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Mural Arts Philadelphia

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Mural Arts Philadelphia and Mural Arts Institute Present Arts + Environmental Justice Symposium

by Mural Arts Philadelphia May 7, 2021May 6, 2021

This week-long event series looks at transformative work happening at the intersection of arts, community-based cultural practice, and environmental justice.

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Mural Arts and the African American Museum in Philadelphia Present Rendering Justice

by Mural Arts Philadelphia October 29, 2020November 5, 2020

The online exhibition, curated by artist Jesse Krimes, is an expansive examination of mass incarceration and an unflinching depiction of the United States today.

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Colorful and Loving Murals in Philadelphia Are Inspiring People to Vote

Avatar photo by Elisa Wouk Almino October 19, 2020November 5, 2020

To the Polls 2020 features murals by six Philadelphia-based artists, including a jubilant altar to “our voting rights ancestors.”

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Mural Arts Philadelphia Hosts The Art of Activism, a Virtual Speaker Series

by Mural Arts Philadelphia September 1, 2020November 16, 2020

Join the United States’s largest public art program for two webinars that will explore the process of creating art with the intention of moving people and policy.

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What Happens After the Mural of a Controversial Figure Is Removed?

Avatar photo by Rachel Heidenry August 19, 2020November 5, 2020

For more than 20 years, a monumental mural of former Philadelphia Mayor, Frank Rizzo, existed in the city’s Ninth Street Market. On June 7, 2020, it was officially painted over.

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What Constitutes an “Appropriate Monument”? Philadelphians Have a Few Ideas

by Olivia Jia July 6, 2020November 5, 2020

In 2020, Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia is not merely a living handbook, but an uncanny prophecy.

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Meet the Formerly Incarcerated Artist in Residence Who Hopes to Transform the Philadelphia DA’s Office

by Monica Castillo January 8, 2020January 8, 2020

James “Yaya” Hough speaks of a “strong desire to create dialogue inside of the community, between the DA’s office, the citizenry, the affected communities and more specifically, victim advocate groups.”

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Mural Arts Presents Radio Silence, a Series of Broadcasts on Iraqi Culture

by Mural Arts Philadelphia May 2, 2018May 2, 2018

Created by artist Michael Rakowitz, Radio Silence brings together recordings of famed Iraqi broadcaster Bahjat Abdulwahed with other Philadelphia-based Iraqi refugees and Iraq War veterans.

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