More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell

Description:

More than twenty years ago, a New Jersey artist started a project for the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network that encouraged young people to paint murals on a few buildings around the city. Jane Golden could not have known that the Mural Arts Program (MAP) would become the nation's largest public art program and a model for programs throughout the country. With more than 2600 murals throughout Philadelphia, the program has brightened the lives of countless residents and tourists while providing a creative outlet for an astounding array of artists. MAP now works with more than 3000 students around the city, engaging them in a curriculum that teaches not only artistic skills but civic engagement and personal responsibility.

subjects: Community arts projects,  History,  Mural Arts Program (Philadelphia, Pa.),  Street art,  Painting & paintings,  Photography & Photographs,  Art & Art Instruction,  History: American,  USA,  American - General,  Popular Culture - Counter Culture,  History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA),  History - Contemporary (1945- ),  United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic,  21st century,  Pennsylvania,  Philadelphia,  Philadelphia (pa.), social life and customs

Places: Pennsylvania,  Philadelphia

Times: 21st century