by Cari Bender | Jan 5, 2022 | Mural Arts Philadelphia, Uncategorized
Mural Arts Philadelphia was featured as a Good Neighbor on The Kelly Clarkson Show with Executive Director Jane Golden and Color Me Back participant Norman Bonk. Filmed in the Los Angeles studio on the Universal Studios lot, it was an amazing experience for all...
by Cari Bender | Oct 8, 2021 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Color Me Back program was featured on WHYY, highlighting the impactful work of individuals experiencing economic insecurity. The reporter even rode his bike with a GoPro through the painted columns to capture the beautiful...
by Cari Bender | Jul 15, 2021 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
CBS News’ Errol Barnett visits Philadelphia to report on Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Color Me Back initiative. Working in the SEPTA South Broad Concourse and on other projects in the transit hub, individuals with housing insecurity help create art with a...
by Cari Bender | Jan 25, 2021 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Mural Arts Philadelphia, in partnership with curator Conrad Benner, created First 100 Days, a new art project designed to engage the public around policy issues that could be addressed in the new presidential administration. Especially in the current political...
by Cari Bender | 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 Cari Bender | 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...
Once Upon A Nation Future Storyteller All Grown UpJuly 21, 2025WHYY highlights Zoe Levenstien, who spent several summers as a young student writing stories and presenting them during the Once Upon A Nation Future Storytellers Celebration. This summer, she's employed by Historic Philadelphia, Inc. to tell stories all week long at the Once Upon A Nation Storytelling Benches. […]
Fairmount Park Conservancy Completes First Phase of FDR Park RenovationJuly 11, 2025Billy Penn featured a terrific story on the opening of the Gateway Plaza at FDR Park, a project from Fairmount Park Conservancy that completes the first phase of the overall Park Plan. […]
Prevention Point featured on National Public RadioMarch 15, 2025Prevention Point Philadelphia was featured on national NPR in a story about the drop in overdose deaths in the U.S. […]