What do free food, paint, and music have in common?
They’ll all be available this month at the Porch Light Program’s “Painting a Healthy City” events!
Where public art and public health collide, Painting a Healthy City promotes health and wellbeing across Philadelphia. Stop by to enjoy some food and entertainment; contribute to one of the murals that will be installed around the city; and get access to resources for living a healthier lifestyle.
Schedule of Events
May 11th 11am – 2pm: 11th St. Family Health Services of Drexel University, 850 N. 11th St, 19123
May 18th 11am – 2pm: S.T.O.P., 2534 N. Broad St, 19132
May 25th 11am – 2pm: APM 3263 N. Front Street, 19140
The Mural Arts Program has been “Painting a Health City” since 1984 when Jane Golden was recruited by Mayor Wilson Goode to combat the graffiti problem in Philadelphia. Golden’s passion and creativity blossomed into a social empowerment agency that has produced over 3,000 murals since its founding nearly 30 years ago.
The Mural Arts program partnered with the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services to create the Porch Light Program to connect community members with behavioral health & wellness services in a groundbreaking effort of public art. They have produced 17 large scale murals throughout the city helping to breakdown the stigma of mental health and substance use in communities.
For more information about the Porch Light Program, contact Sara Ansell.
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