Association for Public Art

Make your own collage protest poster inspired by Nicolo Gentile's public artwork Bar None at this Collage Philadelphia-facilitated workshop!The Association for Public Art (aPA) in partnership with the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Exhibitions presents a hands-on workshop that explores the collage medium as a response and in dialogue with artist Nicolo Gentile’s public artwork Bar None, commissioned for aPA’s 2025 Art on the Parkway program and currently on view at Maja Park at 22nd Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway through October 26, 2025. Facilitated by Collage Philadelphia, participants will delve into the art of cutting and reassembling printed historic

Thinking of submitting a proposal to the Association for Public Art's 2026 Art on the Parkway open call?Learn more on February 5th at 6pm for a virtual information session where aPA staff will go over the application process. Webinar attendees can submit specific questions using the "Chat" feature during the webinar to be answered by aPA staff.More info can be found on our website: https://www.associationforpublicart.org/program/open-call-art-on-the-parkwayArt on the Parkway is organized by the Association for Public Art (aPA), in partnership with the Parkway Council and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (PPR).Artworks pictured: Bar None (2025) by Nicolo Gentile, and The Weight of

Learn about art handling and the installation and transportation of a 176-year-old First Nations house post.Hear from the Association for Public Art (aPA)’s Deputy Director, Laura S. Griffith, and Atelier Material Systems Manager, Evan Dawson, as they discuss art handling, storage, and conservation centered around the installation and transportation of a 176-year-old Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Kwagu’ł house post — a heavy, fragile, carved cedar object that requires specialized care.Find out how this aging cedar house post will journey cross-country to Alert Bay, British Columbia, returning to the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw people after being on display at Philadelphia's Bicentennial International Sculpture Garden at Penn's Landing

Make a custom letterpress print with the Association for Public Art and Mural Arts’ Printmaking by the People.No prior experience necessary! Join the Association for Public Art and Mural Arts’ Printmaking by the People for a free letterpress workshop that invites participants to reflect on Paul Ramirez Jonas’s Let Freedom Ring installation at Cherry Street Pier and what freedom means to us in the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding.Whether you’re a seasoned printmaker or a first-timer, you’re invited to design and print your very own poster that speaks to your values and voice. Take your poster home or donate

Discover the Delaware River waterfront as a site for innovative public art and an archive of Black histories.Stops on this tour include the Association for Public Art's 250th anniversary-themed Let Freedom Ring installation by Paul Ramírez Jonas at Cherry Street Pier, as well as Indira Allegra's Sail Through This To That at Spruce Street Harbor (part of ArtPhilly), among other temporary and permanent artworks along the waterfront. The tour will be led by the Association for Public Art and feature Sarah Eberle, Vice President of Arts and Programming for the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, and Michiko Quinones, cofounder of 1838

A drop-in workshop making broadsides and buttons using reproductions of historical documents related to the Liberty Bell.Make your own broadside or a button (or both!) that declares what freedom and independence mean to you, to either take home or contribute to our archive.Join the Association for Public Art (aPA) and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) at this hands-on workshop exploring the history behind the symbol of the Liberty Bell as part of aPA’s 250th-themed Let Freedom Ring interactive bell tower by artist Paul Ramírez Jonas at Cherry Street Pier.Through a pop-up display of historical documents and photos, hear fascinating

A drop-in workshop making broadsides and buttons using reproductions of historical documents related to the Liberty Bell.Make your own broadside or a button (or both!) that declares what freedom and independence mean to you, to either take home or contribute to our archive.Join the Association for Public Art (aPA) and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) at this hands-on workshop exploring the history behind the symbol of the Liberty Bell as part of aPA’s 250th-themed Let Freedom Ring interactive bell tower by artist Paul Ramírez Jonas at Cherry Street Pier.Through a pop-up display of historical documents and photos, hear fascinating

A family day of free activities at National Constitution Center with the Association for Public ArtEnjoy a Saturday of free family activities at the National Constitution Center honoring the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 March on Washington.Presented as part of the Association for Public Art’s Let Freedom Ring installation by Paul Ramírez Jonas at nearby Cherry Street Pier, the program features art-making workshops, craft projects, gallery activities, musical performances by Play On Philly students and Marian Anderson Historical Society Scholar Singers, and a special talk exploring the history of patriotic songs like “My Country ’Tis of Thee.”

A community flax harvest and demonstration with "Franklin Thread" designer and architect Jeff Richards.Gather with us in Maja Park on the Parkway (at 22nd Street) for an up-close, hands-on exploration of flax and the creation of “flaxcrete,” a biogenic material developed by architect Jeff Richards and his students at Tyler School of Art and Architecture. The growth of flax and creation of flaxcrete are at the center of Franklin Thread, the Association for Public Art’s Art on the Parkway installation that envisions a more sustainable future for our city.We’ll harvest the living flax growing on site and see Richards demonstrate

Discover the collection of historic and contemporary animal sculptures that embellish and welcome visitors to the nation’s first zoo.Join us for a walking tour that explores the intertwined legacies of Philadelphia Zoo and the Association for Public Art (aPA)—both founded in the 1870s—and the ways in which aPA has helped place at least seven sculptures at the zoo by notable artists over many years. The tour will be led by aPA and zoo staff guides, as well as artist Darla Jackson, a contemporary sculptor of animal forms.This tour is suitable for ages 12+. Capacity is limited, so pre-registration is required.Headsets

Presented by the Association for Public Art and Monument LabHear artist Paul Ramírez Jonas discuss his monumental interactive sculpture Let Freedom Ring — on view in Philadelphia at Cherry Street Pier from June 4 - September 27, 2026 — with the Association for Public Art’s Charlotte Cohen and Monument Lab’s Paul Farber.ABOUT PAUL RAMÍREZ JONASPaul Ramírez Jonas was born in Pomona, California in 1965 and raised in Honduras. Educated at Brown University (BA, 1987) and Rhode Island School of Design (MFA, 1989). Over the past 30 years Paul Ramírez Jonas has sought to challenge the definitions of art and the

Presented by the Association for Public Art in collaboration with DesignPhiladelphiaGet to know architect and Temple University professor Jeff Richards and his innovative work with flax and “flaxcrete” as a sustainable building material. The exploration of flaxcrete’s potential is at the heart of Franklin Thread, his 2026 Art on the Parkway project commissioned by the Association for Public Art and now on view in Maja Park. Richards developed flaxcrete, a biogenic material, in collaboration with students at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture.JEFF RICHARDS is an architect and educator at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture,

A walking tour of public art created by American artists on the Benjamin Franklin ParkwayJoin us for a public art tour of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, co-led by the Association for Public Art and Lea Stephenson, curator at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA).This tour is presented as part of A Nation of Artists, the joint exhibition of PAFA and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and is also part of the Association for Public Art’s Public Art Decoded tour series. The 1.3-mile route highlights works by American artists along the stretch between the two institutions, exploring the range