PHILADELPHIA - From monuments to murals, artists across our area are assessing public works.The Mural Arts Program is creating a virtual one with community input, while the nonprofit Walls for Justice also collected submissions for their new mural Sunday.
Patches of paintings looked like a quilt on the lawn on the Abington Presbyterian Church, designed by neighbors of different religious backgrounds. “What you are seeing here is the unifying of people through art,” said Sam Rodriguez, the founder of Walls for Justice. “Although all the pieces are together like we are in different faiths, we all come together for one purpose and one love.” Rodriguez started the nonprofit three weeks ago during the civil unrest, painting boarded-up.