The New York Public Library has partnered with local artists, New Yorkers and mostly veterans, on a temporary art project at the new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL). Their murals provide all of us with a message of mutual community support and that the life of learning continues.

Inspired by the street art in Soho, our guest curator Stevie-Ray Vance envisioned bringing these artists to midtown to paint murals on the windows of SNFL boarded up during election week. His efforts ensured their exhibition and preservation. The result has been enlivening the space and conversations on Fifth Avenue and across the web, bringing inspiration and mindfulness during these difficult times.

In Midtown Manhattan? Check out the art at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL). Or check out the photos below as well as a video of the mural-making in process! 

Special Thanks to the Artists! Learn more about their work:

Amir Diop

Brendan T. McNally

Eddison E Romeo, aka Eyes That Love Art

@eyes_that_love_art

 

Keiji Drysdale

@makemakemakeiji

 

Konstance Patton

@konartstutdio

 

Manuel Alejandro Pulla, aka The Creator

@the.creator._

 

ONe Rad Latina

@OneRadLatina

 

Sule

@sulecantcook

 

Trevor Croop, aka Light Noise

@light.noise

 

Guest Curator:

Stevie-Ray Vance

@stevierayvance