New Funding for BIPOC-led Environmental Justice Organizations

The Mural Arts Institute, an initiative of Mural Arts Philadelphia, is proud to announce the recipients of new funding totaling more than $880,000 to support Strength Through Solidarity: the Art & Environmental Justice Co-Learning Initiative, a 24-month partnership between Mural Arts Philadelphia and three BIPOC-led Environmental Justice organizations rooted in frontline communities. This initiative helps Environmental Justice organizations leverage the power of participatory art practices to increase local and national awareness of environmental justice issues and strengthen connections between community residents.

Strength Through Solidarity will provide each organization with over $290,000 in funding and the resources to co-design a project or program with community needs at the forefront. Over the next two years, the Mural Arts Institute team will coach and support each location and their selected artists through customized training, conversations, and visits as they work toward their identified goals.

The new Strength Through Solidarity: the Art & Environmental Justice Co-Learning Initiative cohort members are:

• Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Chicago, IL, $296,000
• South Baltimore Community Land Trust, Baltimore, MD, $296,000
• VietLead, Camden, NJ and Philadelphia, PA, $296,000