There was great fanfare when the mural located on
Auburn Avenue and Grant Street was unveiled but now three years later, the
piece is in disrepair. There are several panels missing and no plan in place to
restore the mural. Commissioned by the Olmsted Park System in 2013 to combat
concerns about graffiti, former SUNY Buffalo State Fine Arts Department Chair
Phillip Ogle was consulted to put the project together. Artist Augustina Droze
along with students from International School 45, Lafayette High School and Buffalo State collaborated to create the
mural. “It takes a community effort to keep these works of art together,” Ogle
said. “The artists can only do so much.” By
Tony Callens and Ben Joe
