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Artist Tim Kelly is a Brooklyn-based graphic designer who helped found The Puzzle Project a couple of years ago, starting at an arts festival in New Jersey. Since then, puzzle pieces have been made in all five boroughs, 15 states, and eight countries on three continents. The number of pieces is now approaching 5,000.

"Everybody starts with a blank piece of canvas, which is 24 inches by 24 inches, everyone starts with the same art supplies, but as you can see, from there, that's when everything changes," says Kelly. "The collaborative power of all these meaningful pieces create a great installation."

Here in the city, puzzle pieces have been made at schools, community centers, and at galleries like "In Rivers" in Greenpoint.

"It's great for the community, and it's great to like have an open dialogue with local artists and at the same time to have something positive," says Giancarlo Romero of In Rivers Gallery.

"Whatever you want to say you can say it with your puzzle piece," says Jessie Chism of The Puzzle Project.

Kelly is planning to put all the pieces on display in 2012, but has yet to find a space to accommodate them. He also hopes to take the exhibit international by 2013.

"At 5,000 pieces it would be nine feet tall by 1,250 feet wide," says Kelly.

If you have a space or want to make your own puzzle piece, visit www.puzzleartproject.com.