Topic: Mural Arts Philadelphia
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Art for Change: When a Civics Lesson is also an Artwork
Phoebe Bachman builds opportunities for collaboration and civic engagement, including a pop-up space that artistically re-imagines the City’s budget office, open now at LOVE Park. The latest in a series with Forman Arts Initiative.
By RJ Rushmore![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Finding-the-Light-Within-Paint-Day-HED-791x400.jpeg)
The Citizen Recommends: Embracing the Light
Mural Arts Philadelphia and First Person Arts have partnered on a community project that explores the pain of suicide through theater and art. See the performance on March 16
By Natalie Pompilio![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DeJeonge_Reese_HED-791x400.jpg)
American Hairitage
DeJeonge Reese’s art grapples with culture, history and the ways Black women have long faced discrimination.
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Joe-Header-791x400.jpg)
Art for Change: The Paper Cutter
Whether he’s allowing local architecture to inspire his intricate cut paper artworks or designing street art to fit into unexpected spaces, artist Joe Boruchow keeps a close eye on Philadelphia.
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The Citizen Recommends: The 7th Ward Tribute
A sweeping public exhibition brings to life a remarkable (and remarkably under-appreciated) piece of Black history in Philadelphia
By Christine Speer Lejeune![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Valerie_Gay_Barnes_book_Jane_Golden_border-791x400.jpg)
Art Is Social Justice
In an excerpt from a new book commemorating the Barnes Foundation’s 100th anniversary, Mural Arts’ Jane Golden and the Barnes’s Valerie Gay argue for art as a tool for social justice
By Martha Lucy![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/portrait_kah_yangni_by_luke_Cuccurollo-791x400.png)
Art for Change: The Reluctant Queer Futurist
Kah Yangni, muralist and illustrator, imagines a world where queer people are free to thrive
By RJ Rushmore![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JaneGolden-791x400.jpeg)
Guest Commentary: Jane Golden’s Arts Agenda
Mural Arts Philadelphia’s executive director delivered a message from the arts to candidates at a forum last month. Here’s what she told them
By Jane Golden