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Philadelphia Mural Arts @ 30

Title: Philadelphia Mural Arts @ 30 / edited by Jane Golden and David Updike ; foreword by Rick Lowe.
Publication: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2014.

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208 pages : color illustrations; 21 x 26 cm

Summary

"The Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia began in 1984 as a summer youth program with modest support from city government. Under the guidance of Jane Golden, however, it gradually grew into one of the largest and most successful public art organizations in the country, garnering support from local corporations, foundations, and individuals to extend the reach and effectiveness of its innovative programs. Now three decades later, the Mural Arts Program has created more than 3,800 murals and public art projects that have made lasting imprints in every Philadelphia neighborhood. In the process, Mural Arts has engaged thousands of people of all ages from across the city, helped hundreds of ex-offenders train for new jobs, transformed the face of struggling commercial corridors, and developed funding partners in both public and private sectors. While the Mural Arts Program has significantly changed the appearance of the city, it has also demonstrated how participatory public art can empower individuals and promote communal healing around difficult issues. Philadelphia Mural Arts @ 30 is a celebration of and guide to the program's success. Unlike Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell and its sequel, More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell, Philadelphia Murals @ 30 showcases the results of 21 projects completed since 2009 and features essays by policy makers, curators, scholars, and educators that offer valuable lessons for artists, activists, and communities to emulate. Philadelphia Mural Arts @ 30 traces the program's history and evolution, acknowledging the challenges and rewards of growth and change while maintaining a core commitment to social, personal, and community transformation. Contributors include: Dr. Arthur C. Evans, Jr., Arlene Goldbard, Thora Jacobson, Rick Lowe, Dr. Samantha L. Matlin, Paulette Moore, Jeremy Nowak, Maureen H. O'Connell, Elisabeth Perez Luna, Robin Rice, Dr. Jacob Kraemer Tebes, Elizabeth Thomas, Cynthia Weiss, Howard Zehr, and the editors."--

Alternative Title

Philadelphia mural arts at thirty

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Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Foreword / Rick Lowe -- Mural Arts @ 30 : a landscape of practice / David Updike and Thora Jacobson -- 1. Mural Arts : a history of relationships. Growing up, growing out, putting down roots / Jane Golden ; Personal commentary: "The Baltimural" / by Robin Rice ; A love letter for you ; How to turn anything into something else ; Personal melody -- 2. Murals as social contracts. Murals as social contracts / Jeremy Nowak ; How Philly moves ; Philly painting ; How we fish -- 3. Artists and social practice. Practicing in public / Elizabeth Thomas ; Color of your voice ; Southeast by southeast ; A place to call home ; Personal commentary: "No place like home" / by Elisabeth Perez Luna -- 4. Murals and learning. Stories taking shape : public art, project-based learning, and transformation / Cynthia Weiss ; Aqui y Allá ; Peace is a haiku song ; Design in motion -- 5. Public art, public health. Beauty, connection, healing, and behavioral health : the role of public art in promoting wellness / Samantha L. Matlin, Arthur C. Evans, Jr., and Jacob Kraemer Tebes ; Personal renaissance ; Personal commentary: "Confessions of a mural pilgrim" / by Maureen H. O'Connell, PhD ; Communion between a rock and a hard place ; Personal commentary: "Between Iraq and a hard place" / by Kevin Basl ; Finding the light within -- 6. Murals and mediation. Art that heals / Paulette Moore and Howard Zehr ; Family interrupted ; Written in wood ; The abundant city -- 7. Public art and community agency. Stem cells of the body politic : how beauty and meaning heal social fabric and strengthen community / Arlene Goldbard ; Reading the flow / ChainlinkGREEN ; Journeys south ; Or does it explode? -- Mural map.

Call Number

JQF 16-1332

ISBN

9781439911310
1439911312

LCCN

2014001815

OCLC

862589531

Title

Philadelphia Mural Arts @ 30 / edited by Jane Golden and David Updike ; foreword by Rick Lowe.

Publisher

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2014.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Golden, Jane, 1953- editor.

Updike, David, 1961- editor.

Lowe, Rick, 1961- writer of supplementary textual content.

Golden, Jane, 1953- author. Growing up, growing out, putting down roots.

Research Call Number

JQF 16-1332

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