A Conversation with Jane Golden

A Conversation with Jane Golden, Mural Arts Program Founder and Executive Director, with Harris Steinberg, AIA, Executive Director, PennPraxis

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 7 - 9 P.M.

UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, CBS AUDITORIUM, 320 S. BROAD STREET, PHILADELPHIA

$15 PER PERSON
FREE TO UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS STUDENTS WITH ID
For reservations, call 215-888-9116 or e-mail events[at]muralarts[dot]org.

Journey through the Mural Arts Program's first quarter century through an interactive discussion between Jane Golden and Harris Steinberg. Hear how the program's work has transformed Philadelphia's communities through public art and education. Hear first-hand the highlights and challenges of the past 25 years and how public art can have an impact on urban development and community renewal. The program will include questions from the audience, and will be followed by a meet and greet reception.

This program is the first in a four-part "Creatively Speaking" Speakers Series, one of the featured programs in the Mural Arts Program's 25th Anniversary Series. The Speakers Series is sponsored by Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin and Glenmede.

Visit www.muralarts.org for information about the Mural Arts Program's 25th Anniversary programs and events.

Graffiti: Art or Crime—a Discussion with Philadelphia Mural Arts

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 7:00 P.M.
FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA
PARKWAY CENTRAL LIBRARY, SKYLINE ROOM, 4TH FLOOR
1901 VINE STREET

As part of the One Film program on Basquiat, sponsored by the Free Library of Philadelphia, Jane Golden, Director of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, will explore the complex issues that arise when classifying graffiti as crime or art and how Philadelphia's own Anti-Graffiti Network provided the beginnings of the Mural Arts Program and the beautiful artwork enjoyed by Philadelphia citizens today. Call the Free Library at 215-567-7710 for more information.

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This I Believe: Essay by Jane Golden

WHYY's This I Believe is a weekly series of radio essays by some of Philadelphia's most influential leaders in politics, the arts, business, civic involvement and even public gardening.

For the past 20 years the presence of large scale murals has changed the city's urban landscape. One artist and community organizer is behind the effort of transforming more that 2,700 walls into murals and that's Jane Golden. This is her story for WHYY's This I Believe series.

Listen to an .mp3 recording of Jane's essay HERE.