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.
![sdg1](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2023-08/51612354125_1910c57cff_o.jpg?h=c4e6af3a&itok=K53fKSFD)
SDG #1: No Poverty
Artist: Gabe Tiberino
Mural Location: Park West Town Center Shop Rite
Sponsor: John and Susan Smith
Grantee: Education Culture Opportunities Foundation (ECO)
![sdg1 logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Untitled.png)
![sdg 2 mural](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2024-06/53755449656_0cdcd2a306_o.jpg?h=f92ce789&itok=HVS_UZ58)
SDG #2: Zero Hunger
Artist: Branche Coverdale
Mural Location: BUDD Building - 2450 W Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19129
Sponsor: GIANT
Grantee: Philabundance
![sdg2 icon](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Untitled_0.png)
![SDG 3](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2023-08/52827505699_557edb6aea_o%20%282%29.jpg?h=9d1ecb58&itok=gCmmSev4)
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
![sdg3 icon](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot%202023-10-03%20at%2011.35.16%20AM.png)
![sdg 4 mural art photo](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2023-09/51612166925_8176f4ee47_o.jpg?h=f0242428&itok=REKsDxo7)
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
![sdg4 icon](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot%202023-10-03%20at%2011.36.29%20AM.png)
![SDG 4 Mural](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2023-08/52047107377_7367ed68ff_o.jpg?h=d94c4b90&itok=zrha5ULL)
SDG #4: Quality Education
Artist: Arthur Haywood
Mural #2 Location: Saint Joseph's University Sciences Building
Sponsor: Saint Josephs University
Grantee: Samuel Gompers School
![sdg4 icon](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot%202023-10-03%20at%2011.36.29%20AM.png)
![SDG 5 Mural](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2023-08/Screenshot%202023-08-22%20at%206.43.31%20PM.png?h=2e63b86f&itok=MHsJDUEF)
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
![sdg5 icon](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot%202023-10-03%20at%2011.37.36%20AM.png)
![SDG 6 Mural](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2023-08/52513731342_64176ff7cf_o.jpg?h=eda38800&itok=XzalrN0N)
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
Grantee: The Patrick Center for Environmental Research
![sdg6 icon](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot%202023-10-03%20at%2011.38.36%20AM.png)
![SDG 7 Mural](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2023-08/Screenshot%202023-08-22%20at%206.49.35%20PM.png?h=02128ad9&itok=pBd3oI8n)
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
![sdg7 icon](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot%202023-10-03%20at%2011.39.26%20AM.png)
![sdg 8 final mural](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2023-12/53364530823_e39408e352_o.jpg?h=0b59d8a5&itok=NLM55Mxy)
SDG #8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Artist: Faysal Adger
Mural Location: School of the Future
Sponsor: Teachers &
Grantee: The Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, on behalf of We Love Philly
![sdg 8 marker](/sites/default/files/inline-images/sdg8.png)
![SDG 9 artwork](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2023-10/Screenshot%202023-10-25%20at%204.09.33%20PM.png?h=6de39be7&itok=IWdPZJQM)
SDG #9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Artist: Jon Laidacker
Mural Location: Masonic Temple Lodge No. 51
Sponsor: Masonic Temple Lodge No. 51
Grantee: Currently undecided
![sdg 8 tile](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot%202023-10-25%20at%204.10.45%20PM.png)
Unveiling coming in 2024
![sdg 10 mural](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2023-09/IMG_9780.jpg?h=1313d667&itok=oCOmaUxR)
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
![sdg10 icon](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot%202023-10-03%20at%2011.40.05%20AM.png)
![SDG 11 Mural](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2023-08/Screenshot%202023-08-22%20at%207.05.31%20PM.png?h=4973da1b&itok=hnn11lue)
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
![sdg11 icon](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot%202023-10-03%20at%2011.40.55%20AM.png)
![sdg 12](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2024-04/Screenshot%202024-04-29%20at%202.48.16%20PM.png?h=85664f0e&itok=ckuPB_xL)
SDG #12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Artist: TBD
Mural Location: Villanova University
Sponsor: Villanova University
Grantee: TBD
More information coming soon.
![Sustainable Development Goal 12 - Wikipedia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Sustainable_Development_Goal_12ResponsibleConsumption.svg/1200px-Sustainable_Development_Goal_12ResponsibleConsumption.svg.png)
![sdg 13 mural](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2024-06/Screenshot%202024-06-10%20at%2010.26.58%20AM.png?h=8ddb2707&itok=lKtGW0s6)
SDG #13: Climate Action
Artist: Calo Rosa
Mural Location: Disque Hall at Drexel University
Sponsor: ESSITY
Grantee: Schuykill Center for Environmental Education
![sdg13 tile](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot%202023-10-25%20at%204.14.25%20PM.png)
![chestnut college](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2024-04/IMG_2875.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=_YkDISjM)
SDG #15: Life on Land
Artist: TBD
Mural Location: Chestnut Hill College Campus, at the corner of Germantown and Northwestern Avenues
Sponsor: TD Bank and Chestnut Hill College
Grantee: TBD
![SDG 15 – Life On Land – Tourism for SDGs](https://tourism4sdgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-15-500x500.jpg)
![SDG 16 Mural](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2023-08/Screenshot%202023-08-22%20at%207.11.00%20PM.png?h=54bf6561&itok=XhupdtAB)
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
![sdg16 icon](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot%202023-10-03%20at%2011.41.43%20AM.png)
![SDG 17 Mural](/sites/default/files/styles/story_xs/public/2023-08/Screenshot%202023-08-22%20at%207.14.58%20PM.png?h=337dad46&itok=Ws3XLTlm)
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
![sdg17 icon](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot%202023-10-03%20at%2011.42.35%20AM.png)
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