The City of Brotherly Love
Time has a photo-essay up about murals in Philadelphia, and I have to say, it's gorgeous. I've seen some of these before, but I didn't realize the whole extent of the program.
Photo Essay
The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program (MAP) started in 1984 as a component of the Anti-Graffiti Network (PAGN), a city-wide initiative to eradicate destructive graffiti and address neighborhood blight. As part of this effort, PAGN hired mural artist Jane Golden to reach out to graffiti writers and to redirect their energies to mural-making.
The Mural Arts Program has produced over 2,700 murals throughout Philadelphia--more murals than any other city in the world.
They offer tours of the murals on Saturdays, and each week of the month, they go to a different section of the city. I think I'll check it out sometime.
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I've updated the version of Gortoz A Ran on my website from the 9MB mov file to a 49 MB avi. I've also put it up on imeem.
Photo Essay
The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program (MAP) started in 1984 as a component of the Anti-Graffiti Network (PAGN), a city-wide initiative to eradicate destructive graffiti and address neighborhood blight. As part of this effort, PAGN hired mural artist Jane Golden to reach out to graffiti writers and to redirect their energies to mural-making.
The Mural Arts Program has produced over 2,700 murals throughout Philadelphia--more murals than any other city in the world.
They offer tours of the murals on Saturdays, and each week of the month, they go to a different section of the city. I think I'll check it out sometime.
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I've updated the version of Gortoz A Ran on my website from the 9MB mov file to a 49 MB avi. I've also put it up on imeem.