Apply by March 6, 2026! Art on the Parkway returns for a third year as a juried open call inviting Greater Philadelphia-area artists, designers, and other creatives to propose a temporary public art installation for Maja Park on Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Learn more about this year’s theme, jurors, guidelines, and updates to the program.

Our 2025 Annual Report offers a comprehensive review of the Association for Public Art’s work over the past year, including a letter from our Executive Director, Charlotte Cohen.

Coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Association for Public Art will present Let Freedom Ring by artist Paul Ramírez Jonas at Cherry Street Pier — an arts and culture hub on the Delaware River, just a short distance from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia’s Old City.

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 Gentile, titled Bar None, will be installed in Maja Park at 22nd Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The installation will be on view from July 17 to October 26, 2025 as a signature highlight of The 2025 Oval and Parkway to Park Festival, initiatives of the Parkway Council and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation.

The Association for Public Art and the Parkway Council are thrilled to unveil the finalists for our 2025 Art on the Parkway program. Proposals from Viola Bordon, Emilio Maldonado, Nicolo Gentile, and Julia Wilson have been selected as the leading contenders for a temporary public art installation in Philadelphia’s Maja Park as part of the annual summer Oval.

Now in its second year, Art on the Parkway is a juried open call that invites artists, designers, and creatives to propose a temporary public art installation for Maja Park on Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The selected proposal will be commissioned for summer 2025 as part of The Oval festivities. Apply by April 4, 2025.

Our 2024 Annual Report offers a comprehensive review of the Association for Public Art’s work over the past year, including a letter from our Executive Director, Charlotte Cohen.

The Association for Public Art is proud to announce that it has received a generous grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to bring Paul Ramirez Jonas’ Let Freedom Ring to Philadelphia in 2026 as part of the city-wide semiquincentennial celebration.

The Association for Public Art and the Parkway Council are thrilled to announce our finalists for the Art on the Parkway juried competition. Proposals from Rachel Hsu; Bumjin Kim and Team (Anna Lim, Nicholas Houser, and Daniel Ortega); and Sarah Peoples have been selected as the leading contenders for a temporary public art installation in Philadelphia’s Maja Park as part of the annual Oval summer festival.

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