Philly was recently named the “Best City for Street Art” by USA Today readers, even though they definitely mean all of the art of Philly’s public space with the honor. The photos they used in the promotion of the reader poll included murals, graffiti, and street art.

Ultimately, this should come as no surprise, as Philly is steeped with history and institutions that have helped to paint the city we see today.

And if this national acknowledgement has found you more curious about the art of Philadelphia’s public space, look no further than our Art Outside podcast to catch you up to speed! In it, we’ve got interviews with a yarnbomber, a sticker artist, muralists, public arts orgnaizers, and even the Philadelphian who’s credited as being the first modern-day graffiti writer.

Listen and subscribe to Art Outside wherever you get your podcasts!

More info on the artworks featured in this video in order of their appearance:

• My Dog Sighs at 5th and South Streets (2018), MORE
• 4th and Kater Streets graffiti alley
• Octavius Catto on the South City Hall apron (2017), MORE
• Clothespin at 15th and Market Streets(1976), MORE
• Meg Saligman at 13th and Locust Streets (2000), MORE
• Symone Salib at 9th and Montrose Streets (2025), MORE + PODCAST EPISODE
• Klip Collective at Sansom and Juniper Streets (2022), MORE
• Miguel Antonio Horn at 12th and Cuthbert Streets (2021), MORE + PODCAST EPISODE
• Chinatown Friendship Arch at 10th and Arch Streets (1984), MORE
• Ali M Williams at 5th and Bainbridge Streets (2022), MORE
• Triune at 15th and Market Streets (1974), MORE
• Eric Okdeh at 11th and Sansom Streets (2019), MORE
• Amy Sherald at 11th and Sansom Streets (2019), MORE
• Akira Gordon at Leithgow and South Streets (2025), MORE
• Tiff Urquhart at Broad and Alter Streets (2025), MORE
• Gaia at 13th and Drury Streets (2012), MORE + MORE
• SEPER at 9th and Montrose Streets(2015), MORE + INTERVIEW
• Our Market at 9th and Montrose Streets (2025), MORE + PODCAST
• Jim Houser at 5th and Kater Streets (2022), MORE