CLOSING CEREMONY: FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 (3 PM)
WHERE: Southeast corner of 12th and Vine St. (247 N 12 Street)
When: Friday August 18, 3:00 PM. Please arrive by 2:45
What: Short speaking program: Gayle Isa, Executive Director, Asian Arts Initiative; Jane Golden, Executive Director, Mural Arts Program; Sarah Yeung, Director of Planning, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation; Representative from Councilman Mark Squilla’s Office
Philadelphia, PA – Completed in 1999 by artist Joshua Sarantitis, Colors of Light, mural will be decommissioned on August 18th due to development of the adjacent lot. This mural created by the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts program in partnership with Asian Arts Initiative and the local community uses the dragon, and the image of Asian Arts Initiative’s founding Executive Director, Gayle Isa, to portray the seamlessness of the past, present, and future. There will be a short program of speakers including Gayle Isa, Jane Golden of Mural Arts Program, Sarah Yeung at PCDC, and a representative from the office of Councilman Mark Squilla. Please join us as we say goodbye to this iconic mural. Light refreshments will be served.