As the first project for PAPP, The Veterans Freedom Mural will be on the exterior wall of Marcella’s House, a 15-unit Veterans residential facility owned by Connections Community Support Programs, Inc. located at 901-903 Washington Street (the intersection of 9th and Washington Street) in Wilmington. Mural making at its core is a community process, and the Veteran’s Freedom Mural will be a collaborative effort that engages a number of key stakeholders in community planning me

Eric Okdeh is a Philadelphia based muralist, who has been creating public art since 1998. After receiving his BFA in painting from Tyler School of Art, Eric chose to focus on public art exclusively. Since 2002, in addition to his commissioned work, Eric hastaught mural making classes to children and teens throughout the city as well asinmates at SCI Graterford Prison. The classes exist as leadership, teamwork, and skillbuilding exercises which culminate in major mural project