by Cari Bender | Mar 18, 2013 | Mural Arts Program
The Mural Arts Program is partnering with the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health to shed light on issues related to mental health through a series of profound public art projects. Several events this month are being highlighted to celebrate this work. KYW...
by Cari Bender | Nov 13, 2012 | Mural Arts Program
Fox 29 covered the Mural Arts Program’s beautiful new murals created by Phillip Adams and Willis Humphrey in cooperation with Warrior Writers. Gorgeous and evocative celebration of our troops. Representatives of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and...
by Cari Bender | Jun 27, 2012 | Mural Arts Program
View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com.Mural Arts Program’s Love Letter is a romantic outing. Here’s a wonderful look at the Love Letter tour by NBC’s First Look. Looking for a cute, different romantic outing? Take the Mural Arts Program’s Love Letter...
by Cari Bender | May 21, 2012 | Mural Arts Program
Fred Bernstein of the New York Times writes, “From the Barnes Foundation’s new building in downtown Philadelphia, it’s three miles to the 2600 block of Germantown Avenue, a shabby commercial strip that is turning out to be another stellar place to look at painting.”...
by Cari Bender | May 17, 2012 | Mural Arts Program
Anthony Paletta from the Wall Street Journal writes, “It’s welcome to see a rise in the effort to save large-scale art,” while comparing the efforts of mural preservation around the country with that of the Mural Arts Program. Detail of Meg Saligman’s...
by Cari Bender | Mar 5, 2012 | Mural Arts Program
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Kia Gregory takes a look at the Mantua neighborhood in West Philadelphia, examining the impact of the Mural Arts Program’s “A Place to Call Home” project, and how it transformed a block in “the bottom.” From the article: “For many, the...