Five Murals in Your Neighborhood: West Philadelphia

This project asked questions about how young people experience housing insecurity—50 teenagers transformed an empty row home in Mantua into a public installation, and created a housing resource guide for their peers.

The culmination of months of workshops at the Kirkbride Center, an inpatient behavioral health facility, Contemplation, Clarity, Resilience speaks to the process of acknowledging, accepting, and overcoming hardship.

Artist Eric Okdeh held workshops at SCI Graterford through the Restorative Justice program, developing a mural design together that celebrates civil rights hero Rosa Parks.

Part of a series called Room for Growth, this mural features an assortment of plants from the surrounding neighborhood. Students from the adjacent Mastery Charter School learned that many of these plants—often dismissed as weeds—have much deeper lineage as food, medicine, and more.

This brand-new mural emerged from our Artrepreneurs programming with Philadelphia-based fashion designer Walé Oyéjidé, who led discussions on cultural identity and clothing. We’re gathering this Saturday, October 20, to dedicate this colorful, fabric-inspired mural on Blackwell Library celebrating the culture of the African diaspora.