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...
NBC National News Features Sublocade Program at Prevention Point PhiladelphiaMay 9, 2023Prevention Point Philadelphia staff have encouraged their participants with opioid use disorder to receive once-a-month injections called Sublocade. The treatments are having a profound effect on many lives, including Kali, featured in this beautiful story from NBC News. […]
Drag Queen Stella D’Oro featured in Philadelphia InquirerFebruary 1, 2023AIDS Fund's GayBINGO with drag queen Stella D'Oro highlighted in the Philadelphia Inquirer […]
New York Times Sunday Front Page highlights Xylazine and Prevention Point PhiladelphiaJanuary 7, 2023The New York Times spent time with Prevention Point Philadelphia to learn all about a veterinary tranquilizer called xylazine infiltrating the street drug supply. […]