We commission, preserve,
interpret & promote
public art in Philadelphia
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What We Do
The Association for Public Art (aPA) seeks to respond to the conditions of our time with new commissions, while interpreting and preserving public art for future generations
Featured artwork
All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors (1934)
by J. Otto Schweizer (1863 - 1955)
The Honorable Samuel Beecher Hart, a Pennsylvania legislator and captain of the Gray Invincibles, proposed a memorial to the state’s African American military men who had served the United States in wartime.
Featured artwork
Liberty Bell (July 2020 - July 2021)
by Nancy Baker Cahill (1970 - )
"What is public art and why is it important? To me, the answer can be found in a little four-word phrase used as a… https://t.co/QDb8e3nIKR
Featured Story
Tucked Away and Worth the Trek: Hidden Gems in Philadelphia
A virtual mini tour of some of the city’s hidden public art gems with the Association’s Executive Director.
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