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Arts and Entertainment

Center City: Mural Honoring the Formerly Incarcerated Unveiled on North 21st Street

October 27, 2021 Brian Creech

Story by Adeena Syed On Tuesday, Oct 5, Mural Arts Philadelphia unveiled its newest mural—a work celebrating nine formerly incarcerated Philadelphians whose post-prison lives offer inspiration to the larger community.   The mural, titled Point of

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment: The Art of Removing Graffiti

January 9, 2015

Artistic creation can be visually appealing to anyone. Street art is a way for people to share their work with a broad audience without the awkwardness of attending a cramped gallery showing. It is right

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment: MAP And Philly Writers Paint Their Own Paths

January 9, 2015

In reaction to an increase in graffiti in the 1980s, the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network was created to eradicate the artwork from the city’s buildings, trains, bridges and anything else that graffiti artists – properly known

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