Spring 2014 Mural Arts Newsletter

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A LETTER FROM JANE Dear Friends, After 18 months of analysis, research and conversations among board members, staff and critical stakeholders, we have arrived at an important recasting of our mission statement, one that will strategically guide our future.

Our new mission incorporates not just our goals, but our values, priorities and social practice:

Beginning in early May, Berlin-based artist Katharina Grosse will install an unprecedented site-specific work of art along the rails of the Northeast Corridor between 30th Street Station and the North Philadelphia Station.

It will be a choreographed experience that moves viewers through time and space, illuminating the rubble, the wild eruptions of nature, and the man-made contradictions of decay and rebirth in this post-industrial American city.

Left: Allen Haring (Keith Haring’s father) with Jane at the re-dedication of We the Youth. Top Right: Jane and District Attorney Seth Williams at the opening reception for the annual Restorative Justice exhibition. Bottom Right: Councilman Mark Squilla and Jane at the Autumn Revisited dedication at Fleisher Art Memorial.

10 years of Wall Ball. This annual event allows us to celebrate our work, those who serve as Wall Ball’s creative inspirations for it, and our most • We believe that art ignites change. important advocates. Wall Ball’s success • We create art with others to transform is central to Mural Arts’ ability to finish places, individuals, communities this anniversary year healthy and This episodic work of public art, the and institutions. And through this ready to face our future. This year, we capstone of our 30th Anniversary, was work, we establish new standards of honor filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, excellence in the practice of public and supported by the Pew Center for Arts legendary public/street artist Shepard & Heritage, the National Endowment contemporary art.

Fairey, and our most dedicated advocate for the Arts, the Knight Foundation, • Our process empowers artists to be of all, Board Chair Joe Goldblum, The Fierce Advocacy Fund, PTS change agents, stimulates dialogue who has been an inspiration to me – about critical issues and builds bridges Foundation, AT&T, Philadelphia Zoo, as a leader, as a visionary and as a David and Helen Pudlin, halfGenius, of connection and understanding. philanthropist. In his six years as Chair • Our work is created in service of a larger and The Beneficial Foundation with he has transformed Mural Arts’ Board of support from the Elizabeth Firestone movement that values equity, fairness Directors and greatly increased its level Graham Foundation, and was curated and progress across all of society. of financial support and engagement.

by Elizabeth Thomas. It will unfold in • We listen with empathetic ears to Wall Ball 2014 will be held at Union YOUTUBE LOGO SPECS a series of painted passages framed understand the aspirations of our Transfer on May 29. It promises to be PRINT through the windows of the moving train, the best party of the year – you won’t partners and participants.

• And through beautiful collaborative art, creating a real-time landscape painting want to miss it! we provide people with the inspiration that explores shifting scale, perspective Best, and the passage of time. I invite you to and tools to seize their own future. read more about this groundbreaking And, while we don’t say this directly project on page 4. in the statement above, we are also dedicated to excellence in our work, and Also in May we will celebrate 30 years Jane Golden of making murals and public art and to the desire to push beyond to explore Executive Director new territory.

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TAKE A JOURNEY 2HOME On Friday, March 14, young people from our Art Education program and beyond gathered for the fourth “second Friday” opening at their journey2home storefront space at 4119 Lancaster Avenue. Each teen performed a spoken word piece in front of a collage of enlarged black and white photographs he or she had taken, while the audience followed the young performers throughout the space to the speakers’ chosen backdrops. Along with the live performances, a video of interviews between participants and people who were important to them ran in a corner of the exhibition space.

These young artists were joined by more than 115 friends, family members and organizational partners who came to hear what the participants had seen and heard – and synthesized.

These students have become “action researchers” investigating local issues around homelessness and housing insecurity by photographing houses and neighborhoods as observational exercises and cues for their personal stories. The action research process was designed by Dr. Carolyn Cannuscio of the University of Pennsylvania. Students have also learned how to interview subjects who have something to share about the meaning of “home” under the guidance of journalist and WHYY radio producer Elisabeth Perez-Luna. Other project activities had students shopping

The journey2home storefront at 4119 Lancaster Avenue hosts art-making workshops and other public events.

for what they most need from stores in their communities and sharing their “products.” At the March event, students performed stories about what home means both physically and emotionally.

Along with Cannuscio and Perez-Luna, artists Ernel Martinez, Michael Koehler, Shira Walinsky and guest artist Suzana Berger, working with project manager Shari Hersh, have developed this cocreated experience of what it means to search for home. The Attic and the People’s Emergency Center, organizations with considerable experience in working

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with homeless youth, are serving as advisers to journey2home.

Additional “second Friday” projectrelated events include presentations on other people’s journeys and what they have learned from them (April 11), a joint exhibition with our Art Education program at Crane Arts (May 8), and the culminating event on June 12 when students will focus on how important family is to completing a true sense of “home.”

FUNDERS: City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Hummingbird Foundation, The Patricia Kind Family Foundation

Director of Communications Jennifer McCreary

Editor in Chief Almaz D. Crowe

Editorial Janice Fisher, Copy Editor Judie Gilmore, Judie Gilmore Consulting Melinda Gervasio, Development Writer Thora Jacobson, Director, Design Review Amy Johnston, Information & Events Specialist Matthew Quackenbush, Development & Database Coordinator Lead Graphic Designer Chellerose Buscarino

Graphic Design Intern Alyssa Koumaras

Photography Steve Weinik, Lead Photographer, Senior Manager for Digital Media and Technology Jack Ramsdale Photography | Michael Reali Photography

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Grosse and assistants will install psychylustro in early May, and a public opening is scheduled for Saturday, May 17. The work will be visible to passengers on SEPTA Regional Rail (Chestnut Hill West and Trenton lines), New Jersey Transit (Atlantic City) and Amtrak (traveling between Philadelphia and New York). A talk with Grosse at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is scheduled for May 18. An audio guide and a scholarly publication will accompany the installation. To view a map of project sites, visit muralarts.org/katharinagrosse.

Presented in cooperation with Amtrak, psychylustro is made possible through the generous support of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, the National Endowment for the Arts, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and The Fierce Advocacy Fund. An accompanying exhibition publication is supported in part by a grant from the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation. WHYY’s Newsworks is the project’s content partner, and Metro Newspaper is a media partner.

Katharina Grosse, Just Two of Us, 2013 Acrylic on glass-fiber reinforced plastic. Presented by Public Art Fund, NY. On view at Metro Tech Commons in Downtown Brooklyn, October 27, 2013–September 14, 2014. Courtesy of the artist and Johann König. Berlin Photo: James Ewing, Courtesy Public Art Fund, NY.

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“HERE, YOU CAN FLY” This May, Mural Arts will debut one of its most ambitious projects to date with internationally acclaimed Berlin-based artist Katharina Grosse, who is creating a large-scale, site-specific public artwork for Philadelphia’s Northeast Corridor rail gateway. In her work, Grosse uses industrial spray guns to paint monumental swaths of outlandish colors over varied sculptural forms and landscapes, either natural or of her making. She paints in a palette of pure colors in an aggressive style that simultaneously generates and dissolves form, disrupting the boundaries of objects and planes. In psychylustro Grosse will paint a series of seven sites along the rail corridor, from vast, dramatic warehouse walls to small utility buildings and the natural landscape, all framed through the windows of the moving train. Her installation will be visible primarily to train passengers, creating an extraordinary real-time landscape painting.

As one of the city’s most visible and heavily trafficked gateways, the Northeast Corridor has been flagged by Mural Arts as a potential site for public art. The organization had been exploring ideas around how to program it for years when the opportunity arose to work with Grosse. As much as a no-man’s-land as it seems, 34,000 train passengers pass through the active rail corridor daily. The corridor arcs from Strawberry Mansion to Frankford and is the old Pennsylvania Railroad’s Connecting Railway that used to service Philadelphia in its “Workshop of the World” heyday of industry and enterprise. In discussing the nontraditional site, Mural Arts’ executive director Jane Golden says, “We really want people to see what we see. We see the deterioration, but we also see the beauty, we see the history, we see Philadelphia’s past.”

As the capstone project of Mural Arts’ 30th Anniversary year, it speaks to our commitment to explore new and diverse means of expression within our practice. psychylustro, curated by Elizabeth Thomas, represents a departure from traditional murals that use narrative and representation to connect to audiences and are produced through a long, collaborative process. Instead, Grosse, along with assistants from Berlin and six local artist assistants, will create the work in the moment, and will employ her signature, rigorously abstract visual language. These marks will be visible to viewers as they whoosh through the painted landscapes. The work is also intended as a temporary installation; over time the paint will fade and the elements will reclaim the landscape.

For Grosse, the site and unique viewing experience is ripe with opportunity to explore shifting scale, perspective and the passage of time. “The work shifts your notion of size through movement,” she said. “So when you stand in front of it, it’s huge, but when you pass it by on the train it becomes small. This kind of experience – that your life is constantly in that kind of changing mode – is something I’ve always been fascinated by. And this time we have an extra tool, which is the train. In a museum you walk, and that’s the way you move. Here, you can fly.”

To learn more: muralarts.org/katharinagrosse PRESENTED IN COOPERATION WITH: AMTRAK, psychylustro is supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, National Endowment for the Arts, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Fierce Advocacy Fund, PTS Foundation, AT&T, Philadelphia Zoo, David and Helen Pudlin, halfGenius and The Beneficial Foundation with support for the exhibition publication from the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation.

MEDIA: WHYY’s NewsWorks is the project’s content partner, and Metro Newspaper is a media partner.

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“When I do my job right no one can tell that I did anything at all.”

MURAL PRESERVATION 101: PORTRAIT OF A MURAL RESTORER

–Nathaniel Lee Mural Operations Crew Leader

Nathaniel Lee graduated from the University of the Arts with a BFA in illustration. Upon graduation he worked in the stained glass field as an artist for Mezalick Design Studio and Selvin Glass.

In 2007, Lee joined Mural Arts as a staff artist. Lee is currently the Crew Leader of the Mural Operations department, where he provides artistic and technical support for the numerous communityengaged public art projects undertaken each year.

Lee’s personal artwork is influenced by the golden age of American illustration with which N.C. Wyeth, J.C. Leyendecker and Edmund Dulac are closely associated, and the energy of contemporary street art. “I like my work to be bold and beautiful, but to also reflect a sense of whimsy,” Lee shares.

Restorations scheduled for 2014 include: History of Immigration | © 1993 Jane Golden | 2nd & Race Streets Jackie Robinson | © 1997 David McShane | Broad & Somerset Streets Manayunk Views | © 1997 Tish Ingersoll | Main Street & Ridge Avenue Tree of Knowledge | © 2003 Michael Webb | 13th & Market Streets 6

Jackie Robinson © 1997 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / David McShane

When Nathaniel Lee heads out to work, he any environmental damage it may have always brings his “mural repair kit” in case sustained. To achieve a seamless result, he sees something that needs attention. he matches the mural as it exists in its present environment, not how it looked “If it’s a quick fix I might as well do it when first painted. while I’m [in the neighborhood] to save additional time and travel,” Lee explains. In cases where extensive restoration is Once on-site, Lee evaluates the damage needed, Mural Arts contacts the property to determine whether applying a gentle owner to obtain permission to assess solvent will be sufficient. If cleaning the the wall condition and the artwork. mural does not provide the desired result, Photos and measurements of the mural Lee is prepared to paint-out the problem. in its present condition are taken, and In addition to solvents, Lee’s kit contains background research is done to see a full palette of mural paint and a range whether there are archival photos or of brushes. Lee studies an intact section records that may provide information of the mural to develop his strategy. or guidance. The original artist is asked for input, and assistants whose expertise The abilities to replicate the original may be needed are consulted. Based artist’s brushstrokes and to accurately on this information, Mural Arts creates match colors are key, Lee says. Also a restoration plan, which may include important is recognizing that mural paint techniques such as power washing to – acrylic paint with AV and UV filters remove surface dirt and pollution, readded – appears lighter in tone when it’s saturation with mineral spirit acrylic wet. Lee compensates for this as part of varnish, or repainting – sometimes the color-matching process, and he takes damaged sections only, and sometimes into account the age of the mural and the entire mural.

If you see a mural in need of restoration, please contact us!

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REALLY AWESOME ART SHOW worked with the Attic Youth Center on issues of identity in the LGBT community, using screen printing and a youth-based lexicon design. On the heels of her well-publicized project Stop Telling Women to Smile, visual artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh inspired students at Edison/Fareira High School to start their own art-based grassroots campaign (posters, wheatpastes, stickers) on an important issue. Collaborative team Matthew Suib and Nadia Hironaka worked with youth at Sayre High School to create a projected mural that explores Philadelphia’s industrial history; the final product will be screened along South Broad Street this summer.

During the 2013–14 school year, the Art Education program provided free classes to nearly 1,000 youth, resulting in transformative art projects that reflect the self-identity, dreams, ingenuity and creativity of young artists throughout the city.

The classes – led by teaching artists and assistant artists – taught the students the fundamentals of painting, photography, mosaic and other mediums while instilling in each youth the importance of respect, leadership and using his or her voice to make a difference.

Youth artists in the Edison/Fareira High School (Congreso) class, taught

by Patricia Barrera and James Dunn, explored how art can address the issue of bullying through their iCare project.

The students created stickers, posters and tiles inside of shadow boxes for the campaign, which raised awareness and explored the impact of bullying.

Other classes created anime characters and comic book narratives; made watercolor portraits that question and address issues of gender identity, safe sex and persecution; designed 3-D maquettes of Japanese internment camps; helped build a Viking ship with visiting artist Dennis McNett, and more.

Visiting artist Dennis McNett leads a mask-making workshop at the Asian Arts Initiative.

Really Awesome Art Show: Opening Reception, May 8, 2014, 4–7 p.m. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street | On view: May 8–31, 2014

“Every year, we are excited and impressed by the passion and talent of our youth artists and the dedication of the teaching artists,” said Art Education Director Yolanda Wisher. “This year, the projects are more challenging and have pushed the youth to contemplate their place in the world and how they can make a difference with art.

Watching this process take shape has been inspiring.”

To learn more: muralarts.org/programs/art-education FUNDERS: Agnes Irwin School Youth Philanthropy Group, Christopher Ludwick Foundation, City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Comcast, Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation, Fondation d’enterprise Hermès, Forrest and Frances Lattner Foundation, Freire Charter School, Hearst Foundation, Hummingbird Foundation, IBM, Keystone Property Group, Lincoln Financial Foundation, PECO, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Philadelphia Youth Network, Seed the Dream Foundation, Surdna Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, TD Charitable Foundation, Victory Foundation

In addition, LEAPs (Local Emerging Artist Projects) continue to partner with youth artists to create small, temporary and some say unconventional projects.

Printmaker and activist Leah Girardo Top and middle images: Posters created in the iCare project. Bottom: Students explore their creative side at Freire Charter School.

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Top: A Love Letter for You © 2009 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Steve “ESPO” Powers. Middle Left: How to Turn Anything Into Something Else © 2011 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / The Miss Rockaway Armada. Middle Right: How We Fish © 2012 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Social Impact Studios and Eric Okdeh. Bottom Left: The Color of Your Voice © 2012 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Ernel Martinez and Keir Johnston. Bottom Right: Garden of Delight © 2011 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / David Guinn.

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DISCOVER public art in a new way with a tour of Philadelphia’s famous murals! Experience the city’s diverse communities, and hear behind-thescenes stories on each project.

NEW TOURS FOR 2014!

America’s First Highway Gear up for a trip down memory lane on a mural tour of the country’s first highway, Lincoln Highway, aka Route 30. Learn about how this project was born and where it started and ended, and view murals that dot the landscape on this tour through culture-rich West Philadelphia.

Philadelphia’s Reimagined Landscapes Travel through Philadelphia neighborhoods Frankford and Kensington to learn about Philadelphia’s 17th–, 18th– and 19th–century commercial corridors, when the entire industrial area was known as the Workshop of the World.

View modern-day murals, listen to their stories, and discover how time changed these reimagined rust belt neighborhoods into reinvigorated 21st–century residential and creative arts enclaves.

Rise and Shine: Painting a Healthy City In conjunction with the City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, the Porch Light Program presents a series of powerful murals that showcase how participatory public art can be used in addressing a variety of behavioral health challenges.

AND, don’t forget about our Love Letter Train tour and an updated Mural Mile (with North and South routes) tour. Group and private experiential tours are available upon request.

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One-of-a-kind Mural Arts merchandise and books are available for purchase at our Tour Center & Gift Shop, too!

AT THE GALLERY 9TH & MARKET STREETS 215.925.3633

All proceeds from tours benefit Mural Arts programs. The Tours Program is sponsored by:

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PATRON PROFILE: LIZ SOLMS Tree Consulting. In addition to her work outside of the country, she works stateside, providing creative direction for Historic Landmarks for Living, a development company started in the 1980s by her late father, Steve Solms.

The company focuses on rehabilitating old warehouses and factories and turns them into interesting living spaces. Her most recent design project, The Annex at the Touraine, won the grand jury award for preservation from the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia.

Growing up in Center City, Solms saw Philadelphia develop into the “City of Murals” throughout her youth. Over For Liz Solms, a fourth-generation the years, she has become a more active Philadelphian, pride in and concern for supporter of Mural Arts and recently the city run deep. Solms splits her time between South Philly and Jamaica, where joined the Advisory Council. “As an adult, I came to Mural Arts because she works in sustainable agriculture through her consulting business Banana I saw the program as representing Liz Solms

progress, reconciliation and solidarity across all the communities in my city,” she explains. “I have long believed that real change comes about at the intersection of art and community. They are indelibly linked. Mural Arts enacts this concept every day, and that is why I am involved.”

Although Solms has been impacted by the organization for most of her life, her most powerful moment came this past fall. “I was incredibly moved while listening to Jane Golden speak at the PAFA [Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts] Beyond the Paint exhibition about the real impact the Restorative Justice program has on real lives,” Liz describes.

“It was a real moment for me in fully understanding how Mural Arts has an impact past art on the wall.”

DONOR PROFILE: ZIPCAR that celebrates Philadelphia’s music and cultural icons The Roots. For every hour the car was reserved, Zipcar made a $1 donation to Mural Arts. Over a two-month span, the car was rented 124 times and driven a total of 3,282 miles. The mural-wrapped car created social media buzz through appearances at events like the opening of Beyond the Paint, Mural Arts’ 30th-anniversary exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the re-dedication of Keith Haring’s We the Youth mural in South Philadelphia.

“To us, Mural Arts is a huge part of what makes Philadelphia the city it is,” says Kristina Matthews, Marketing Manager Zipcar’s “Falala” at the We the Youth mural celebration. at Zipcar-Philadelphia. “Whenever we discuss Zipcar-Philadelphia with our Last fall, Mural Arts proudly launched the American Cancer Society and Alex’s counterparts, the art that lives and a new partnership with Zipcar, the Lemonade Stand. breathes in the city is one of the first world’s largest car-sharing and car club In celebration of Mural Arts Month 2013, topics that is raised. Everybody knows service. As a global brand with a local Zipcar wrapped one of their vehicles – a Philadelphia for the beautiful murals that footprint, Zipcar prioritizes community surround the city, and we are thrilled to involvement in all of their serviced cities. Ford Focus hatchback called “Falala” – with Legendary, the mural designed say that we partner with Mural Arts.”

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SUPPORT MURAL ARTS When we create art with each other, and for each other, the force of life can triumph.

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Supporting an arts organization takes more than dollars and cents.

CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY

The goals of the Collective are to: 1. Engage and inspire young professionals in the Philadelphia region to be a part of our work 2. Serve as ambassadors for Mural Arts 3. Promote a culture of philanthropy

According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, in 2012, Philadelphians contributed a total of 148.5 million hours of service valued at $3.3 billion.

Source: volunteeringinamerica.gov

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Young Friends help paint a mural at the Thomas Eakins House in Spring Garden.

The Mural Arts Young Friends Collective understands what it takes to support a non-profit organization and is working strategically to engage a diverse and eclectic group of young professionals and public art enthusiasts to be ambassadors on behalf of the organization. Through dynamic programming including artist talks, tours, gallery exhibits, happy hours and special events, the Young Friends support the mission of Mural Arts and actively invite professionals in the region to participate in and promote innovative, community-centered work.

Young Friends meet once a month for events that go beyond socializing; they focus on key programs and initiatives that further the organization’s mission, discuss opportunities for others to learn about Mural Arts, and participate in art-making activities. Recent advocacy and events include the sold-out Wall Ball 2013 after-party at Alla Spina, three walking and train tours, an afterwork drawing class and a happy hour at Greensgrow Farms.

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“Through Mural Arts Young Friends I’ve learned that murals bring the people of Philadelphia together. It’s like Philadelphia’s baby. If you don’t know about the murals, you don’t know about this place [Philly],” said Tierra Rich, a member of the Leadership Team.

Beth Jensen, the staff member who coordinates the Collective, has been integral in keeping the momentum going for the group. “I’ve watched people who had a vague awareness of Mural Arts become strong supporters and advocates of the organization,” she said. “These are the same people that are going to make Mural Arts’ next thirty years even better than the first thirty.”

If you are a young professional or public art enthusiast who is looking for opportunities to meet people who share your interests, consider joining Mural Arts Young Friends Collective.

To learn more: Beth Jensen | 215-685-0750 | beth.jensen@muralarts.org

Philly Rowing mural design courtesy of Jon Laidacker.

PHILADELPHIA’S ROWING TRADITION MAKES STRIDES History runs deep throughout Philadelphia. From the Belgian block– lined streets to turn-of-the-century industrial corridors, the city is steeped in culture and tradition. One pastime that continues to initiate newcomers from far and wide is rowing on the Schuylkill River.

Rowing became popular in the mid1850s, prompting people to embrace the competitive sport. Numerous boathouses were built in Philadelphia, and wooden shells (boats) could be seen gliding across the river throughout the day.

Thomas Eakins, a Philadelphia-born critically-acclaimed painter, captured the essence of the sport through a series of more than thirty works. One of his most famous, Max Schmitt in a Single Scull, pays homage to the great tradition of rowing on the Schuylkill, and has helped

to inspire a new mural project under the Girard Avenue Bridge.

Created by master muralist Jon Laidacker, The Philadelphia Rowing Mural consists of two murals on the west (At Day’s End) and east sides (Schuylkill Timeline) of the river. They are a tribute to the history of rowing in Philadelphia and celebrate the modern-day evolution of the sport.

“The paintings are meant to be read as a conceptual story, not as a literal translation,” says the artist. Laidacker, a Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts trained artist, has led more than 20 mural projects in his career. To date he has conducted three public paint days for the rowing mural and is being assisted by fellow artists Felix St. Fort, Charles Newman, Laura Velez and Thomas Walton.

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The Philadelphia Rowing Mural is the first to be installed in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, a 9,200-acre system of parks, recreation centers, historic park houses, rivers, creeks and trails. When the murals are finished, thousands of rowers, bikers, runners and walkers who travel along the Schuylkill River Trail each day will view the art work, which will help create more awareness of the sport and the Park, and will enliven the spaces under the bridge.

The mural dedication is scheduled for June. Follow the progress on Twitter and Instagram using #phillyrowingmural.

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1 Rebecca Smith, Caleb Heisey and Josh Goldblum of Bluecadet at the opening of Beyond the Paint: Philadelphia’s Mural Arts at PAFA. 2 Allen Haring (Keith Haring’s father) and Jane Golden at the celebration of the restoration of We the Youth in South Philadelphia. 3 Artist Meg Saligman, First Lady of Pennsylvania Susan Corbett, and PAFA Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the Museum Harry Philbrick at the opening of Beyond the Paint. 4 Sherman Smith, Henri Moore (SVP & Director of Community Relations at Citizens Bank) and Tony Moore at Wall Ball 2013. 5 Artist Ben Volta and son Milo in front of the We Are All Neurons train. 6 Mayor Michael Nutter, Lisa Nutter and Jane Golden enjoy the fruits of everyone’s labor at 70x7 The Meal, act XXXIV at Thomas Paine Plaza at the Municipal Services Building. 7 El Sawyer, Operations Director/Film Instructor at The Village of Arts and Humanities, and guest at Wall Ball 2013. 8 Teaching artist Sarah Folger and youth artists celebrate their design work at the dedication for We Are All Neurons at SEPTA’s 69th Street Terminal. 9 Mural Arts Advocates Board Member David Pudlin, Julius “Dr J.” Erving and Jane Golden kick off the party at Wall Ball 2013. 10 Multimedia artist Dennis McNett and student in the Art Education program. 11 Chief Operating Officer Joan Reilly and Vice Chair of the Mural Arts Advocates Board of Directors Linda DeJure at Beyond the Paint.

12 Hundreds of guests enjoy food and fellowship at 70x7 The Meal, act XXXIV. 13 City Councilman Mark Squilla, Joseph Zuritsky (Chairman and CEO of Parkway Corporation), Jane Golden, artist Meg Saligman and Renée Zuritsky at the restoration of Philadelphia Muses. 14 Stilt walkers from The Bearded Ladies and friends celebrate at Wall Ball 2013. 15 Jane Golden speaks at the dedication of Aqui Se Respira Lucha by Betsy Casañas. 16 City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services Commissioner Anne Marie Ambrose holds her chalkboard at the dedication of the Photography as Exchange project. 17 Dancers from CityKids New York with Allen and Joan Haring in front of their son’s restored We the Youth mural. 18 Brown’s Super Stores, Inc. Founder, President & CEO Jeff Brown, Dr. Audrey Evans (co-founder, St. James School), Sandy Brown (Director of Media Relations, Brown’s Super Stores) and artist Jon Laidacker at the dedication of Cornucopia at ShopRite of Fox Street. 19 Youth artists explore technology at the dedication of Hack This Classroom at the Asian Arts Initiative. 20 Craig and Alison Grossman represent Goldman Properties at Wall Ball 2013.

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