Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens Press Kit
PMG Calendar of Events
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Media Coverage
2025
1/12/25 – KYW Newsradio’s Bridging Philly, “Jobs for Returning Citizens | Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens”
2024
12/25/24 – Philly Voice, “New Magic Gardens exhibit features tiles salvaged from the mosaic on the former Painted Bride Art Center”
9/25/24 – New Haven Independent, “That’s Wright”
9/6/24 – WHYY, “Isaiah Zagar’s Magic Gardens takes over a second mosaic space in South Philly”
9/5/24 – Philadelphia Inquirer, “An exclusive walkthrough of Isaiah Zagar’s South Philly studio before it opens for tours”
7/29/24 – Metro Philadelphia, “Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens now displaying imaginative works of Amir Khadar”
7/15/24 – Philly Voice, “Isaiah Zagar, known for his mosaics, also has collaborated on delicate works made of grass and beeswax”
7/8/24 – FOX29 LIVE: Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
6/13/24 – PHL17 Weekend Philler
5/12/24 – Metro Philadelphia, “Threads of Transformation debuts at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens”
4/29/24 – WHYY, “Jim’s Steaks reopens this week, embracing Isaiah Zagar’s former home”
3/27/24 – Philadelphia Inquirer, “Hidden Isaiah Zagar mural found during Jim’s Steaks renovation”
2/28/24 – Broad Street Review, “Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens presents Ritual of Self: Isaiah Zagar’s Self-Portraits on Paper“
1/22/24 – Colossal, “Explore Maze-Like Passageways Exploding with Elaborate Mosaics at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens”
2023
10/26/23 – Hyperallergic, “Iconic “Painted Bride” Mosaic Mural in Philly Faces Demolition”
10/19/23 – KYW News Radio, The Jawncast, “Mural City – When art clashes with development”
10/19/23 – Philadelphia Inquirer, “After years of efforts to save it, Isaiah Zagar’s ‘Skin of the Bride’ mural is being taken down for good
10/17/23 – WHYY, “Isaiah Zagar’s iconic Painted Bride mosaic in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood is coming down”
10/12/23 – The New York Times, “A Swirling Philadelphia Mosaic Will be Sacrificed for Housing”
9/23/23 – Philadelphia Inquirer, “There is very little time to salvage pieces of Isaiah Zagar’s Painted Bride mural”
9/19/23 – The Philadelphia Tribune, “Z the Rat paints worlds of leisure and stillness inspired by Black womanhood”
8/23/23 – Artblog, “Solemn stares, collaborative practice, in George Rodriguez’s ‘In Unison’ at the Magic Gardens”
8/15/23 – Philadelphia Inquirer, “Tour “the most eccentric, colorful wall mural on Planet Earth” before it is destroyed”
8/2/23 – Al Dia News: “In Unison, an exhibition like no other”
7/27/23 – Metro Philadelphia: “Ceramic artist George Rodriguez and Magic Gardens are a perfect match”
7/19/23- Billy Penn: “South Street’s Magic Gardens mosaics can dazzle the eye, but they’re also fascinating for people who are blind”
7/3/23 – WHYY’s “The Infinite Art Hunt”
5/30/23 – Spaces Archives: Stacey Holder: Garden Guide to Preservation Manager
4/27/23 – New York Times Travel: 36 Hours in Philadelphia
4/4/23 – Fox29 “The 215”
3/17/23 – Al Dia News: Rosa Leff and her ‘papel picado’ art
3/21/23 – Al Dia News: A conversation with artist Chloe Piñero
2022
3/12/22 – NBC’s 1st Look: Philadelphia Beyond the Liberty Bell
4/12/22 – USA News & World Report: 36 Top Things To Do in Pennsylvania
4/30/22 – Philadelphia Inquirer: What does Philadelphia sound like? Here’s what four composers came up with.
8/14/22 – WHYY: From trash to treasure: Magic Gardens event encourages recycling through creativity
11/22/22 – Philly Mag: Philly Museum Gift Shops That Just May Have the Perfect Present
2021
3/16/21 – WHYY: Philly arts institutions use COVID downtime to focus on accessibility and diversity
3/24/21 – Philly Voice: Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens reopening in April with timed tickets
5/6/21 – WXPN: Back to the (Magic) Gardens: Tubey Frank & friends talk collaborating on the Mouth House Sessions
11/25/21 – Conde Nast: The 14 Best Museums in Philadelphia
2020
1/20/20 – Conde Nast: 19 Best Things to Do in Philadelphia
3/9/20 – Dosage Magazine: The Magic of Muller
3/20/20 – Philly Voice: Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens Offers Coloring Pages, Virtual Tour
3/29/20 – WOGL: Marilyn Russell’s Remarkable Women: Interview with Emily Smith
7/10/20 – Philly Inquirer: Magic Gardens reopens with New Rules
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Requests for more information or images can be sent to Allison Boyle, Events & Marketing Manager, at events@phillymagicgardens.org or at 215-733-0390 ext. 114.
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