Mural Arts - The Temple News

Temple alumna designs mural outside Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

23 March 2021 Julia Albertson

Michele Tremblay, a 1978 painting alumna, used inspiration found from her leukemia diagnosis to partner with her longtime friend, Polly Apfelbaum, a 1978 printmaking alumna, to create a mural.

Chalk connects community

17 November 2020 Jeremy Elvas

Local artists painted chalk murals on sidewalks in Kensington and Fishtown on Saturday.

Chalk connects community

17 November 2020 Erik Coombs and Matt Murray

Local artists painted chalk murals on sidewalks throughout Kensington and Fishtown on Saturday.

Community reacts to racial slur on Cecil B. Moore mural

18 February 2020 Valerie Dowret

The slur was found on the mural honoring attorney and activist Cecil B. Moore on Saturday.

Monument Lab is forward-thinking and more inclusive

03 October 2017 Benjamin Winkler

Though its installations are temporary, we should remember the inclusivity of Monument Lab.

Monument Lab is tying poems and memorials for Philadelphians

26 September 2017 Jane Eaddy

A creative writing alumna will host a reading with several Philadelphia poets on Wednesday in Logan Square.

Restorative Justice makes a difference

22 February 2010 Matt Flocco

Ryan Derfler spills the paint on his job as a MAP guide.

Philadelphia panel on crime

22 February 2010 Manuel Agurto

The city of murals has inmates to thank for their hard work splashing color on community walls.

Painting futures, city’s youth need Mural Arts

02 September 2009

Facing the possibility of losing funding, Mural Arts is forced to halt specific mural projects.

Mural Arts Program celebrates 25th

21 October 2008

More than 2,800 murals are on display in the city.