Art

̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Mural Project

Photo: Mike Fernandez/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡

 

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 bird species painted

128

 murals painted

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Mural Project is a public-art initiative of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and  that draws attention to . ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s groundbreaking science report "Survival By Degrees" found that climate change will threaten 389 birds species—at least half of all North American birds—with extinction, and that no bird will escape the impacts of climate-change-related hazards like increased wildfire and sea-level rise. ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ commissions artists to paint murals of these species throughout New York City, and partners have carried it to other communities. A special thanks to the many donors and supporters who make this project possible!

Many of the bird murals are concentrated in the Harlem and Washington Heights neighborhoods of northern Manhattan. New York City Bird Alliance , or you can take a self-guided tour using the map below. The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Mural Project has also begun to spread its wings across the country—and the world! Scroll down to see murals painted by partners and learn how to bring the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Mural Project to your town.

If you are an artist and would like to participate in the New York project, e-mail amp@gitlerand.com. Are you a teacher who has incorporated the mural project into your science or arts class? We'd like to know that, too! Email us at muralproject@audubon.org. 

New York City Murals
Partner Murals and Mural Projects

Mural Locations

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(Note the Google map may reflect more recent updates to the status of murals.)

 

 

 

 

Explore the story behind the murals with NY1:

 

Plus: How the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Mural Project amounts to a . Why the murals help people to the problem of climate change. Hear from  on the murals' impact. Learn how it provided one neighbor with her . Find more press coverage .