Excited to annouce this new series of Streets Dept tours!
Did you know that Philadelphia is the mural capital of the United States? With somewhere close to 3,000 around the city and more going up everyday, we have more murals in Philly than any other city in the U.S.! And in this series of tippling weeknight walking tours, I'll be guiding you around to see and talk about some of my favorites.
To kick-off this new series, I'm thrilled to team up with Arts + Crafts Holdings, who are sponsering this very first tour allowing me to reduce the price of tickets to $5!
ABOUT THE TOUR: Over the last couple of years, the small handful of blocks that make up the "Spring Arts" neighborhood has quickly become one of the most active and concentrated areas for murals in Philadelphia. We'll explore how this came to be. We'll walk around the neighboord to see all the murals, including a number of recently created murals. We'll meet one of the mural artists along the way for a chat. Then we'll end with a drink (or two!) at Roy Pitz Barrel House, where they've graciously given us all a free drink! (Free drink is in the form of a drink ticket that I'll pass out at the start of the tour.)
ABOUT YOUR GUIDE: My name's Conrad Benner, and I'm a Philly-born photographer, curator, and the founder of StreetsDept.com, an award winning photo-blog that's been discovering art on streets of Philadelphia since 2011. Over the years, I have been named Philly's ‘Best Art Curator’ by Philadelphia Magazine, and my blog named one of the ‘Best Blogs for Travellers’ by The Guardian. I have a passion for art in the public space and the role it plays in our hearts and minds; in fact, you can read my blog's full purpose statement here.
Hope you'll join us!
Mural in the featured photo by artist Joe Boruchow.