The designers might have left out the several mural-scale photos, which don't add anything contextually but do make the installation feel overstuffed. Multiculturalism is another obvious characteristic. There are projects in African American neighborhoods with black artists and in Latino neighborhoods with Latino artists. The artists doing projects with an Asian flavor are both Asian American. Most of the projects involve sites outside Center City - not surprising, given the program's altruistic objectives.
Every project tells a story.
The multiple narrative threads engage one's interest even when the art proposals don't. Some are traditional monuments. Todd Noe, a Philadelphia sculptor and metalsmith, offers a series of emblematic structures for Kensington and Fishtown. Baseballs and hats are manufactured products associated with the neighborhoods. These are cute as models, but one wonders if they won't look slightly silly at full scale.