Header Photo: "Love Goes On" by Nick Walker
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.
