Public Art
Parkway is strongly committed to public art as a means of building a stronger community. Over the last several decades, we have partnered with local artists and organizations to produce pieces that are both beautiful and impactful.
The Declaration mural is one of our latest partnerships with local artists and organizations to produce beautiful and impactful pieces. Parkway's commitment to meaningful community art has now expanded to over a dozen significant murals and sculptures in the city. Declaration is displayed on the Carlisle Street side of our headquarters, facing 15th Street.
Learn more about the mural and Mural Arts by clicking here.
Contrafuerte, installed at 12th & Cuthbert Streets, continues our long commitment to public art. Our partnership with Miguel Horn produced a unique and powerful statement piece.
For more about the sculpture and the artist, click here!
Expanding Perspective wraps our 1201 Walnut Street location in vibrant color. It transforms a mixed-use parking and retail asset into a multidimensional canvas.
It was dedicated in 2019 and a video about the project is available here.
Dancing Dragons has decorated our 9th & Arch location since 2009. It celebrates Chinese Culture and the nearby Chinatown neighborhood. The four dragons are made of bronze and each weighs 1,500 pounds.
People's Progression was completed at 8th & Ludlow in 2007. The mural explores the legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery by presenting an allegory of the way African-American culture has been woven into the fabric of American life and President Lincoln's role in this process.
Philadelphia Muses at 13th & Locust has remained one of the Mural Arts' most iconic projects since its creation in 1999. Intended as a contemporary interpretation of the classical muses, it features a landscape filled with figures and elements symbolizing today’s art and creativity.
Learn more here!