Art Update: Buffalo AKG Art Museum Unveils New Mural

BUFFALO, NY — Buffalo’s AKG Art Museum unveils a new mural.

The Polytab mural is located on the East Side, inside a county-run health clinic, and near the Harriet Ross Tubman School (BPS 31) at 608 William St.

Philadelphia artist Ben Volta and local artist Edreys Wajed worked with BPS 31 students to design and print on the polytab for the public paint days. AKG says the location helped inspire the design.

Polytab is a fabric used to create murals. AKG hosted public paint days where community members were able to paint portions of the mural onto the Polytab fabric which will then be installed as a mural.

The mural is part of AKG’s public art initiative.

In 2024, the AKG has planned 5 public art projects, including the Delaware Park panels. The initiative began in 2013 in partnership with Erie County and the City of Buffalo. Since its inception, the AKG has installed more than 60 public artworks in the region.

The mural at 608 William Street will be officially unveiled at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30.