by Cari Bender | Feb 19, 2018 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Mural Arts Philadelphia and the prestigious Barnes Foundation are collaborating on a series of projects with Mural Arts’ Restorative Justice program. The Associated Press highlighted one of the formerly incarcerated artists leading one of the projects, as well...
by Cari Bender | Dec 19, 2017 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
A mural on the B Street bridge in Kensington by Mural Arts Philadelphia. Photo by Steve Weinik for Mural Arts.Mural Arts Philadelphia is immersed in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia tackling issues around addiction through a storefront model using art to...
by Cari Bender | Oct 9, 2017 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
PBS NewsHour’s Jeff Brown visited Philadelphia to discuss monuments for Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Monument Lab project. Meet the Executive Director of Mural Arts and several artists here.
by Cari Bender | May 2, 2017 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Legendary television journalist Ed Bradley will receive a mural depicting his ground-breaking talent, in the neighborhood in West Philadelphia where he grew up. Mural Arts Philadelphia announced the project with Bradley’s wife on May 2, 2017.
by Cari Bender | Mar 22, 2017 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Fox29’s Hank Flynn took a look at an older mural project, and a new one as well, as he examines “Love Letter” and “Sanctuary” by Mural Arts Philadelphia. Terrific projects by Steve ESPO Powers and James Burns.
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. […]