Where I’m From
July 5 – August 25, 2025
Works created by artists from Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Rec Crew and SCI Phoenix.
Dashawn Billups. Long Journey (detail), 2025
Free with admission.
About the Exhibition
Where I’m From is an exhibition of original artwork created by justice-impacted artists from Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Rec Crew and artists at State Correctional Institute Phoenix, southeast Pennsylvania’s maximum-security prison for men. The works reflect on the artists’ personal journeys, including the family and friends who have been important along the way and their hopes of where they might go in the future.
The Rec Crew is made up of graduates from Mural Arts’ restorative justice programs who work on mural installations at recreation centers in Philadelphia, revitalizing community spaces around the city.
On view in the second-floor classroom of the Collection Gallery from July 5 to August 25.
Dashawn Billups. Long Journey, 2025
Partners
Where I’m From is made possible through an ongoing partnership between the Barnes and Mural Arts Philadelphia.
The artwork created by Rec Crew participants was made possible by a partnership with Second State Press.
Sponsors
Where I’m From and the Barnes’s restorative justice programming is supported by Pam and Tony Schneider, along with Mark Driscoll, David and Julia Fleischner, Joan and William Goldstein, Peter and Janie F. Gross, Margaret C. Hallenbeck, Laura Kind McKenna, Jay B. Minkoff, an anonymous donor, and other generous individuals.
Lead support for community engagement and family programs is provided through the Comcast Center for Community Engagement at the Barnes. Generous endowment support for community engagement programs is provided by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
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