Topic: Mural Arts Philadelphia

Amid threats to undocumented workers and from outside developers, lifelong South Philadelphian Michelle Angela Ortiz doubles down on a public art project honoring the diverse stories of the S. 9th Street Market

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The founder and executive director of Mural Arts Philadelphia reflects on 40 years of watching art-making transform individuals and communities

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.

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

DeJeonge Reese’s art grapples with culture, history and the ways Black women have long faced discrimination.

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.

A sweeping public exhibition brings to life a remarkable (and remarkably under-appreciated) piece of Black history in Philadelphia

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

Kah Yangni, muralist and illustrator, imagines a world where queer people are free to thrive