Mural Arts Tour: Mural Mile and Monument Lab
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Get to know Philadelphia’s expansive mural collection on a guided tour with Mural Arts, the nation’s largest public art program. Stroll through Center City and discover stunning murals that reflect a variety of themes and artistic processes, and be inspired by the incredible creations that make Philly the mural capital of the world. This special tour will include parts of Monument Lab, a temporary public art and history project that asks artists to respond to the question: What is an appropriate monument for the current city of Philadelphia?
The tour will conclude at Rittenhouse Square, where free public programs associated with Monument Lab will continue until 4 p.m.
About Mural Arts:
Mural Arts Philadelphia is the nation’s largest public art program, dedicated to the belief that art ignites change.
For 30 years, Mural Arts has united artists and communities through a collaborative process, rooted in the traditions of mural-making, to create art that transforms public spaces and individual lives. Mural Arts engages communities in 50–100 public art projects each year, and maintains its growing collection through a restoration initiative. Core Mural Arts programs such as Art Education, Restorative Justice, and Porch Light yield unique, project-based learning opportunities for thousands of youth and adults. (Source: MuralArts.org)
About Monument Lab:
Monument Lab, coming to Philadelphia in fall 2017, is a public art and history project produced by Mural Arts Philadelphia. The project, taking place over nine weeks between September 16 and November 19, challenges people to join a citywide conversation about history, memory, and our collective future.
A guiding, central question—What is an appropriate monument for the current city of Philadelphia?—will be posed to 21 of the most dynamic contemporary artists working in Philadelphia and around the world today, selected by curators Paul Farber and Ken Lum. Temporary monuments conceived by the artists will appear in public spaces across the city, accompanied by interactive pop-up “laboratories” for creative conversations and research collected by youth art guides. (Source: MuralArts.org)