Mural Arts Philadelphia Mural Arts Institute Library

The Mural Arts Institute provides a wide range of tools for community mural making and documentation of public art initiatives. These are available for free and for purchase.

Explore the practice of mural cloth installation! In this video, we offer an in-depth look at the proper techniques for working with mural cloth, from start to finish.

Level Up! Card Deck

Use these cards to explore socially engaged art practices and methods for individual or group learning and reflection.

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Learning from the Process: Promising Practices from Mural Arts’ Work in Communities

Mural Arts hired Metris Arts Consulting to create a learning synthesis highlighting promising practices from Mural Arts’ community arts projects.

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Porch Light Study Summary

Porch Light Study Summary provides a brief overview of the findings from research by the Yale University School of Medicine.

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FAQ: Mural Production

Find answers to the questions that we receive most often from artists and mural project managers across the globe.

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Created, Together. was a National Assembly for artists who work with communities to create art in public spaces. The initial symposium welcomed over 200 artists from across the United States & Puerto Rico to gather in Philadelphia. The gathering inspired a collection of writings, videos, and other resources, shared here, as part of an ongoing dialogue to be continued by other creatives with their communities.