#CapitalWalls murals
Pictured"Love Goes On" By Nick Walker

A Guide to Exploring the #CapitalWalls Murals in Albany

Downtown Albany is looking bright! Vibrant murals are sprinkled throughout downtown with the goal to inspire the community with uplifting, educational or thought-provoking works of public art.

Albany Center Gallery, Albany Barn and Albany Parking Authority spearheaded this public art endeavor dubbed #CapitalWalls. These eye-catching murals even inspired the "Artful Albany" theme for the 2020 Discover Albany Visitors Guide! Scroll on to view the murals, artists and locations.

"Bluebirds"

Artist: Michael Conlin (@conlinstudios)
Location: Northside of Quackenbush Garage (25 Orange St.)
Completed in 2016

"Illuminated"

Artist: Cara Hanley (@caramhanley)
Location: Inside Green-Hudson Garage (45 Hudson Ave.)
Completed in 2017

"Back Home"

Artist: Sylvie Kantorovitz (#sylviekantorovitz) 
Location: Inside Green-Hudson Garage (45 Hudson Ave.)
Completed in 2017

"Mix Tape"

Artist: Hellbent (@hellbent_)
Location: Southside of Quackenbush Garage (25 Orange St.)
Completed in 2017

"The River That Flows In Two Directions"

Artist: Rachel Baxter (@rachelabaxter)
Location: I-87 wall between Columbia St. and Water St.
Completed in 2017

"Love Goes On"

Artist: Nick Walker (@nickwalker_art)
Location: Eastern wall of Green-Hudson Garage (45 Hudson Ave.)
Completed in 2018

"Geraldine's Reverie"

Artist: Liz Zunon (@lizzunon)
Location: Along Clinton Avenue off-ramp from I-787 and across from the north side of the Quackenbush Garage (25 Orange St.)
Completed in 2018

"Float" & "Flight"

Artist: John Breiner (@johnbreiner1)
Location: Underneath the I-787 ramp Clinton Ave exit, behind Quackenbush Garage (25 Orange St.)
Completed in 2019

"Journey"

Artist: Arzu Fallahi (@color.of.moments)
Location: Underneath the I-787 ramp Clinton Ave exit, behind Quackenbush Garage (25 Orange St.)
Completed in 2019

"Modern Systems" & "Organic Systems"

Artist: NDA (@ndastreetart)
Location: Underneath the I-787 ramp Clinton Ave exit, behind Quackenbush Garage (25 Orange St.)
Completed in 2019

"Courage"

Artist: Rosy Sunshine (@rosy.sunshine)
Location: Underneath the I-787 ramp Clinton Ave exit, behind Quackenbush Garage (25 Orange St.)
Completed in 2019

"Paradise Pattern"

Artist: Vanessa Mastonardi (@vanessa.mastronardi)
Location: Underneath the I-787 ramp Clinton Ave exit, behind Quackenbush Garage (25 Orange St.)
Completed in 2019

"Sawubona"

Artists: #BoogieREZ (artists @riiisaboogie & @rezones) 
Location: 45 Columbia Street
Completed in 2020

This mural was done in collaboration with Albany Center Gallery, Albany Barn, Downtown Albany BID and Redburn Development. This project is funded by NYS Homes & Community Renewal's Housing Trust Fund Corporation through Albany’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative award, as overseen by the NYS Department of State.

"Escape to Nature: Where Peace Awaits"

Artist: Jade Warrick (@trashkid_art)
Location: 39 Columbia Street
Completed in 2020

This mural was done in collaboration with Albany Center Gallery, Albany Barn, Downtown Albany BID and Redburn Development. This project is funded by NYS Homes & Community Renewal's Housing Trust Fund Corporation through Albany’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative award, as overseen by the NYS Department of State.

Below is a map rendering by artist Cara Hanley in our 2020 Discover Albany Visitors Guide. The stars indicate the #CapitalWalls murals.

2020 Discover Albany Visitors Guide Map

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Michelle Ancona is the Content Marketing Manager for Discover Albany. She grew up in Boise, Idaho and moved to the East Coast to attend Marist College. After working at several PR agencies, she joined Discover Albany to follow her passion of showcasing all the wonderful events, experiences and attractions that New York's Capital City has to offer travelers and locals alike!

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