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Oooh, it’s on!
Just a few days after former Inquirer editor Joseph P. Blake said he didn’t like murals — or gentrification, which surely has a lot to do with murals — the Mural Arts Program sent out a letter to the mailing list asking everyone to write into the Inquirer and say how much they loved murals and the Mural Arts Program, etc., etc.
Unfortunately, the Mural Arts Program also forgot to blind carbon copy and now everyone on the list has the email of, say, Albert Yee. As well as a ton of politicians and artists, etc. Which is always funny. Full email after the jump.
Dear Friends and Supporters of the Mural Arts Program:
Last week, the Philadelphia Inquirer featured a commentary entitled “Murals: Insipid, Not Inspiring” (http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/16550052.htm), which was derogatory and potentially damaging to the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program (MAP).
At the Mural Arts Program, we believe that our work with communities and youth is transformative, empowering, and inspiring. Since it began over 20 years ago, the Mural Arts Program has produced over 2,700 murals which have become a cherished part of the civic landscape and a great source of pride and motivation to the millions of residents and visitors who encounter them each year. MAP has directly engaged over 20,000 individuals and hundreds of organizations in pursuit of providing Philadelphia communities hope through art. MAP engages over 100 Philadelphia communities each year in the transformation of neighborhoods through the mural-making process. MAP is also committed to hiring a diverse ensemble of artists—over 300 a year—representing all ages and backgrounds, to create Philadelphia’s murals and engage its citizens in a meaningful, lasting way. In addition, MAP provides free art education programs for more than 3,000 of Philadelphia’s kids providing them with safe, positive alternatives and transferable life skills. MAP’s special initiatives have targeted some of the city’s most critical issues, in an effort to use the restorative power of art to break the cycle of crime and violence in our communities.
Because you believe that the Mural Arts Program makes a difference each and every day for Philadelphia and its citizens, please use your voice and send a letter of support to the following editors at the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Thank you for taking the time to read this e-mail and compose a response. As always, your support makes the Mural Arts Program possible.
Murals: Insipid, not inspiring [Inquirer]
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