Syracuse Common Councilors approved $75,000 for a public mural downtown.
“You can turn this into a community-based thing that might be relevant to young people and enable them to understand the important background of these people who are featured on the mural.”
Welych and the rest of the commission approved the project this past week. Members noted it’s unprecedented because a citizen came forward with the idea for a civic mural here in Syracuse, instead of the artist. That citizen, Frank Malfitano, says this is a unique opportunity where people will be able to watch the mural develop from start to finish.
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Syracuse Jazz Fest Founder Frank Malfitano s latest project is the Downtown Murals Project. Hear him describe the figures depicted on the first work of art. He also tells WAER s Chris Bolt more about the project and its goals.
What if you were walking or driving downtown and were greeted by huge artwork on buildings with notable figures from sports, music, social change? That’s exactly what Frank Malfitano was after when he saw other civic murals.
“I saw them in New York, I saw them in Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, and I was really impressed. It’s really the contemporary art form of the 21st century. And I thought, ‘wow, these are great. Why can’t we do that in Syracuse?’”
Looking back on the arts in 2020
TinaMarie Craven
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