commUNITY spotlight: Mural inspired by Buffalo community [Video]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A community collaboration to create a work of art.

The Buffalo AKG Art Museum teamed up with artists and local students to create a mural that is inspired by the community as part of their public art initiative.

“This mural is literally an assemblage. It is a patchwork of pieces that have come together through input from students at Harriet Ross Tubman School,” said AKG Curator of Public Art, Aaron Ott.

Philadelphia-based artist Ben Volta and local artist Edreys Wajed worked together with BPS 31 students to design and print the mural on polytab for public paint days.

“Those students were able to install some of the work that they produced in their school. They can now see themselves represented inside their school and in their community,” said Ott.

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