As a public art program serving the City of Philadelphia, the Mural Arts Program works in partnership with communities, grassroots organizations, city agencies, schools, and philanthropies to achieve the following goals:

• Develop sustainable partnerships with community organizations in order to create murals that reflect the community's culture, history, and vision
  
  
• Catalyze community development, neighborhood activism, and civic pride
  
  
• Foster youth development through experiential art education and mentorship with professional artists
  
  
• Support artists and artisans in sharing their talents and experiences with youth and communities in Philadelphia
  
  
• Use the power of art and the mural design process as tools for community engagement, blight remediation, beautification, demonstration of civic pride, and prevention and rehabilitation of crime.