The Village of Arts and Humanities explained

The Village of Arts and Humanities is an arts organization in North Philadelphia. The Village was founded by Lily Yeh, an artist and Chinese immigrant who was a tenured professor at the Philadelphia School of Fine Arts.^[1] It has renovated dozens of urban lots and empty buildings with murals, mosaics, and gardens. In 2001 it received the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence.^[2] The Village was the subject of a Public Broadcasting Service documentary entitled An Angel in the Village.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• • When Art Becomes Critical Practice: The Village of Arts and Humanities, Politics and Culture, November 9, 2009
• Bruner Foundation Gold Medal, 2001
• Village of Arts and Humanities uses digital production to highlight youth issues, Technically Philly, February 16, 2010

Notes and References

1. http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/what-makes-a-great-place/art-in-the-village Art in the Village, Yes Magazine, May 25, 2005
2. Web site: Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence. Bruner Foundation. 3 September 2013.
3. http://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/audience-development-for-the-arts/strategies-for-expanding-audiences/Pages/Philadelphia-Villiage-of-Arts-and-Humanities.aspx Going Toward the Light: Philadelphia's Village of Arts and Humanities, The Wallace Foundation, March 2003
4. http://www.itvs.org/films/angel-in-the-village Angel in the Village