Mural Arts
Chunk of Seven-Story Center City Mural Falls, Crushes Two Cars
https://twitter.com/DKinchenFOX29/status/823567376344121344 A chunk of a seven-story mural in Center City collapsed and crushed two parked cars this morning as a nor’easter brought high wind and rain to […]
20 Things to Do in Philly This Weekend
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Mural Arts Month Kickoff Party @ Snyder Plaza Mural Arts Philadelphia opens Mural Arts Month with a party at Snyder Plaza, where […]
Mural Arts Month Kicks Off With a South Philly Dance Party
In a city with almost 4,000 murals, it makes sense that we’d have a month set aside for looking at them. The newly rebranded Mural […]
The Electric Street Mural Dedication is Tonight in South Philly
Electric Street Mural Dedication @ Percy Street | Wednesday, August 17 Mural Arts usually sticks with paint for the many, many murals around town, but […]
PHOTOS: Colorful Broad Street Median Mural Installed
You may have noticed this morning that the median on South Broad Street is quite colorful today. The DNC Host Committee announced the beginning of installation […]
An Electric Light Mural Just Arrived in South Philly
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHEGCFSj2MK/ A light installation titled “Electric Street” just arrived in South Philly, and it looks exactly how it sounds. The mural is the brainchild of […]
DNC Host Committee Unveils Bold Broad Street Beautification Project
Broad Street will be much more colorful than usual during the Democratic National Convention. The Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for the DNC, in collaboration with […]
15 Outstanding Philly Arts Moments in 2015
Ticket arts writers weigh in on what they think are the most important local arts moments of 2015. Brava, Diva! It’s been a banner year […]
Philly Blogger Curates Amazon’s First Series of Artist Prints
Over the weekend, Amazon launched an online gallery showcasing limited-edition prints from seven international street artists. They’ll be available for purchase starting December 7th. This is […]
Pope Doll and Other Timely Philly Trinkets Buried in Time Capsule at the Fillmore
The new Fillmore Philadelphia is barely a couple months old now, but if our great-great-grandchildren go digging around in Fishtown one day, they may come across a little […]
WATCH: Street Artist MOMO Discusses His Two New Philadelphia Murals
It finished without much fanfare, which is funny, because street artist MOMO‘s new mural on the north-facing wall of the Sonesta Hotel is the tallest in […]
A Turning Point for Mural Arts
After more than 30 years in Philadelphia, the ambitious Mural Arts Program has racked up its share of hits and misses, as we’ve dutifully chronicled. […]
City Hosting a “Day of Kindness” to Honor Pope and Dalai Lama Visits
Philadelphia was to play host to two of the world’s top spiritual leaders this fall (we got the pope, the Dalai Lama canceled), so, in the […]
Pope Francis Helps Paint Mural That Will Be Installed in North Philly
Follow Philadelphia magazine’s live coverage of Pope Francis’s historic visit all weekend long. Last night, during the Festival of Families and concert on Eakins Oval, Pope Francis […]
Details and Rendering of Gloria Casarez Mural Revealed
Details are emerging about a new large-scale artwork that is being created by the Mural Arts Program to honor the late civil rights leader, LGBT activist, […]