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Listen Up #325 - The Power of the Arts (AUDIO)

Listen Up #325 - The Power of the Arts (AUDIO)

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DATE : Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:33:00 GMT
Entered in Database : 2007-11-07 19:33:00
length : 22164374
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With more than 27-hundred murals, Philadelphia is the mural capital of the world. Listen Up traveled there recently, and uncovered stories of how this particular art form is bringing healing â to artists, and to entire communities.

âBeauty will save the world.â So says a character in Dostoevskyâs 19th century novel, The Brothers Karamazov.

A lovely thought â but one that just might be rooted in truth - and the city of Philadelphia illustrates it.

A unique mural arts program is there literally blanketing the town with public art. And the impact is proving transformative.

Later in the program weâll meet an artist whoâs creating a mural on the theme of forgiveness - with the help of dozens of prison convicts. 
Weâll also visit a community that truly became âa communityâ through planning and creating a mural of their own.

But first, a closer look at how Philadelphiaâs Mural Arts Program beganâ.

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