Association for Public Art Presents Paul Ramírez Jonas: Let Freedom Ring
The Association for Public Art (aPA) is proud to announce Let Freedom Ring, a monumental sculpture by artist Paul Ramírez Jonas that will be installed…
“Art on the Parkway” Commission Announced: Nicolo Gentile’s “Bar None” Will Be Installed in Maja Park This Summer
PHILADELPHIA, PA–The Association for Public Art (aPA) and the Parkway Council are thrilled to announce that a new temporary public artwork by Philadelphia-based artist Nicolo…
“Art on the Parkway” Installation Coming to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as part of The 2024 Oval
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Association for Public Art Appoints Charlotte Cohen as its New Executive Director
The Board of Trustees of Association for Public Art (aPA) in Philadelphia is pleased to announce the selection of Charlotte Cohen, a nationally recognized leader…
The Association for Public Art Brings Maren Hassinger’s “Steel Bodies” to Philadelphia
The Association for Public Art (aPA), formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association, will bring to life this summer the historic Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial along…
Association for Public Art Launches Unique Historic Archive Online
Today the nation’s first organization devoted to public art, Philadelphia’s Association for Public Art (aPA, formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association), announces the launch of…
aPA Announces Retirement of Longtime Executive Director Penny Balkin Bach
Something of a public art movement has taken hold in this country in the 40 years since Penny Balkin Bach joined the Association for Public…
The Association for Public Art Marks 150th Anniversary Year
Imagine Philadelphia without the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, City Hall or the Art Museum. Imagine Kelly Drive as a dirt road with carriages. This is the…
Philadelphia’s Parkway Project Celebrates Major Milestone at Maja Park Ribbon Cutting
Philadelphia – Mayor Jim Kenney joined Council President Darrell Clarke, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kathyrn Ott Lovell, AIR Communities, and residents to celebrated the…
Gerhard Marcks’ Maja Sculpture Returns to the Parkway
After being tucked away in storage for more than 25 years, Gerhard Marcks’ sculpture Maja (pronounced MAI-uh) will be installed on March 5, 2021 in…
Nancy Baker Cahill’s “Liberty Bell”
On view in Philadelphia on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art COMMISSIONED BY ART PRODUCTION FUND PRESENTED IN…
New Audio Program Released for Robert Indiana’s AMOR Sculpture
PHILADELPHIA – The Association for Public Art (aPA) announces the latest audio in its ever-expanding Museum Without Walls™: AUDIO program (MWW: AUDIO), furthering its mission…
