'Creating Awareness with Art while having Fun' , History of the Mural Arts Program The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program began in 1984 through the Mayor Wilson Goode era as the Anti-Graffiti Network. The main purpose was to reach out to graffiti writers and redirect their artistic energies of destructive graffiti and apply it to constructive mural painting projects. This program, since it's inception, has produced over 3,000 murals which have adorned the affection of many … [Read more...]
October is Mural Arts Month in Philadelphia
October 1, 2012 By
'Featuring Exhibitions, Walking Tours, Mural Dedications, Paint Days & More' The Mural Arts Program has been around for 28 years. The program has united artists and communities through a collaborate process, allowing others to create art that transforms public places and individual lives. These murals even create unique project-based learning opportunities for thousands of marginalized youth and adults in several types of art programs. During the entire month of October, the Mural Arts … [Read more...]
Young Rembrandts – The Power of Drawing with Kids
August 26, 2012 By
'Kids Having Structure While Having Fun' Young Rembrandts is an award winning art enrichment program that has given the power of drawing to thousands of young artists. These types of classes are done at schools such as public schools, charter schools, private, and pre-school schools throughout Philadelphia. You can also find them at recreational centers, kids gyms, museums, parks, education centers and special events. History Young Rembrandts was founded by Bette Fetter in 1988 who first … [Read more...]
A Memorial for All Imigrants Located at the Irish Memorial
July 9, 2012 By
'Meeting the Irish of the Past' The Irish Memorial, which overlooks the Delaware River, is located in a 1.75 acre park in Penn's Landing, right at the southeast corner of Front and Chestnut Streets. It first opened on October 25, 2003 and is recognized as a National Monument. The Irish Memorial was sculpted by Glenna Goodacre, the artist who sculpted the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C.. The monument is dedicated to the memory of more than one million men, women and children … [Read more...]
Van Gogh at the Philadelphia Museum of Art – Museums in Philadelphia
January 31, 2012 By
Van Gogh at the Philadelphia Art Museum "Rare Glimpse of the Artist's Passion for Nature" Van Gogh Up Close opens Feb. 1 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA). This collection of 46 paintings draws the viewer into the famous painter’s intimate view of nature. In these works, Van Gogh paints landscapes and still life images in a way no artist had before him. He’s looking at scale and unusual angles. Fruit is perched on the edge of the canvas, he’s painting objects from above or … [Read more...]
Art Galleries in Philadelphia – The Slingluff Gallery
December 8, 2011 By
Art Galleries in Philadelphia - The Slingluff Gallery The Slingluff Gallery in Fishtown Philadelphia is an unique Art Gallery because they go for "different", wanting to educate the novice in the different styles of art. A good example of this is that for a whole month, they featured graffiti art. The Slingluff Gallery has different shows each month and from November 5th to December 8th, they featured graffiti artists from New York City. Wanting the average person to understand that it's not … [Read more...]
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