by Cari Bender | Oct 31, 2013 | Mural Arts Program
The Mural Arts Program restored the only remaining collaborative mural created by pop artist Keith Haring. Kathy Matheson and Matt Rourke from the Associated Press came out to cover the story. The 1987 mural titled "We The Youth" by artist Keith...
by Cari Bender | Sep 23, 2013 | Mural Arts Program
Mural Arts Program and Michael Whittington The Mural Arts Program does really amazing work in the Restorative Justice field, helping those in or coming out of the criminal justice system find a new path. The story of Michael Whittington is told here on...
by Cari Bender | Sep 18, 2013 | Mural Arts Program
The young life of Shirkey Warthen was honored with a mural in West Philadelphia, and featured on the cover of Metro. In a moving dedication, family and friends, as well as a nearby school gathered to commemorate a life gone too soon. Michelle Puriefoy,...
by Cari Bender | Sep 6, 2013 | Mural Arts Program
This week the Mural Arts Program announced details of the cool What We Sow project, including more about the 70×7 The Meal, act XXXIV culminating event on October 5. KYW Newsradio’s Cherri Gregg did a great job covering the piece, as did Peter Crimmins from...
by Cari Bender | Jun 13, 2013 | Mural Arts Program
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyMural Arts Program featured on The Today Show The Today Show featured a gorgeous, moving piece today about the Mural Arts Program and their work with youth in their Art Education...
by Cari Bender | Jun 6, 2013 | Mural Arts Program
Philadelphia, the ‘city of murals’ by Agence France Presse Martin de Montvalon and Guillaume Meyer of Agence France Presse came and spent a full day shooting and interviewing leaders, artists, and youth involved in the Mural Arts Program. This is the...
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. […]