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Monument Lab provided more questions than answers
Mural Arts Philadelphia’s temporary exhibition, Monument Lab: A Public Art and History Project, ended on November 19th. It asked: “What…
As Philadelphia reflects on its monuments, some more questions to ask
Mural Arts' Monument Lab wants to know, “What is an appropriate monument for the current city of Philadelphia?” It’s a great…
Monumental matters in Philadelphia
Mural Arts Philadelphia’s temporary exhibition, Monument Lab: A Public Art and History Project, asks: “What is an appropriate monument…
Philadelphia’s statues and memorials don’t look like Philadelphia
Mural Arts’ Monument Lab asks the city’s residents: What is an appropriate monument for the current city of Philadelphia? PlanPhilly is…
Spotted: The Oval striking musical tone for 2016
Every year the parking lot in the middle of Eakins Oval is painted with a mural, setting the theme for the…
The Oval returns for third season, will it see a fourth?
If The Oval started three years ago as an experiment to see if an underused part of the Parkway could become…
Spotted: Skateable Sculptures in Paine's Park
Sol LeWitt’s sculptures Steps (Philadelphia) and Pyramid (Philadelphia) did not tumbled downhill from the Philadelphia Museum of Art into Paine’s Park.…
Wild strokes and wildflowers color the Northeast Corridor through Philly
Glenwood Green Acres is a 30-year old community garden at North 18th and Glenwood Avenue, a 4-acre green oasis on the…
Trolley tour takes memory lane trip on Lincoln Highway
Philadelphia is home to a lot of the country’s first, but it is not often lauded as home to the first…
Mural Arts project opens storefront, fights youth homelessness
A new Mural Arts program is using a Lancaster Avenue storefront to create dialogue around the issue of youth homelessness. Friday…
New mobile mural rolls on the Market Frankford Line
The Mural Arts Program and SEPTA took the concept of bringing art to the people to a new level today when…
Point Breeze's Keith Haring mural pops with color anew
In a whole city of murals, one of Philly’s most significant works was just restored. The vibrant mural by street artist…
August 2-4: Goonies screening | Franklin Institute Mess Fest | African Festival | 2nd Street Festival | Mural, market, garden tour | Preservation Alliance walking tours
August is here, and it's already loaded with things to do. Here's what's happening this weekend: WATCH: Goonies Outdoor Film Screening…
Stormwater art speckles Christian Street
The 300 block of Christian Street has broken out in a rash of blue dots. You'd be forgiven for thinking this…
West Poplar locksmith's faded sign gets repainted
As part of their reporting for Philadelphia Neighborhoods and PlanPhilly, Tasia N. Morgan, Angela M. Mayo, and Samantha Ortiz are sharing dispatches from…
Shissler Rec Center opens new sprayground
Shissler Rec Center opened its new "sprayground" Thursday and the preschool students who graduated just before the fountains turned on, along…
Thought Experiments: Human Geographies (4/3) and Curating the Public Realm (4/8)
From harnessing the visual power of maps in the name of social change to curating the messages embedded in street markings, …
New Autumn helps Palumbo Park come alive
Look east from the corner at 8th and Catharine streets, and the bright washes of color in David Guinn’s new…
