Based in Philadelphia, #FillTheWallsWithHope began in early March, 2020 in response to the growing number of boarded up businesses, emptiness, and fear that was spreading across the city. We asked artists and poets, "If you could fill the walls with your words and images, what would you share in this moment to support folks emotional/mental health, share resources, and help us all dream of a more just, creative, and beautiful future?" As dozens of submissions came in, they were printed and wheat pasted on blank walls and boarded up businesses. Within a month we've installed over a thousand posters across the city.
The project has since developed partnerships with journalists, non-profits, and city programs to help spread public health information and graphics to thousands of residents through yard signs, virtual billboards, vinyl decals at free food distribution sites (giving people safe places to stand while sharing hopeful images and information), and a multitude of mass distribution strategies.
Have a building and wanna host the exhibition? Reach out and we'll organize!
Did you download, print, and put them up in your windows or neighborhood?
Send a photo and we'll put it up here!
The project has since developed partnerships with journalists, non-profits, and city programs to help spread public health information and graphics to thousands of residents through yard signs, virtual billboards, vinyl decals at free food distribution sites (giving people safe places to stand while sharing hopeful images and information), and a multitude of mass distribution strategies.
Have a building and wanna host the exhibition? Reach out and we'll organize!
Did you download, print, and put them up in your windows or neighborhood?
Send a photo and we'll put it up here!