Sun Ra Arkestra mural to be unveiled near jazz group’s landmark East Germantown rowhome
A mural of the pioneering Sun Ra Arkestra jazz collective will be unveiled Saturday, June 13, on a…
Philly ramps up ‘Gateways’ mural projects
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia has a series of new murals stretching across the city, meant to greet…
New ‘Riverside’ mural elevates voices of formerly incarcerated Philadelphians
The award-winning multi-disciplinary artist Jesse Krimes, known for work centered around criminal and racial justice, will be bringing…
Five queer Philadelphians are getting their due with a lush, floral mural
Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. Philadelphians headed…
Pierre Robert mural to go up in Rittenhouse or the Gayborhood, Mural Arts says
A mural honoring the late Pierre Robert is in the works, and Mural Arts Philadelphia is seeking the…
Jane Golden, Edward G. Rendell Lifetime Achievement Award
To see Jane Golden at work is to understand what it means to truly love what you do.…
Look inside the Ministry of Awe, the eccentric art museum inside a former Philly bank
The Old City building that used to house Manufacturer’s National Bank has transformed into one of Philadelphia’s kookiest…
Isaiah Zagar hid these Easter eggs in many of his mosaics in South Philly
No two Isaiah Zagar mosaics were exactly alike. The South Philly artist, who died Thursday, smashed up bottles,…
Isaiah Zagar, the mosaic artist who created Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, dies at 86
Famed mosaic artist and Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens founder Isaiah Zagar has passed away at the age of 86.…
CMU is preserving Pittsburgh public art with a robot
What happens to a mural when the building it’s attached to is demolished or expanded? This is no…
Boyz II Men is getting a mural in South Philly
They already have their own boulevard, but soon Boyz II Men will get a mural in their hometown…
Philly invests $11.5 million for beautification efforts along highways and busy roads
Philadelphia is investing $11.5 million in beautification efforts to clean up the areas around some of its busiest…