COVID-19 Tribute Mural
Still Life, With Gratitude by Rachel Baxter
The one-year anniversary of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to reflect on the devastation and loss our communities have faced, to honor loved ones lost, those who have recovered, and our frontline workers who have kept our communities safe and strong.
United Way of the Greater Capital Region has partnered with the Albany Center Gallery, and local artist Rachel Baxter to create an original work of art in the form of a moveable mural to serve as a visual tribute and travel across Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and Schoharie Counties.
This mural was released on the one-year anniversary of the passing of Walter Robb, longtime GE executive and local philanthropist, and the first Capital Region resident lost to COVID-19. The mural traveled across the Capital Region from March 23 - April 3, 2021. joined by community members remembering and reflecting on the impact of the pandemic, and coming together to rebuild as a stronger and more resilient community.
The tribute is not complete without incorporating our community.
Visitors are invited to write remembrances to loved ones lost, tributes to our everyday heroes on the frontlines, or words of encouragement in navigating the days ahead.
The mural now resides in the New York State Museum in Albany.
Tribute sponsor
Transportation sponsor
Special thanks to our partner sites hosting the mural, the NYS Writers Institute, Albany Center Gallery, North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund, Maureen Sager, Upstate Alliance for the Creative Economy (ACE), and the Robb Family.