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 | 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 | Jun 20, 2020 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
The CBS national morning show, CBS This Morning, featured the creative work of Mural Arts Philadelphia. pivoting during the pandemic to introduce Space Pads and other creative measures highlighting beauty and public health together. Mural Arts paid artists to create...
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. […]