Kensington Emergency Hub

The Kensington Emergency Hub was the site of “Step Up to the Plate,” a large, open parking lot that was used on weekday afternoons to host free meal service for the neighborhood. The overall goals of this project were to amplify accurate health information, create beauty and spread heartfelt messages of encouragement and solidarity. This was achieved by creating wayfinding signage to clearly mark the path from Prevention Point Philadelphia to the Emergency Hub site, directing people towards hand washing stations and detailing proper hand-washing techniques, and providing information and encouragement with bi-lingual signs.

Space Pads were also installed at the site to help Philadelphians practice safe distancing. These temporary vinyl floor tiles set at six foot intervals, were each designed by a local Philadelphia artist. The brightly-colored tiles, designed in sets of 5 or 10, were a mix of abstract patterns, affirmations like “we got this,” and some proffer health guidelines like “wash your hands” and, the very literal, “stand six feet apart.”

Location Note: Projects no longer on view at this location (temporary projects).

Partners/Funders: Prevention Point, City of Philadelphia / Hummingbird Foundation

Read more about Mural Arts Philadelphia: COVID – 19 Impacts: https://muralarts.org/covid19/