Programs
We're transforming the city through community, connection, and creativity.
Beyond our growing portfolio of public art projects, our core programming is designed to inspire change through education, restorative justice, and collective art making. We engage deeply within our neighborhoods and communities to reshape Philadelphia's civic landscape.
Current Programs
Public Art and Civic Engagement
Public Art and Civic Engagement
Public Art and Civic Engagement encompasses projects that are independent of our core program areas. We create artworks that are responsive to community histories and current needs, helping to envision what each story looks in public space. Read More
Art Education
Art Education
The Art Education program helps students across the city unlock their creative capacities, inviting them to take risks, share their experiences, and illustrate the world as they see it. Read More
Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice
We take an alternative approach to rehabilitation and punishment, facilitating connection between returning citizens and community members. Restorative Justice focuses on conversation and understanding as the first steps on the path to healing. Read More
Porch Light
Porch Light
A joint collaboration with the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, Porch Light focuses on achieving universal health and wellness among Philadelphians. Read More
Mural Arts Institute
Mural Arts Institute
Mural Arts Institute seeks to build connections, sustain relationships, and share practices that have been instrumental in creating works of public art in Philadelphia. Read More
Mural
Arts
Philadelphia
Beautify. Inspire. Empower.
How It All Started
In 1984, the Anti-Graffiti Network hired artist Jane Golden to reach out to graffiti writers and redirect their talents into public art making. In addressing the citywide problem of graffiti, Mural Arts’ collective artmaking process became a powerful tool for generating dialogue, building relationships, empowering communities, and sparking economic revitalization. That collaborative process still drives our work today: art is the building block for community dialogue and action, and the catalyst for exploring creative solutions to society-wide challenges.
Impact
Annual engagement
