Mural Arts in the News

• Gracing the City [3.9MB PDF]
  July 27, 2008
  
  
• Recycling Mural Wins Best Overall Design Award
  February 7, 2008
  
  
• Painting Hope: The Murals of Philadelphia [3.7MB PDF]
  Commonweal
  January 18, 2008
  
  
• A Mural that Goes to the Mountaintop [522KB PDF]
  The Philadephia Inquirer
  January 12, 2008
  
  
• Latest Mural an Effort to Bridge a Racial Divide [537KB PDF]
  The Philadephia Inquirer
  January 12, 2008
  
  
• A BRIDGE to Understanding [629KB PDF]
  Philadelphia Daily News
  January 10, 2008
  
  
• Cops, Kids Act Out, and It's All Good [406KB PDF]
  Philadelphia Daily News
  December 19, 2007
  
  
• The Visionary [1.2MB PDF]
  Philadelphia Magazine
  November 2007
  
  
• 43 Years Later: A Boy's Ordeal Inspires Art [764K PDF]
  Philadelphia Daily News
  November 20, 2007
  
  
• Jane Golden Honored by the Institute for the Arts in Education
  November 17, 2007
  
  
• Art Saves Lives: Profile of Jane Golden [595K PDF]
  Philadelphia Business Journal
  November 1, 2007
  
  
• Mural Captures Global Diversity
  Philadelphia Daily News
  October 30, 2007
  
  
• A Son's Legacy of Forgiveness [1.3MB PDF]
  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  October 21, 2007
  
  
• Exploring Art, Criminal Justice [1MB PDF]
  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  October 3, 2007
  
  
• Mural Arts Featured in Time Magazine
  including a photo slide show
  August 23, 2007
  
  
• Royal Visit to Mural Arts Program
  January 27, 2007

Media Contact

Hi-Res Photos

High-resolution photographs are available for media usage by contacting Cari Feiler Bender.

Background

The Mural Arts Program (MAP) is the nation's largest mural program. Since 1984, MAP has created over 2,700 murals and works of public art, which are now part of Philadelphia's civic landscape and a source of inspiration to the thousands of residents and visitors who encounter them, earning Philadelphia international recognition as the "City of Murals." MAP engages over 100 communities each year in the transformation of neighborhoods through the mural-making process. MAP's award-winning, free art education programs annually serve over 3,000 youth at sites throughout the city and at-risk teens through education outreach programs. MAP also serves adult offenders in local prisons and rehabilitation centers, using the restorative power of art to break the cycle of crime and violence in our communities.

History of the Mural Arts Program [386K PDF]