Topic: Mural Arts Philadelphia
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
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
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
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2022: Black Thought On Art, Music and the City
Come see The Roots’ frontman and other fearless art trailblazers at The Philadelphia Citizen’s 5th annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival on December 15
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Watch: Judge A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Celebration
Philadelphia honored the late legal and civil rights giant last week during a breakfast and mural unveiling with Ken Frazier, Sherrilyn Ifill, Evelyn Higginbotham
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The Color of Law: “Greathearted, Restless, Full of Purpose”
An oral history of the life and legacy of Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, being honored by The Citizen next week
By Malcolm Burnley
Setting Returning Women Up for Success
A one-year-old Mural Arts’ program works to reduce recidivism for Philly women by looking inward to succeed on the outside
By Lilly Rodriguez
Citizen Recap: Higginbotham Mural Paint Day
Heat couldn’t keep West Philadelphia neighbors away from contributing to a legacy public work of art
By Lauren McCutcheon