competition, the award was most meaningful because it gave him a chance to honor his late brother, Yul.

“The series emerged after the loss of Yul, my older brother, in 2024,” says Barash. “At its core,...

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