This year’s Mural Arts Month, presented by TD Bank, explores the theme: A Universe of Possibility! Offering community members and visitors alike a chance to experience Mural Arts beyond the wall, Mural Arts is bringing the 2022 theme to life via a 45-day Mural Arts Month pop-up at the Independence Visitor Center, where guests can learn about the murals that make Philadelphia the “Mural Capital of the World.” Serving as a centralized Mural Arts Month hub, visitors will uncover Mural Arts happenings across the City of Philadelphia throughout the month, including key highlights:

  • Mural Arts Fest at LOVE Park
  • Mural exhibition and live mural painting for kids and families at Please Touch Museum
  • Mural Mingle Happy Hour Series at Yards Brewing Co. 
  • Special walking tours and Mural Miles Run
  • Design unveil of Mural Arts’ new Kensington van
  • Dedications and activities featuring Philadelphia’s newest murals and public art projects.

Art ignites change and opens A Universe of Possibility to be explored. This October is all about imagining the creative possibilities that art can provide our communities. The changes we can make when we open up our minds. The breakdown of walls through art's universal language that we all see, speak, and feel.

- Jane Golden, Executive Director

Common Ground / Espacio Compartido © 2022 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Calo Rosa, Eakins Oval. Photo by Steve Weinik.

Join us throughout October for an activity-filled month that will feature mural dedications, panel discussions, community events, artist spotlights, a film screening, mural tours, and more.

Presenting Sponsor 

Contributing Sponsor 

Participating Sponsors  

Nick & Dee Adams | Steve Dubow | Raymond Reed

In-Kind Support 

Federal Donuts

Mural Arts Month Events

Sept 23 - Oct 2: and you will know it’s done when the oil stops bubbling

September 28: Mural Capital Of The World: A Photo Retrospective by Steve Weinik

October 5: We Will Write the World Exhibition Opening

October 6: Porch Light Van Dedication

October 6: Mural Mingle

October 9: Prism Dedication

October 13: Mural Mingle

October 13: Reading Promise Week Celebration

October 14: Voices of Expression

October 15: Mural-Making Saturdays

October 18: Toussaint Louverture

October 20: Mural Mingle

October 22: Mural Arts Fest

October 22: Mural-Making Saturdays

October 26: Afromation Avenue: Project Walk with Creators

October 27: Flight Dedication

October 27: Mural Mingle

October 27: Mural Miles Run with Philadelphia Runner

October 28: Colored Conventions Dedication

October 29: Mural-Making Saturdays