Throughout October, the City of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program celebrates Mural Arts Month.  The spotlight events for the 2006 Mural Arts Month are centered around the "All Join Hands: The Visions of Peace" project which seeks to use public art to investigate the unthinkable homocide of youth in the Philadelphia region. For over a year, MAP partnered with the Philadelphia School District, the Department of Human Services, and the Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board, and groups from all sides of the debate have participated in a series of community meetings and painting workshops, including youth from St. Gabriel’s Hall, and adult inmates from SCI-Graterford, culminating in the creation of a quarter-mile-long mural (pictured, below) in Center City Philadelphia to be unveiled on October 24.  Featured events in October include an exhibit opening and gallery talk to kick off the month on October 6, two workshops with muralist Don Gensler and Inquirer Editorial Page Editor Chris Satullo, and finally the dedication of the mural on Benjamin Franklin High School.

Other events of note during Mural Arts Month include the release of the new bookMore Philadelphia Murals & The Stories They Tell;a bike tour with Pat Croce; trolley tours with Philadelphia celebrities Phil Goldsmith, Larry Platt, Bernard Hopkins, and Jerry “The Geator” Blavat; plus dedications of new murals such as Alex’s Lemonade Stand and the Zoo Bridge.

The Mural Arts Program (MAP) brings art to every citizen of Philadelphia.  Since 1984, MAP has created over 2,600 murals and works of public art, earning Philadelphia international recognition as the “City of Murals.”  MAP engages over 100 communities each year in the transformation of neighborhoods through the mural-making process.  MAP’s award-winning, free art education programs annually serve over 3,000 youth at sites throughout the city and at-risk teens through special education outreach programs.  MAP also serves adult offenders in local prisons and  rehabilitation centers, using the restorative power of art to break the cycle of crime and violence in our communities.

For further information, call (215) 685-0750 or visit www.muralarts.org. 


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MURAL ARTS MONTH CALENDAR


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6TH
MURAL ARTS MONTH KICK-OFF EVENT

EXHBIT OPENING in Old City, featuring works from the All Join Hands: Visions of Peace Anti-violence Project and GALLERY TALK by Project Row Houses Rick Lowe.  Reservations required, call Cashman & Associates, 215-627-2093, ext. 2.  The exhibit will run throughout the month of October.
F.U.E.L.
3rd & Arch Streets
6pm – 8pm

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH
MURAL BIKE TOUR
Led by Philly’s cheerleader, Pat Croce, followed by lunch at the White Dog Café.  Reservations required, call 215-386-9224.
9am – 2pm
$38

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH
READING & BOOK SIGINING
Jane Golden reads from the newly-released More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell
Temple University Paley Library
1220 W. Berks Street
5pm

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12TH
EXHBIT OPENING
WorkOut, by Peggy Diggs
Broad Street Ministry
320 S. Broad Street
www. Broadstreetministry.org

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14TH
MURAL TROLLEY TOUR
“Philadelphia Favorites” tour led by former managing director Phil Goldsmith and Philadelphia magazine editor Larry Platt, followed by lunch at Bistro Romano.  Reservations required, call 215-685-0754.
10am – 2pm
ALL JOIN HANDS: VISIONS OF PEACE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
Led by muralist Donald Gensler, for adults and children ages 10 and up.  Reservations required,
call 267-971-0155.
F.U.E.L.
3rd & Arch Streets
10 am – 12pm, or 2pm – 4pm
$10

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH
ZOO BRIDGE MURAL DEDICATION
Mural created in part by MAP’s Art Education program and ArtWorks! students
Family fun!
34th Street between Girard & Mantua Avenues
3:30pm
TRIAGE FOR A BLEEDING CITY
Anti-Violence symposium in conjunction with MAP’s All Join Hands: Visions of Peace project, moderated by Philadelphia Inquirer editor Chris Satullo.
F.U.E.L.
3rd & Arch Streets
6pm – 8pm

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19TH
LIBERTY LANDS MURAL DEDICATION
Liberty Lands Park
912 N. 3rd Street
5pm

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
MURAL TROLLEY TOUR
Led by local boxing legend & current title-holder Bernard Hopkins, followed by lunch at the White Dog Café.  Reservations required, call 215-386-9224.
9am – 2pm
$50
WEST PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY PAINT DAY
Location and time to be determined, visit www.muralarts.org for updates.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22ND
BOOK SIGNING & WALKING TOUR WITH JANE GOLDEN
Meet the contributors to More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell, and take a walking tour of Center City Murals.  Book signing is free; reservations required for tour, call 215-685-0754.
Barnes & Noble Rittenhouse Square
18th & Walnut Streets
1pm – 3pm
$20 for tour

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23RD
TABLE TALK
Dinner and discussion with Jane Golden and contributors to More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell at the White Dog Café.  Reservations required, call 215-386-9224
$36

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24TH
ALL JOIN HANDS: VISIONS OF PEACE MURAL DEDICATION
The culmination of MAP’s anti-violence project, a celebration of the installation of a mural on Benjamin Franklin High School.
Broad & Spring Garden Streets
10am

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH
More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell
BOOK RELEASE PARTY
World Café Live
3025 Walnut Street
6-8pm
By Invitation Only

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26TH
LINCOLN LEGACY MURAL DEDICATION
MAP’s Second mural in partnership with Lincoln Financial Group
8th & Ludlow Streets
10am

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27TH
LEAD POISIONING AWARENESS MURAL DEDICATION
Norris Homes & Apartments Community Center
1915 N. 11th Street
Time to be determined, visit www.muralarts.org for updates.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH
MURAL TROLLEY TOUR
Led by Philadelphia legend, “The Geator with the Heater,” Jerry Blavat.  Tour includes continental breakfast and concludes at a South Philly block party and mural dedication.  Reservations required, call 215-685-0754.
10am – 12:30pm
$40
SHOP RITE MURAL DEDICATION & BLOCK PARTY
Music, Mummers, & More – fun for the family!}|29 Snyder Avenue
12:30pm

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29TH
MURAL ARTS MONTH CLOSING EVENT
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Mural COMMUNITY PAINT DAY
Time & location to be determined, visit www.muralarts.org for updates.