by admin | Oct 31, 2020 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Russell Craig (left) made a portrait of his artistic mentor James ‘Yaya’ Hough (right). The portrait hangs outside the African American Museum Philadelphia behind them, where the work of both artists appears in a new exhibit, Rendering Justice. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)...
by admin | Sep 30, 2020 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Mural Arts Philadelphia and Fair and Just Prosecution announced the public exhibition of the groundbreaking Artist-in-Residence program at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) featuring the creations of artist James “Yaya” Hough. The 10-month residency...
by admin | Aug 19, 2020 | Prevention Point
Prevention Point Philadelphia’s Syringe Services are highlighted in an important piece in TIME Magazine by Sanya Mansoor discussing the impact of COVID-19 on the opioid epidemic in the United States.
by admin | Jun 20, 2020 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
The CBS national morning show, CBS This Morning, featured the creative work of Mural Arts Philadelphia. pivoting during the pandemic to introduce Space Pads and other creative measures highlighting beauty and public health together. Mural Arts paid artists to create...
by admin | Jun 7, 2020 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Mural Arts Philadelphia removed the divisive Frank Rizzo mural in South Philadelphia in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests in Philadelphia and across the country. The Philadelphia Inquirer covered the story.
by admin | May 27, 2020 | Broad Street Ministry
Step Up to the Plate, a partnership of Broad Street Ministry, Prevention Point Philadelphia, Project Home and SEMAAC, is a food service distribution program begun in April 2020 to help individuals and families experiencing food or housing insecurity during the...
by admin | Nov 21, 2019 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Artist James “Yaya” Hough poses for photographs during a news conference in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. Hough, who was sent to prison for life as a 17-year-old, has been chosen for a Mural Arts Philadelphia residency and will design a public...
by admin | Nov 4, 2019 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
CBS3 featured Malcolm Jenkins Mural Dedication in their daily news. Mural Arts Philadelphia and the Malcolm Jenkins Foundation dedicate a mural inspired by Drexel’s Young Dragon Summer Camp. Campers and Jenkins helped paint beautiful mural at Mantua playground...
by admin | Oct 20, 2019 | AIDS Fund
Photo by Molly Daly/KYW Newsradio AIDS Fund Philly’s 33rd Annual AIDS Walk brought thousands of people together and raised over $300,000 for the fight against AIDS. Molly Daly from KYW Newsradio covers the large community impact of the Philadelphia...
by admin | Oct 2, 2019 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Artists run through their building-sized nighttime video projections titled “Moon Viewing Platform (First Quarter Moon),” in The Cut, between 17 and 18th Streets, north of Callowhill Street October 1, 2019, one of the installation performances in advance of the...
Exhibition featuring artists impacted by criminal justice system featured on WHYYOctober 31, 2020WHYY's Peter Crimmins covered the Mural Arts Philadelphia opening of the Rendering Justice exhibition at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. […]
PBS NewsHour features Mural Arts Artist in Residency at District Attorney’s OfficeSeptember 30, 2020Mural Arts Philadelphia and Fair and Just Prosecution created a groundbreaking Artist-in-Residence program at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) featuring the creations of artist James “Yaya” Hough. PBS NewsHour ran a story in September 2020, nine months after they originally filmed it. […]
TIME Magazine Highlights Important Work of Prevention Point PhiladelphiaAugust 19, 2020Prevention Point Philadelphia's Syringe Services are highlighted in an important piece in TIME Magazine. […]