Waterways

Waterways by artist Joseph Iacona is located at the James L. Wright Recreation Center in Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood. The project was created as part of the A20: Arts & Artists Outdoors summer program.

About A2O: Arts & Artists Outdoors
In 2011, Mural Arts Philadelphia and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (PP&R) launched a collaboration that aligned PP&R’s strategic objective to develop high-level practices and expand leadership in “out of school time” activities with the Mural Arts’ mission to unite artists and communities through a collaborative process to create art that transforms public spaces and individual lives.
A2O: Arts & Artists Outdoors combined art education programming and community engagement to foster a lasting appreciation of the natural and environmental assets of Philadelphia. Artists were temporarily paired with select recreation facilities, where they lead twice-weekly art classes, and two family and community events that offered both an exploration of the natural environment and engaging, hands-on arts activities. Every residency culminated in a temporary or permanent artwork for the recreation center.