The folks at MM Partners, LLC just alerted us to some live mural action happening later today in Brewerytown. Their office at 2621 Girard Avenue will get some sweet mural treatment from the Mural Arts Program and artist Shepard Fairey at 4 pm. Their new neighbors Mugshots, who are currently at work on their second location at 2831 Girard, will be on hand with refreshments for the onlookers.
Fairey, as many well know, is famous for his OBEY campaign featuring Andre the Giant and the Obama HOPE poster. So it's pretty exciting news to hear that Fairey and his assistants will make a stop in Philadelphia to add wheat paste murals to our neighborhoods. They'll start at noon at Rocket Cat Cafe (2001 Frankford Avenue) in Fishtown and then head over to the MM Partners Office. Young adult volunteers from Mural Arts Mural Corps will join them in the process.
Now MM Partners will be even easier (visually) to keep an eye on, as they consistently work on revitalization projects in Brewerytown that have people paying attention. We love watching West Girard develop into something great, and these are the guys that are behind that. A mural from one of the world's best and a community coffeeshop from an already successful business model are exactly what Brewerytown needs.
So go watch some mural history happen and while you're at it, get a feel for what Brewerytown is all about.
Related: Big Plans for Cafes in Fishtown, Brewerytown, Fairmount, and Headhouse Square
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Good program and an idea that should be considered by other cities. Thanks for sharing.
My neice is a mural artist in Portland, Oregon, and I'm told that the parites they have when the work is done is really fun!