by Cari Bender | Jun 7, 2020 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Mural Arts Philadelphia removed the divisive Frank Rizzo mural in South Philadelphia in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests in Philadelphia and across the country. The Philadelphia Inquirer covered the story.
by Cari Bender | Oct 2, 2019 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Artists run through their building-sized nighttime video projections titled “Moon Viewing Platform (First Quarter Moon),” in The Cut, between 17 and 18th Streets, north of Callowhill Street October 1, 2019, one of the installation performances in advance of the...
by Cari Bender | Jun 11, 2019 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
MICHAEL BRYANT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Alvin Tull, a lead teaching artist at Mural Arts, paints a rose on the parachute cloth that will be transferred to a wall at Suburban Station as part of the Same Day Work program. Mural Arts Philadelphia has...
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...