Mural Arts celebrates 40-year anniversary with LOVE Park celebration

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Sunday’s Mural Arts Fest celebrated 40 years of public art in Philadelphia at LOVE Park by celebrating its “roots,” as well as “reimagining” what it could look like in the future. As part of “Mural Arts Month,” the festival provided a space for artists to showcase their talents through works they produced and by giving folks passing through a chance to witness them in action. WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor Artists displayed and sold their various works of art at the Mural Arts Festival on Oct. 6, 2024. (Cory Sharber/WHYY) In 1984, the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network was created to use the talents of graffiti writers for public arts initiatives, setting the foundation for what Mural Arts is today. Executive Director Jane Golden worked with PAGN for a decade and said she was very grateful for those years and the support they received. “I don’t think we’d be here without those years of working in communities and working with young people who had extraordinary talent,” Golden said. Mural Arts Executive Director Jane Golden noted the...