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Afghanistan: Guns Into Food
"The rule of the gun is the greatest obstacle to everlasting peace and security in our country." Mr. Hamid Karzai, the Head of the interim government of Afghanistan.
Guns Into Art (GITA) is committed to obtaining and destroying small arms in war-torn regions before these weapons can be shifted to another conflict. More…
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Guns Into Art
Precita Park memorial bench. Made with 130 melted guns in honor of a young couple gunned down by an unstable relative.
Altar for St. Elizabeth's Church in Oakland CA. Destroyed pistol is a 9 mm Berreta, the same pistol used by the U.S. Military.
Donate your gun or sponsor the destruction of a banned assault rifle and we will transform it into art.
Cycles of Addiction tree grate, designed by recovering drug addicts at Milestones drug rehabilitation center. One gun is destroyed for each grate.
Gun Bakes
Gun Bakes are public events where guns are heated up in a forge to 2500 degrees F and then transformed into art. Gun Bakes are held in locally or at schools, where a gun-related death has occurred to help those effected recover from the trauma and to reclaim parks and schools after the tragedy.
A revolver being destroyed in one of Guns into Art' forges
Guns into Art transforms assault weapons and turn them into memorial park benches and/or bicycle racks for parks or schools..
Creating art in honor of a victim of gun violence is a way of transforming the negative power of violence into a positive, lasting memory.
Blacksmiths pour molten metal to create a memorial park bench
Bicycle rack made with 75 semi-automatic pistols and installed in front of the San Francisco City Hall by a generous donation from the San Francisco Rotary Club.
Guns Into Art works with schools, parks, or individuals to install park benches or bicycle racks. Contact us to find out how to purchase other products, such as candle holders, sculptures, and jewelry.