Title: More Philadelphia murals and the stories they tell
First published: 2006
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
Time periods: 21st century
LC classification: ND2638.P48 G648 2006