Mummers prepare for judging in the annual Philadelphia Mummers Parade on January 1, 2018. Brianna Spause / Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Neighborhood children watch from afar as a mural is dedicated at Marie Dendy Playground in North Philadelphia on October 24, 2018. Brianna Spause / Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
“Real news” in the East Village, New York. June 28, 2018. Brianna Spause
“Murals on the Move” made a stop at East Passyunk Community Recreation Center on April 17, 2018, where teaching artist Inisar “Star” Hamilton lead an art class. This pilot Mural Arts initiative will travel to nine recreation centers, bringing professional artists face to face with kids in after-school programs. Brianna Spause / Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Isiah Zagar is the artist and mastermind behind the Magic Gardens. This South Street institution is a mosaic wonderland filled with folk art, glittery mirrors and found objects that contributed to the revival of South Street. Zagar made an appearance last night at the monthly Twilight in the Gardens event on June 23, 2018. Brianna Spause / This Is Philly
A finch nestles in the trees in Cobbs Creek Park on May 15, 2018. Brianna Spause / Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Jane Irish poses for a portrait in her temporary installation, “Antipodes” at Lemon Hill Mansion in Fairmount Park on April 20, 2018. Irish transformed the 19th century mansion with floor-to-ceiling installations of paintings and ceramics that explored colonialism and anti-Vietnam War activism in Philadelphia. Brianna Spause / Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Shadows of children swinging dance across the ground at the Fairhill Square Playground ribbon cutting in North Philadelphia on April 13, 2018. Brianna Spause / Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Former Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels hugs David Montgomery at the renaming ceremony for Daisy Field in Roxborough. The field was renamed in honor of Montgomery, Chairman of the Philadelphia Phillies, on Sunday, November 4, 2018. Montgomery started with the Phillies in 1971 as a season-ticket salesman. He worked his way up to becoming marketing director, sales director and eventually the club president. Brianna Spause / Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
About a thousand people gathered in LOVE Park as the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs, Trans Equity Project, ACLU PA, and William Way Community Center hosted a rally for Trans Existence and Resistance on October 23, 2018. The protest formed in opposition to an October 21 announcement that the Trump administration would consider narrowly defining gender by sex assigned at birth. Brianna Spause / This Is Philly
The iconic LOVE statue returns to JFK Plaza after months of restorations that included restoring the statue to its original colors of red, purple and green. February 13, 2018. Brianna Spause / Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
