The New Day

Mural Arts Philadelphia and the City of Philadelphia dedicated a 33,000-square-foot ground mural to celebrate a return to normal after the historic global pandemic. Created by artist Felix St. Fort and a team of assistant artists, the mural conveys a “new day” concept with a celebratory feel of fireworks over the cityscape and riverfront, depicting the Philadelphia skyline and people reuniting to once again experience all that they enjoyed and missed during the pandemic. The mural was completed before the 4th of July to coincide with the 2021 Welcome America fireworks celebration.

Assistant Artists on the project included: Clara Wong, Mike Reali, Marcus HInes, Jaime Wiesner, Greg Christie, Monica Mathieu, Malachi Floyd, Barry “Money” Chapman, Daniel Fermán, Lou Hemler, Doug Woods, Gina Austin, Andy Liberatoscioli, Nathaniel Lee, Sophie Liu, Jamee Grigsby, Marcus Balum, Akeil Robertson, Dawan Williams, Zion Sturgis, Tanee Toyster, Tajmir Ford, Donnie Lopez, Jayden Hawkins, Quadir Steadley, Tyshawn Valentine, Rashida Bagwell, Tyler Dancey, Shykeem Robinson, Ivan Marbles, Kyle Gladden, John Zerbe, Impact Services with Maria Stroup and Sandi Richards, Brianna Protesto, Laura Snite, Morgan Shankweiler, Daniel Lipschutz, Rachel Vazquez, Grace Kroh, Celia Brubaker, Ana Viveros, Maximiliano Viveros, Cesar Viveros.

Additional assistance was provided by: Maria Sklavos, Marques Brown, Zion Burrell, Zanai Burrell, Niyez Burrell, O’mere Burrell, Lindsey Kunkel, Chad Eric Smith, Betsy, Dee, Allison, Steve Weinik, Maneesha Sane, Sachin Weinik, Lisa Hogan, Rowan Hogan, Ella Hogan, Sarah Kolker and family, and all of the volunteers throughout the mural production.