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This is a list of public artworks in Philadelphia. The Association for Public Art estimates the city has hundreds of public artworks; [1] the Smithsonian lists more than 700. [2] Since 1959 nearly 400 works of public art have been created as part of the city's Percent for Art program, the first such program in the U.S. [3]
Philadelphia Contemporary is an arts organization that commissions and presents contemporary visual art, performance art, and spoken word. [1] It was founded in 2016 with the intention to build a new non-collecting museum in Philadelphia for contemporary art in all of its forms.
In 2025, the works unbound from copyright cap off the 1920s with literature, characters and more from 1929 entering the public domain.
In 2014 the Mural Arts Program celebrated its 30th anniversary with the book "Philadelphia Mural Arts @30" [20] and an exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 2016, the organization was renamed Mural Arts Philadelphia. In 2017, the program worked with Monument Lab to produce several works of public art in Philadelphia. [21] [22]
Vox Populi is a nonprofit art gallery and collective in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988, [1] it presents experimental art and ideas via monthly shows, performances, and gallery talks. [2] Located on North 11th Street, it is the longest running artist collective in the city. [3]
Freedom has been recognized as one of the best public art sculptures. [6] Architectural Digest called it one of the "28 of the Most Fascinating Public Sculptures" in 2019. [7] Writing in The Independent in 2021, John Rentoul ranked the sculpture fifth on his top-ten list of best public artworks. [5]
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