Art Ignites Change

About Art Ignites Change

Art Ignites Change is a new podcast by Mural Arts Philadelphia, the nation's largest public arts program, in which we explore public art projects and programs from current and historical perspectives to build a greater understanding of the transformative power of creativity. "Art ignites change" has been the mantra of Mural Arts Philadelphia for the last 35 years, and with this podcast, we invite you to join us in being part of that change!

Publisher

Mural Arts Philadelphia

Category

arts · arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 May 2020

Latest episode

8 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jul 2026

   Sy'Ana "Cookie" Trippeton and Executive Director Jane Golden

   Sy'Ana "Cookie" Trippeton, a student artist with Mural Arts' Art Education program, interviews Mural Arts Philadelphia Executive Director Jane Golden.

2. 

   17 Jun 2026

   Professor Amina Tawasil's Construction of Style Intro

   Construction of Style is a collaborative outdoor exhibition exploring the development of the modern graffiti artform and paying homage to a crew of pioneering Philadelphia graffiti writers, including Cornbread, Cool Earl, Tity, Sub, Cone ICP, and Lewis. The exhibition features work designed by Dawud Anyabwile (BrothaMan Comics), Sew SM, Imse, Saoka, Distort BAMC, Esteme, Busta, Rew, Diana Gonzalez, Efrain Herrera, and Kien Nguyen. Professor Amina Tawasil of Columbia University's School of Anthropology, whose ethnographic field work focuses on graffiti writers in Philadelphia, New York City, and urban New Jersey, also created a guided audio tour meant to be experienced while standing in front of each piece. The tour is the product of in-depth interviews exploring each artists' graffiti journey, design process, and reflections on the finished work.

3. 

   17 Jun 2026

   Saoka & Imse "A Tribute to the City"

   Construction of Style is a collaborative outdoor exhibition exploring the development of the modern graffiti artform and paying homage to a crew of pioneering Philadelphia graffiti writers, including Cornbread, Cool Earl, Tity, Sub, Cone ICP, and Lewis. The exhibition features work designed by Dawud Anyabwile (BrothaMan Comics), Sew SM, Imse, Saoka, Distort BAMC, Esteme, Busta, Rew, Diana Gonzalez, Efrain Herrera, and Kien Nguyen. Professor Amina Tawasil of Columbia University's School of Anthropology, whose ethnographic field work focuses on graffiti writers in Philadelphia, New York City, and urban New Jersey, also created a guided audio tour meant to be experienced while standing in front of each piece. The tour is the product of in-depth interviews exploring each artists' graffiti journey, design process, and reflections on the finished work.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,035,979

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

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Quality

34

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

68

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