Buffalo Artist Bree Gilliam's Mural Lights Up Ken-Bailey Neighborhood

Summer days in Buffalo are often filled with people seeking all sorts of fun and exciting things to do. From the nightlife to finding a patio to enjoy the warm weather and great access to water we have, Buffalo remains a great, vibrant place to be. One of the things that helps make it that way is all the great art we have all over Western New York.

It's not hard to see why that is thanks to the amazing cultural organizations we have throughout the region.

Those cultural benefits in Buffalo increase exponentially when our business community teams up with institutions like the Buffalo AKG. When that happens, we often see greatness, which is exactly what happened on the corner of Bailey Avenue and Kensington Avenue in Buffalo as a local artist was able to unveil her latest creation thanks to a key partnership that is taking steps to make Buffalo better one piece of art at a time.

Buffalo-Born Artist Installs Breathtaking Mural In Kensington-Bailey Neighborhood

The new structure being built at 3070 Bailey Avenue in Buffalo will soon be a new home for Evergreen Health and Community Access Services, a comprehensive healthcare facilityt htat will offer accesible medical services like primary care, a pharmacy, and more, and thanks to the Public Art Initiative from the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, the buildings southwest face is adorned with a massive mural that was created by Buffalo-born artist Bree Gilliam.

Several dozen people joined Gilliam on Bailey Ave to celebrate the mural and its message of hope as it encourages people to Keep Looking Up and reminds them that Brighter Days (are) Ahead.

New York State Senator April N.M. Baskin, Buffalo AKG Media Relations Manager Andrew Mayer, Evergreen Health Senior Vice President Latrese Myers, Erie County Legislator Taisha St. Jean-Tard, Buffalo Common Councilmember Rasheed N.C. Wyatt, and several members of the community were on hand to take in the beauty that is now on display in the Ken-Bailey neighborhood.

This is just one of many public art displays in Buffalo. You can just take a drive around town and see how great it is

The Buffalo AKG Public Art Initiative Collaborates with Bree Gilliam for New Mural

Bright sunny skies greeted a few dozen people who gathered at the corner of Bailey and Kensington in Buffalo’s University District to celebrate a new mural that was painted on the side of a brand new structure being built. The building, located at 3070 Bailey Ave in Buffalo, is the new home for Evergreen Health and affiliate Community Access Services, and the new mural was developed and installed thanks to a new initiative from the Buffalo AKG to give local artists more opportunities for their work to be highlighted. The new mural, which features two figures looking upwards, with bright smiles on their faces while flanked by a colorful sky that can be read as a sunrise, and standing together among a field of daisies, was created by Buffalo-born artist Bree Gilliam.

Gallery Credit: Ed Nice

Beau Fleuve Music & Arts Celebration

The Beau Fleuve Women’s Golf Outing was all about women, wellness, community, and culture. From learning the game to building connections on the course, women across Buffalo came together for a day full of confidence, fun, fashion, and good vibes.

Gallery Credit: Beau Fleuve Music & Arts Celebration