Public Art: The Midnight Garden
Artist Ola Volo has completed the most immersive mural that the AKG’s Public Art Initiative has ever commissioned. The Midnight Garden, 2025, spans three neighboring buildings along Hertel Avenue, with the Monocle at 1235 Hertel as the central anchor.
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Initiative Sponsors
The Public Art Initiative was established and is supported by leadership funding from the County of Erie and the City of Buffalo, joined by the New York State Legislature in 2026-2027.
Thank you to New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes and New York State Senator April N.M. Baskin for securing generous funding for the Public Art Initiative.
The Public Art Initiative was established and is supported by leadership funding from the County of Erie and the City of Buffalo, joined by the New York State Legislature in 2026-2027.
Thank you to New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes and New York State Senator April N.M. Baskin for securing generous funding for the Public Art Initiative.
