March 26, 2013
As the spring season approaches, the hugely popular City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program tours are launching upgraded excursions for the 2013 season, offering great opportunities to take in some of the more than 3,600 murals in the city. With a number of new tours like Speciality Trolley Tours, Mural Arts Masterpieces and Mural Arts [...]
Read more»February 4, 2013
Valentine’s Day doesn’t just mean dinner, candy and flowers, it also means a number of cool, alternative date ideas at many of Philadelphia’s most popular museums and attractions. There are events for everyone, whether you’re looking to party like a bootlegger, learn about the romantic significance behind well-known pieces of art, or experience chocolate making [...]
Read more»January 2, 2013
With the holiday season in high gear, it’s a good time to reflect on the good fortune bestowed on Philadelphia this past year. From well-deserved accolades — being named one of the top 10 destinations for 2013, and home to the Best Sandwich in America — to exciting development projects — the opening of The [...]
Read more»December 31, 2012
What a year it’s been for Philadelphia. 2012 saw Anthony Bourdain film his first-ever TV episode here, the Penn Museum turn 125, the Academy of Natural Sciences turn 200, a snazzy new hotel open on Independence Mall, one of the world’s most renowned art collections open its doors right on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and [...]
Read more»October 30, 2012
There’s a new event on the fall festival circuit this year, the revitalized 215 Festival, hitting Callowhill November 1-4. Founded in Philadelphia in 2001 and returning after a two-year absence, the 215 Festival is a celebration of the written, spoken and visualized word. Sponsored by DelanceyPlace.com and Philly Homegrown, this year’s 215 Festival is curated [...]
Read more»October 26, 2012
The Mural Arts Program’s Roots Mural Project has been working for more than a year now to put together plans for the special mural dedicated to the GRAMMY® award-winning band The Roots. At last, the design by lead artist Ernel Martinez is ready to be unveiled, this Saturday, October 27, as part of Mural Arts [...]
Read more»October 12, 2012
October is Mural Arts Month, so what better time to put the spotlight on an inspiring new interactive art program to this city — the home of the largest public art program in the United States? If you follow this link, you can compose your own Haiku — one of those clever little 5,7,5 syllable [...]
Read more»September 27, 2012
October in Philadelphia means falling leaves, pumpkins, candy corn and art. Lots and lots of creative and award-winning and locally made art. During the entire month, the Mural Arts Program will be filling our city with celebrations of art in honor of Mural Arts Month. Events will include exhibitions, mural dedications, celebrity mural tours, murals [...]
Read more»June 28, 2012
Earlier this year, the Mural Arts Program announced plans for The Roots Mural, a brand new mural in the South Street district to honor Philadelphia’s continuing music legacy. The mural, to be installed and dedicated later this summer, will tell the story of the beloved hip-hop band from past to present. As part of Wawa [...]
Read more»May 23, 2012
This year’s eighth annual Wall Ball fundraiser for Mural Arts, Philadelphia’s unique non-profit organization uniting artists and communities through the tradition of mural-making, is set for a fun night of live entertainment, auctions and recognition, Thursday, May 31. Held at Vie, which opened this past October on North Broad as the newest addition to the [...]
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