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We create great art that ignites transformation. We celebrate our impact and the many ways we change people, places, and practice.
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This simple phrase captures our core belief. Like any powerful tagline, each word was selected with great care and intention. In this report, we are excited to take the opportunity to parse this phrase—to explain what each word means to us and how this big idea played out in our practice last year. By the time you have finished reading, you will have a better sense of what we mean the next time you hear us say, “art ignites change.”
This report also is an opportunity to acknowledge and thank the incredible range of people and organizations that make our work possible, and to share our statement of financial position. As you will see, Mural Arts is going through a growth spurt. We have increased capacity to launch projects of significant scale, like last fall’s Open Source exhibition, as well as initiatives that consider artistic possibilities for an entire neighborhood. When we move off the wall, our medium might change, but our commitment to democratic expression remains the same.
We are pleased to present you with this report on our evolving portfolio of work. As always, we are grateful that you have joined us in expanding our practice and our impact.
David Pudlin Board Chair Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates
Jane Golden Executive Director Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
Art ignites change.
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Our work is created in service of a larger
movement that values equity, fairness, and progress across all
of society. Through beautiful collaborative art, we provide people
with the inspiration and tools to seize their own future.
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We believe…art ignites change. We create art with others to transform places, individuals, communities, and institutions. Through this work, we establish new standards of excellence in the practice of public and contemporary art. Our process empowers artists to be change agents, stimulates dialogue about critical issues, and builds bridges of connection and understanding. Our work is created in service of a larger movement that values equity, fairness, and progress across all of society. We listen with empathetic ears to understand the aspirations of our partners and participants. And through beautiful collaborative art, we provide people with the inspiration and tools to seize their own future.
ART EDUCATION We provide quality art education to underserved youth, who emerge with expectations and senses of direction that help them find success in higher education and within the work world.
MURALABWe organize events and exhibitions in this think tank for advancing muralism in the 21st century. Artists, curators, social scientists, and urban leaders offer fresh perspectives, broader contexts, and new urgency.
TOURSWe offer public and private tours of the world’s largest outdoor art gallery, where people explore the murals, artistic processes, and community histories that inspire our work.
RESTORATIVE JUSTICEWe provide project-based jobs and work readiness training to formerly incarcerated individuals, probationary youth, and current inmates, allowing participants to make healing contributions to Philadelphia’s communities.
COMMUNITY MURALSWe collaborate with community members to lead projects that build social capital, inspire a sense of communal ownership over space, and empower people to become change agents.
PORCH LIGHTWe partner with the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, as well as health and social service agencies, to situate art at the heart of recovery, resilience, and healing.
SPECIAL PROJECTSWe explore the experimental dimensions of public art. Special projects grow from the social and civic foundations of the mural tradition, while responding to innovative ideas that propel muralism into the future.
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For Mural Arts, quality art says something important about who we are as people, neighbors, and as a city. It’s art that means something to those who see it every day, who feel that the work captures their experiences. It’s art that leads to a change in perception, belief, or place—art that pushes boundaries and inspires meaningful conversation.
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.In the midst of a heat wave, Jessie Unterhalter, Katey Truhn, and 20 assistant artists turned the Oval— a highly trafficked part of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway—into Summer Kaleidoscope, a bright urban oasis.
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On the Strawberry Mansion Bridge, Joe Boruchow installed Uptown Locomotion, a playful series of black-and-white scenes illustrating the cultural history of the neighborhood.
Artists Paul Santoleri and Beth Clevenstine created Water Under the Bridge, a verdant mosaic-and-mural extension of the river that touches Manayunk’s Fountain Street Steps.
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MORE WAYS TO ENGAGE
“Mural Arts’ ability to bring communities together to make art accessible to all distinguishes it from any other arts organization.
As an educator, I love helping my students build their passion for the arts while applying their talents to creating public art.”
SAM RODRIGUEZ, TEACHING ARTIST AND ALUMNUS OF THE ART EDUCATION PROGRAM
Our incredible works of art are inextricably linked with the process
by which they are brought to life. As our palette of methods expands, moments of connection and interaction are fueled by the thoughtful, in-depth work of our artists, our staff, and our collaborators.
In a storefront studio in West Philly, we partnered with the People’s Emergency Center, Broken City Lab, and Creative Philadelphia – City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy for Neighborhood Time Exchange, a civic-minded twist on the artist residency model.
The idea was simple: Artists received a space, a stipend, and materials, and in exchange, they offered up their time to nearby neighbors, who enlisted the artists’ help and expertise for community-driven projects.
More than 40 projects, all requested by local residents, came out of Neighborhood Time Exchange. The results included a new sensory room at a school for students with behavioral disorders, bright new signage for community gardens and events, and stenciled tulips on the 34th Street Bridge that promote messages of peace.
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200Community members and 15 artists participated in Neighborhood Time Exchange
Vivid signage, a product of Neighborhood Time Exchange, brightens a community garden in West Philadelphia.
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NEW MEDIUMS & CANVASES
A rt enlivens our city, flowing over every surface imaginable: walls, bikes,
cars, trash cans, and more. We completed 63 public art projects during the 2015 fiscal year, worked on another 100 ongoing projects, and connected with more than 100,000 people.
Three extraordinary thoroughfares received a Mural Arts makeover in 2015: Manayunk’s Fountain Street Steps, the Strawberry Mansion Bridge, and Eakins Oval, at the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. By beautifying these popular pathways with compelling imagery, we
pay tribute to the spaces and places we travel every day and unite neighbors with a deeply shared sense of pride.
Sometimes our canvases defy traditional expectations. Last spring, 30 billboards and posters popped up across Philadelphia, featuring larger-than-life portraits of LGBTQ youth and seniors. This was the result of Showing Face, a project that fostered intergenerational conversations about identity, and produced an outpouring of positivity and confidence from all of the participants.
Lining bus stops and subway stations, the portraits of Showing Face reveal the confidence and vulnerability of each participant.
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“Working with Mural Arts has, I feel, given back to me many times more than I was able to give to it, and I tried to give
as much as I possibly could. I feel so fed by it, and my life has changed in really profound ways.”
CALEDONIA CURRY, A.K.A. SWOON, OPEN SOURCE PARTICIPATING ARTIST
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A fresh perspective can open up a rich space of learning and collaboration.
Our work with outside curators has improved our ability to interpret our process within the broader fields of artistic and social practice, and has allowed us to amplify the impact of individual projects.
The idea for Mural Arts’ largest project to date arose from one of these extraordinary curatorial partnerships. Open Source, our exploration of the intersection of art and social justice in Philadelphia, was a show-stopping citywide exhibition of new public art, created in conjunction with curator Pedro Alonzo.
Open Source embraced the city as an open platform—one where artists, creative thinkers, and neighbors contributed their ideas and watched new possibilities emerge. Fourteen artists produced public artworks around themes that spanned our core areas of work, diving into subject matter such as immigration, education, incarceration, and trauma, and exploring how art connects, reveals, and inspires.
Surrounded by a packed house at the Institute of Contemporary Art, SWOON recounts the powerful narratives that informed her Open Source project, Five Stories.
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Geometry and art mingle in MOMO’s stunning mural on Frankford and Berks in Fishtown, painted in collaboration with Art Education students.
Elements of clutter and chaos in the Italian Market take shape in Heeseop Yoon's Still-life with Flower.
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For us, it’s all about process—the catalyst that sparks a chain reaction, often leading to inspiring and unexpected outcomes. Ignition requires great intention. We listen well to every story, understand the context, and respond with a rigorous and customized approach. In this section, we share a few methods that we’ve enhanced in the past year, which have improved our ability to ignite.
Southeast Philadelphia neighbors participating in Playgrounds for Useful Knowledge found common ground through playful exploration with Theatre of the Oppressed.
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Any socially engaged public art project naturally results in profound and
fascinating data. By engaging people in creative practice, we give them a chance to share their concerns and aspirations, for themselves and their communities.
This past year, we built data collection into our projects in an intentional way—from Neighborhood Time Exchange’s community request forms, to the “useful knowledge” of Playgrounds for Useful Knowledge, to Monument Lab, which asked people to share their individual perspectives on Philadelphia’s history and culture. The valuable information and insights captured during these projects could not be gleaned from traditional planning processes alone. The findings have the potential to enhance our own practice, and to inform the decisions of other community leaders, organizations, and city agencies.
Playgrounds for Useful Knowledge, a collaboration with urbanist and activist cooperative Cohabitation Strategies, sought to connect residents of seven South Philadelphia neighborhoods. We invited residents to join us in playful activities such as neighborhood cook-offs and dance demonstrations, and we facilitated group conversations that bridged cultural and economic divisions. Neighbors brought their civic concerns about housing, gentrification, and litter to the table, and collectively brainstormed solutions. This holistic community thinking laid the groundwork for a new neighborhood unity, establishing fresh, actionable ideas for future initiatives.
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“Community empowerment anchored in imagination and play is an interesting and important approach to social
change and, for some people, an optimal way to get engaged. [...] This pivot from project-driven, site-specific research
to a more general, open-ended approach to understanding a neighborhood has immense value.”
DR. MARIA ROSARIO JACKSON ON PLAYGROUNDS FOR USEFUL KNOWLEDGE
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Artist-community collaborations fueled the nine-month Neighborhood Time Exchange, filling a West Philadelphia neighborhood with laughter and lots of art.
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I n order to inspire change consistently, we aspire to connect our participants
to the resources they need to thrive. We nurture the next generation of civically engaged, creative Philadelphians by incorporating mentorship and collaboration into Mural Arts’ core program areas.
This year, we extended the support network of the Guild, a Restorative Justice initiative that focuses on work readiness. A new track focuses on pairing people who have successfully navigated re-entry with those who are just emerging from the Guild, forming a partnership that gives each participant someone to turn to when things get rough—someone who can relate to his or her struggles and give advice rooted in experience.
We also strengthened Artrepreneurs, our entrepreneurship track for middle and high school students. In addition to receiving guidance from Mural Arts teachers, students also learned real-world business concepts firsthand from representatives of participating business partners. Through initiatives like this and our college-readiness program, we commit to helping Mural Arts students build useful leadership and creative skills, and teaching them how to showcase their talents for post-secondary options like employment and college.
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92%of graduating high school seniors in our Art Education program go on to college
“I went from being a number and an inmate to being covered in paint, doing something that I love to do, and giving back in a positive way.”AMIRA MOHAMED, GUILD PARTICIPANT AND SUBJECT OF SHEPARD FAIREY’S OPEN SOURCE PROJECT
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Art Education students and Guild member Russel Craig (pictured) worked with artist Ben Volta on Frequencies, a radiant and bold mural inspired by studies
of the brain through the lens of STEAM (STEM plus art) education.
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Isaac Lin’s gem-like mural, Start From Here, uses colors drawn from national flags to convey America’s diverse cultural identity.
Street artist Ben Eine brought a pop of color to South Philadelphia with stylized letters spraypainted on previously empty storefront shutters.
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Mural Arts strives to lead the conversation. When we extend the reach of our
projects through creative and substantive public programs, we acknowledge and invite the diverse voices of the community, sparking vibrant dialogue about the process, the art, and a range of stimulating topics. Recent public programs, attached to signature projects and core programs, have featured videos, lectures, panels, and creative artmaking sessions.
These special events connect our vast Mural Arts ecology of artists, staff, participants, partners, devoted followers, and new fans. We have been overwhelmed with the positive response to this expanding facet of public engagement. During Open Source, more than 700 people flocked to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to hear Shepard Fairey lecture on his work and influences, while more than 1,600 art lovers and interested passersby stopped by our Center City hub space in October to learn more about the exhibition.
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“If I’m painting, it gives me self-control over who I am. Everybody has their downfall, but right now everyone around this
table has the courage and motivation to heal.”
ADAM ALLI, ASSISTANT ARTIST AND FORMER PORCH LIGHT PROGRAM PARTICIPANT
In October, 700 people crowded into the Great Stair Hall at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to hear Shepard Fairey speak about Jasper Johns.
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It’s not enough to simply say that art leads to change. We want to know that it does. Evaluation is an increasingly important part of our practice and our artistic interventions create windows of opportunity for fresh insight. We strive to study our successes and transfer new knowledge to future projects. We also seek out ways to grow and to achieve better outcomes.
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Art is a powerful tool for people of all backgrounds. Through Mural Arts’ extensive programming, we have seen how art can help people develop into dynamic, creative, entrepreneurial thinkers and doers who are excited about their futures.
100%graduation rate for high school seniors in our Art Education program
90%of Guild graduates do not reoffend within one year
500Guild participants since 2009
275participants in Porch Light
150partnerships with private and public entities
1,000hours of volunteer service donated
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BY THE NUMBERS
“In the environment I was in before, you basically have no voice, you have no value, everything is pretty much stripped away from you.
This is the complete opposite of that. Now I’m in a position where I have a voice and can be expressive, and I have a community
of people who care about me and support me.”
JESSE KRIMES, ARTIST AND FORMER GUILD PARTICIPANT
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Our young Artrepreneurs popped up at Indy Hall, a Philadelphia co-working space, to showcase and sell their artistic wares.
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We're all smiles as we celebrate the restoration of of Lily Yeh's iconic Ile-Ife Guardian mural— a globally recognized work that symbolizes the power of art to transform a community.
A s we continue to expand the scope of our work, there is a corresponding
level of thought, purpose, and rigor in the way we evaluate our programs and processes. We involve our participants in this analysis through surveys that measure feedback, and we also seek outside academic input.
Researchers from Yale University assessed our Porch Light program, examining our practices through an evaluative lens over a multi-year period. The study found
that when Mural Arts finishes a project in a neighborhood, there is a window of opportunity, a moment where the community is primed and ready for further action. Knowing that our work creates that opening inspires us to go deeper, seeking out new ways in which we can capitalize on the moment of collective hope and opportunity.
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TAKING A DEEPER
DIVE“The power of Neighborhood Time Exchange lies in its viability as a replicative model...not in its specific structural capacities,
but in its existence. It could become a stream of possibility in the delta of community transformation.”
SUE BELL YANK, WRITER, PRODUCER, AND ARTS EDUCATOR
Observing the neighborhood and providing useful creative services were essential to each project's success in Neighborhood Time Exchange.
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“Now, Philadelphia’s helping London,
Rome, Dublin, Madrid, Sydney, Auckland,
Toronto, Montreal, and even cities in Israel start
identical programs, which is quite a legacy.
[The numbers are] unheard of, and that’s why everybody in the world wants to do it.”
MONICA MALPASS ON ACTION NEWS, WPVI TV 6ABC
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“That nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations and city officials from more than 20 cities have reached out to Mural Arts
for collaborations, or advice on starting similar initiatives, means the program stands out in the global mural phenomenon. That’s probably
because in addition to putting up good art, Mural Arts focuses on community engagement and social justice.”
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240Mpress impressions in FY15 (August 2014 to July 2015)
44Mregional print impression in May 2015
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Statement of Financial PositionASSETS 2015 2014
Cash & Cash Equivalents 2,650,022 1,656,113
Grants, Program & Contribution Receivables 4,076,047 3,642,203
(net of allowances - $46,763 & $15,513 for 2015 & 2014 respectively)
Inventory 113,358 99,286
Prepaid Expenses 176,562 75,996
Other Assets 34,460 40,387
Property & Equipment - Net 1,215,318 1,303,414
Total Assets $8,265,767 $6,817,399
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities:
Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses 197,816 1,026,726
Accrued Payroll & Related Expenses 214,800 284,357
Deferred Revenue 4,798 34,828
Total Liabilities 417,414 1,345,911
Net Assets:
Undesignated 2,638,020 2,485,765
Board-Designated Operating Reserve 156,247 139,330
Temporarily Restricted 5,054,086 2,846,393
Total Net Assets 7,848,353 5,471,488
Total Liabilities & Net Assets $8,265,767 $6,817,399
Statement of Activity and Changes in Net Assets REVENUES & SUPPORT 2015 2014
Institutional Support 6,102,565 3,866,676
Contracted Services:
– Government 3,773,239 4,731,673
– Other 295,909 317,935
Contributions - Individuals 965,070 691,499
Investment Income - -
Total Revenue & Support $11,136,783 $9,607,783
EXPENSES
Programs 7,075,748 7,909,524
Support Services 1,684,170 1,619,083
Total Expenses $8,759,918 $9,528,607
Change in Net Assets 2,376,865 79,176
Net Assets Beginning of Year 5,471,488 5,392,312
Net Assets End of Year $7,848,353 $5,471,488
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IndividualsGifts include cumulative giving between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE VISIONARIES ($5,000 & OVER)Nick & Dee AdamsKevin & Joselyn BasdenJohn C. Bogle & Eve S. BogleLinda DeJureJulia & David FleischnerJoseph & Jane GoldblumMr. Steven C. GrahamDr. & Mrs. G.S. Peter GrossMargaret Harris & Phil StrausFrederic & Linda KremerSusanna Lachs Adler & Dean AdlerAlan Lindy & Carolyn HirschMargelle & Sheldon LissMrs. J. Maxwell MoranHelen & David PudlinFrank & Ann ReedBrian L. RobertsPam & Tony SchneiderEllen SherkHoward SilvermanBryan S. WeingartenHoward E.N. Wilson
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE LEADERS ($2,500-$4,999)Ellen Baxter & Robert KavashJamie B. Bischoff & Daniel GibbonLindsay BreedloveSteven & Susan DubowBill & Carol FisherZeke & Nigeria JamesBarney & Louise JohnstonLynn & Joe MankoGraham & Susan McDonaldDr. M. Moshe Porat
& Dr. Rachel PoratHee Jun RhoMeg & Peter SaligmanAnthony TroyJoseph & Renee Zuritsky
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($1,000-$2,499)Bob & Marta AdelsonDaniel & Helena AstolfiLeslie BakerZvi BarzilayAlon BarzilayBrian H. BenjetEllen & Robert BilderseeLinda BloomerBetty BottMark CohenWarren & Sylvie CohenDavid Cohen & Ellen GoodmanCatherine del TitoCaroline Estey King & Adrian KingMichele & Jonathan FenkelPhyllis & Howard FischerNedra FischerJean FloodSusan & Richard GettlinJon GoldblumJoanne & Jonathan GoldenJane GreenspanHarry & Rhoda HaberAlexander HankinRichard & Ruth HorowitzBrian JacobsonJanet KelleySusan & Leonard KlehrNadia KunzClive LandaMargaret LeonardJami Wintz McKeonJoanna McNeil LewisFaye & Barry MertzAndrea MissiasMichelle MolanoJohn M. Paz & Rachel MooreBrian D. PedrowNancy PetersonAaron PolakJay & Gretchen RileyElizabeth RylandDebbie & Ron SchillerMr. Douglas Evan SchoenbergAmy ScottAmiel SegalLesley SeitchikRichard SnowdenDana SpainSandra Spitzer McKelvey
& Edward McKelveyMarilyn L. SteinbrightJoan K. StemmlerJanet Reis Stern & Matthew Stern
Robert VogelSally Walker & Tom GilmoreJohn WestrumThomas C. Woodward
MURAL ARTS SUSTAINERS ($500-$999)John K. BinswangerRichard & Cheryl BinswangerIra Brind & Stacey SpectorJosephine W. BurriEli CaplanBarbara CapozziSusan W. CatherwoodIsaac H. Clothier IVElizabeth GemmillRobert A. GoldenbergPedro GomesEden GraberAnn N. GreeneJulie HaasWitold HeniszNatalie HuguetDr. Howard & Mrs. Mary HurtigOsagie & Losenge ImasogieJustin JeffersNancy & Shahir Kassam-AdamsJamie KleinJoseph Kluger & Susan LewisMark KreiderGabriele LeeEsther MarshallZoe PappasLeslie PearlmanBob & Susan PeckGerald RorerSeymore RubinJoseph J. ShapiroRichard & Betsy SheerrJamie ShellerRalph & Cookie SmithCathi SnyderJulie & Bob SpahrLawrence Spitz & Carole KleinJoanne SundheimRichard VagueArchie & Helene van BeurenKathleen VetranoVelma WhitlockRichard Woosnam
& Diane Dalto WoosnamAna Maria V. Zaugg
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MURAL ARTS SUPPORTERS ($250-$499)AnonymousCosmo BakerVirginia BaltzellNaomi BasickesFrances & Michael BaylsonCatherine BeathKaren BellRobert & Marie BenzRobertson BertrandL. BlynnTodd BressiStuart BrownMichelle Burnett-GreenCaitlin ButlerRonald CantorCaryl CarpenterLee A. CasperPatty ChaneyRabbi & Mrs. Gary CharlesteinSteven CohenJeff & Anne DalkeDavid DannenbergMichelle DeanTrish DeeneyJoseph & April DennyVikram DewanBrian EffronEdward FaganShannon & Ted FarmerCari Feiler Bender & Rodd BenderAlexander FeldmanAmy FoxAlan Gardner & Kate ConnollyElaine & Everett GillisonEdward Glickman & Diana KeatJoel & Linda GriskaNancy S. HaysPatricia HigginsKatherine Hovde & Kenneth KulakPaul JargowskyMonica JindiaJoy & Bennett KeiserKen KesslinRoger LaMayTheresa LandellDavid LevinMeryl LevitzCaryn LissJenn MarquardtJean A. McCrayDrew MilsteinAnselene MorrisMichael NorrisVanessa Northington Gamble
Heather OsborneJessica OttoMichael PaulKathleen QuigleyThomas D. Rees & Josephine MadejClaire Reichlin & Walter CohenMichele ReimerBeth Rezet & Gregg FromellJennifer RobayoCordelia W. Robinson
& Grant HorrowAbelardo RodriguesVal RossmanHarriet Rubenstein
& Marty BrighamJulia & Jack RuddenLindsey ScannapiecoSuzanne SchillerStanley & Cindy SchwartzRobert & Mary Ellen ScottLesley SeitchickAntoinette F. SeymourJenna ShanisMelanie SheerrLarry SpectorEd & Lyn TettemerBill & BJ TurnerJudy WicksAlexis ZakroffDeborah & Philip ZuchmanMaximo Zylberdrut
Organizations10-10-10 Project Foundation
of Temple University25th Century FoundationACE GroupAdvantage Engineers of PA LLCAfrican Methodist
Episcopal ChurchThe Agnes Irwin School AIS
Girls’ Grant Making ClubAgora InstituteAllied Barton Security ServicesAmetek Foundation, Inc.Amoroso’s Baking CompanyAmtrak Railroad Passenger Corp.Andiamo Advisors, Inc.ArborHSA, LLCArdmore Toyota ScionArthur M. Blank Family FoundationAT&TAuction Management LLCBallard Spahr Andrew
& Ingersoll, LLPBank of AmericaThe Barra Foundation
Berkowitz Family FoundationBig Car Media Inc.Blank Rome, LLPBrandywine Realty TrustThe Brickman Group LTDBrinker CapitalBrownstein GroupThe Bryn Mawr
Presbyterian ChurchThe Buck Family FundBusiness One Consulting, Inc.Callahan & Ward Properties, LLCCannuscio Rader
Family FoundationThe Carol & George Weinbaum
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Advisory CouncilRachel Luber Cevera, Co-ChairTeresa Nino, Co-ChairMichael AdlerSean AgnewCosmo BakerBerny BrownsteinGabe CanusoNicole CashmanJason CeveraJames ClaiborneElise ConwayMarita CrawfordRina CutlerDiane Dalto WoosnamDavid DeVitoLauren DewitskyLiz DowDavid DunphyAlex FeldmanMichele S. FenkelBill Fisher
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CREDITSp2: Philos Adelphos © 2015 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Saner. 440 Poplar Street.
p7: Summer Kaleidoscope © 2015 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Jessie Unterhalter & Katey Truhn (Jessie & Katey). Eakins Oval, Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
p8: Uptown Locomotion © 2015 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Joe Boruchow. 1333-1463 North 33rd Street.
p9: Water Under the Bridge © 2015 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Beth Clevenstine & Paul Santoleri. Fountain and Umbria Streets.
p10: Neighborhood Time Exchange © 2015 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. Installing signs of respect in Belmont.
p13: Showing Face © 2015 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Ashley Kolodner. Citywide. Pictured: Broad Street subway at Walnut Street.
p16: untitled © 2015 MOMO. 1831 Frankford Avenue.
p17: Still-life with Flower © 2015 Heeseop Yoon. 906 League Street.
p19/20: Playgrounds for Useful Knowledge © 2015 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Cohabitation Strategies (CohStra). 632 Jackson Street.
p23: Frequencies © 2015 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Benjamin Volta. 3812 Old York Road.
p24: Start From Here © 2015 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Isaac Tin Wei Lin. 1315 Race Street.
p25: Philly From A to Z © 2015 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Ben Eine. Citywide. Pictured: Broad and Allegheny Avenue.
p42: Migrants, Ibrahim, Mingora-Philadelphia © 2015 JR. The Graham Building at Dilworth Park, 30 South 15th Street.
Photography by Steve Weinik. Additional photography by Albert Yee (p10) and Kathy Stull (p32).
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