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...
by Cari Bender | Feb 15, 2012 | Mural Arts Program
Today, at 6th & South Streets in Philadelphia, the Mural Arts Program announced The Roots Mural will go up at that location with a fantastic team of local artists. Longtime bassist for The Roots, Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, was on hand for the press event. KYW’s Hadas...
by Cari Bender | Dec 14, 2011 | Mural Arts Program
KYW Newsradio’s John McDevitt joined Mural Arts and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter at the ribbon cutting on the brand new exciting space at The Gallery at Market East. See his report here. (Mural Arts Program head Jane Golden cheers as Mayor Nutter cuts a...
Fairmount Park Conservancy’s restoration of Skew Arch Bridge featured in national Preservation MagazineNovember 1, 2025The very cool restoration of the Skew Arch Bridge along the historic Trolley Trail was undertaken by Fairmount Park Conservancy and featured in the national Preservation Magazine. […]
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