The 17 SDGS
The Sustainable Development Goals span a whole spectrum of issues the planet is facing.
The SDG campaign in Philadelphia is designed to bring awareness to the importance of the goals and encourage a broad commitment to their effectuation, both locally and in the wider world.
Learn more about each SDG and GPA's role in creating a community of artists, sponsors, students, interns, businesses, and nonprofits that champions sustainability.

SDG #1: No Poverty
Artist: Gabe Tiberino
Mural Location: Park West Town Center Shop Rite
Sponsor: John and Susan Smith

Upcoming Unveiling: SDG #2: Zero Hunger

SDG #3: Good Health and Well-Being
Artist: David Guinn
Mural Location: vybe; 5828 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139
Sponsor: vybe urgent care
Grantee: MANNA

SDG #4: Quality Education
Artist: Isabella Akhtarshenas
Mural #1 Location: Drexel Library at Saint Joseph's University & Samuel Gompers Elementary School
Sponsor: Saint Joseph's University
Grantee: Samuel Gompers School

SDG #4: Quality Education
Artist: Arthur Haywood
Mural #2 Location: Saint Joseph's University Sciences Building
Sponsor: Saint Josephs University
Grantee: Samuel Gompers School

SDG #5: Gender Equality
Artist: Barbara Smolen
Mural Location: 17th Street side of Friends Select School, just off the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Sponsor: Glenmede Trust
Grantee: Gender Justice Fund

SDG #6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Artist: Miriam Singer
Mural Location: The Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University, 19th Street Wall
Sponsor: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

SDG #7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Artist: Eliza Nobles
Mural Location: Boathouse at FDR Park
Sponsor: Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
Grantee: Friends of FDR Park

SDG #10: Reduced Inequalities
Artist: Mat Tomezsko
Mural Location: Gladfelter Hall, Temple University
Sponsor: Temple University
Grantee: Institutional Diversity, Equity, Advocacy and Leadership (IDEAL) Program at Temple University

SDG #11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Artist: Nazeer Sabree
Mural Location: West Philadelphia’s KIPP West Philadelphia Elementary Academy
Sponsor: TD Bank Foundation
Grantee: KIPP West Philadelphia Elementary Academy

SDG #16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Artist: Russell Craig
Mural Location: Women of Change (Project HOME)
Sponsor: The Harry and Catherine Halloran Family Trust
Grantee: Project HOME

SDG #17: Partnership for the Goals
Artist: Isabelle Cress
Mural Location: St. Mary's Interparochial School (500 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19106)
Sponsor: St. Mary Interparochial School
Grantee: Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Philadelphia Region
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