2:55 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?’”