New Directions For Percent For Art Program
Grays Ferry "Commotion" festival (June 16-30) indicates shift away from traditional installation art. Jennifer Leibert has some insight in a Q&A with Julia Guerrero, director of the Redevelopment Authority's Percent for Art Program. They talk about how the program is funded, hidden gems in the collection, and the impetus behind "Commotion" > more
Mural Arts’ Jane Golden Adapts To Spate Of Threatened Murals
With development occurring in sometimes unexpected places, the Mural Arts Program recalibrates its thinking on mural placement. Peter Woodall has this and much more, in a revealing interview with the thoughtful director of MAP, Jane Golden > more
How To Paint A Mural
Looking for the Phillies mural being painted at 24th and Walnut? You won't find it there--like many murals commissioned by the city's Mural Arts Program, it's being painted on "parachute cloth" and will be installed later on site. Steve Weinik has the inside view > more
Philly’s “Urban Forest” To Be Studied
The U.S. Forest Service in awe of the city's urban tree canopy, David Guinn to get a second chance at Autumn in Bella Vista, Penn's Rotunda profiled, and neon-lit art on display > more
Near Temple, A “Green Way” Is Taken
A sustainable housing project breaks ground in North Philadelphia, the fight continues to retain and attain the second casino license for the city, looking at the mural artwork by "NoseGo," apartments coming to South Broad, and the industrial past of Pennsport > more
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