Interconnection
Interconnection by Melida Beck was the first artwork to emerge through this collaboration. This printed mural is installed on a wall at the University City Science Center at 3701 Market Street that faces a new public street and plaza, Pivot Park.
In Majesty is the second mural produced through this partnership. This painted mural was designed by local artist Femi Olantunji and painted by Kien Ngyuen. It is located at 3624 Market Street, on a wall that faces a pedestrian through-block passage and is a few steps away from a pocket park called Innovation Plaza. In Majesty highlights a connection between the Science Center and the Penn campus and builds on the themes of Innovation Plaza.
These artworks are part of a broader placemaking initiative throughout the uCity Square area. Art has been and continues to be a foundation of the uCity Square neighborhood through collaboration with the Redevelopment Authority’s Percent for Art Program, the Esther Klein Gallery, and the Science Center’s BioArt Residency program in 2017.