Mural Training Program

Each year the Mural Arts Program offers a Muralist Training Program for artists interested in adapting their skills to public mural-making. The Muralist Training Program offers the following:

  • A comprehensive overview of the community mural-making process
  • An in-depth look at design challenges that arise in the community mural process
  • Step-by-step instruction on mural making techniques, including wall preparation, design enlargement, paint application, the cloth method, and sealing the completed project
  • A detailed look at materials required for best results-from primers and paints to brushes and sealers
  • An opportunity to acquire hands-on skills and exhibit your work
  • An opportunity to work on a large-scale public mural project with one of the Mural Arts Program's experienced mural painters
  • History of the Mural Arts Program and its work in Philadelphia communities over the past 25 years


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Mural Training Program Quick Facts

Application Deadline: Monday, October 22, 2012; 5PM
Application Review: week of October 22nd
Accepted Students Notified: Friday, October 26
Class Fee: $150 (includes most supplies)
Class Schedule: Consecutive Wednesday evenings, 6-8:30 p.m.; November 14 - December 19, 2012.
Class Locations: The Lincoln Financial Mural Arts Center at the Thomas Eakins House. 1727-29 Mt. Vernon Street &
The Gallery at Market East, 9th and Market Streets, 2nd level.
Exhibition: An exhibition of some works created in the class will be displayed in the Commonwealth Gallery at the Thomas Eakins House in January 2013.