Guess Who's Turning 25?
Celebrate the Mural Arts Program's
25th Anniversary
Join the Mural Arts Program to commemorate a quarter century of mural-making, art education, and prevention and rehabilitation with a 13-month anniversary celebration - October 2008 through October 2009 - beginning and ending with Mural Arts Month!
Founded in 1984, the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program is the nation's largest public arts initiative of its kind. After 25 years of life-changing and internationally acclaimed accomplishments, the City of Philadelphia cannot imagine a world without the Mural Arts Program. Philadelphia's murals are as unique and defining to the city as the Liberty Bell, Benjamin Franklin and cheesesteaks.
25th Anniversary events and programs will include:
- Public Anniversary Celebrations
- Citywide Mural Project
- Mural Exhibitions
- Audio and Video Mural Tours
- Free Mural Tours
- Celebrity Mural Tours
- Speakers Series
- Young Advocates of Mural Arts (YAMA) Scavenger Hunt
- Mural Restorations
- Permanent Mural Lighting
- 2009 Sunoco Welcome America! Mural Event
- Community Paint Days
- Mural Dedications
- Tourism Packages
