Local artist, educators praise ‘Abbott Elementary’s Mural Arts episode

ABC’s Abbott Elementary spotlights the transformative powers of the Philly arts in a new episode featuring Mural Arts Philadelphia.

On Wednesday’s episode, titled “Mural Arts,” the school’s history teacher Jacob Hill, played by Chris Perfetti, secures a visit from a representative of Mural Arts who is looking to work with students on a painting that reflects the legacy of the school.

For some Philadelphians, the episode felt like the icing on the cake of a show they already feel represents their communities so well.

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