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In Common: At rejuvenated Logan Library, room for the noisy joy of teenage kicks
Next up in our 2018 series about Philly's changing public spaces, Ashley Hahn checks out what’s welcoming neighborhood teens back to…
In Common: What if the library could mend public life?
Next in our series about Philly's changing public spaces, Ashley Hahn checks out the Free Library’s Center for Public Life, a…
Monument Lab provided more questions than answers
Mural Arts Philadelphia’s temporary exhibition, Monument Lab: A Public Art and History Project, ended on November 19th. It asked: “What…
Mayor Rizzo’s discriminatory housing policies: confronting our past and present
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney recently announced that the statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo before the Municipal Services Building is to…
As Philadelphia reflects on its monuments, some more questions to ask
Mural Arts' Monument Lab wants to know, “What is an appropriate monument for the current city of Philadelphia?” It’s a great…
Monumental matters in Philadelphia
Mural Arts Philadelphia’s temporary exhibition, Monument Lab: A Public Art and History Project, asks: “What is an appropriate monument…
Philadelphia’s statues and memorials don’t look like Philadelphia
Mural Arts’ Monument Lab asks the city’s residents: What is an appropriate monument for the current city of Philadelphia? PlanPhilly is…
Spotted: The Oval striking musical tone for 2016
Every year the parking lot in the middle of Eakins Oval is painted with a mural, setting the theme for the…
Praxis Dialogues: Public art and urbanism
On April 11, PennPraxis and PlanPhilly will present Praxis Dialogues, a conversation about what the notion of “public good”…
Praxis Dialogues: Does Philadelphia need a Culture Plan?
On April 11, PennPraxis and PlanPhilly will present Praxis Dialogues, a conversation about what the notion of “public good”…
Praxis Dialogues: Collaborative works by Asian Arts Initiative and Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission
On April 11, PennPraxis and PlanPhilly will present Praxis Dialogues, a conversation about what the notion of “public good”…
Praxis Dialogues: Public art in an age of urban renewal
On April 11, PennPraxis and PlanPhilly will present Praxis Dialogues, a conversation about what the notion of “public good”…
Praxis Dialogues: Public art and its questions
On April 11, PennPraxis and PlanPhilly will present Praxis Dialogues, second in a series of public conversations about the…
SPOTTED: LOVE, across the street
Construction is beginning at JFK Plaza/LOVE Park, but that doesn’t mean the public can’t appreciate the park’s beloved namesake sculpture. Last…
Spotted: Skateable Sculptures in Paine's Park
Sol LeWitt’s sculptures Steps (Philadelphia) and Pyramid (Philadelphia) did not tumbled downhill from the Philadelphia Museum of Art into Paine’s Park.…
Art Festival Will Line Schuylkill River Bank with Art
The three-day Art in the Open (AiO) festival will line the banks of the Schuylkill River with art and family activities…
