Mural Arts Philadelphia, the nation’s leading public art program, has
developed several different initiatives to spread positive public health
messaging while employing artists, provide at-home art instruction for
students, fly above the murals with tour guides, and engage in community
conversations.
Partnering with the Department of Public Health, Mural Arts has been
installing artist-designed Space Pads in grocery stores, pharmacies, and
food distribution hubs and other public spaces to ensure everyone stays
six feet apart while running their essential errands. These Space Pads
are also helping people maintain a safe distance at City Hall and MSB
Plaza in Center City and in Kensington as part of the Step Up to the
Plate initiative, a collaborative effort of Broad Street Ministry,
Project HOME, and Prevention Point Philadelphia with the City of
Philadelphia to provide food and services to Philadelphians experiencing
homelessness.
Mural Arts Art Education launched Homeschool with Mural Arts, a
twice-weekly video series featuring arts-focused tutorials from local
experts. The videos are available on muralarts.org and YouTube, and
shared on Mondays and Wednesdays on Mural Arts’ social media channels.
Mural Arts’ teaching artists have also created a number of educational
posters and other digitally downloadable resources for parents to use
with their children, all available on its website.
Murals on the Fly gives a bird's eye view of the program’s collection of
murals every Tuesday and Thursday. View murals from a drone, narrated
by Philadelphia media personalities and Mural Arts tour guides.
Mural Arts will connect with artists and collaborators through its
muraLAB speaker series, launching May 6. For a lighter chat, join Mural
Arts Executive Director Jane Golden or Mural Arts artists on Wednesdays
at 1 p.m. on Instagram Live for “Art of Conversation.” Mural Arts events
can be found at
www.muralarts.org/events.
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