https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/arts/philadelphia-murals.html
"Jane Golden was in a coffee shop, describing how murals sometimes get lost to
construction, when a young woman approached and politely interrupted her.
“Are you Jane Golden?” she asked. “I just want to say thank you for everything
you do for the community.”
“That really makes my day, thank you so much,” Golden replied.
That kind of thing happens to her a lot, Golden said. As the executive director
of Mural Arts Philadelphia, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this
year, Golden has been the program’s tireless leader since its inception as the
Anti-Graffiti Network. She went from being a muralist tasked with keeping young
people from writing on walls to a recognizable champion of public art.
From its origins in 1984, working with graffiti artists to engage them in
public art, the organization has evolved, expanding as its influence grew,
creating more programming and building connections. Mural Arts has placed
thousands of murals across the city, giving Philadelphia the unofficial
moniker “mural capital of the world.” The tours that the organization runs
attract more than 10,000 people annually. And after four decades, Mural Arts
is trying to do even more.
“The work just grew, grew, grew, and our ambition grew, to make sure every
neighborhood had art,” Golden said."
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