Tops Friendly Markets extends deadline for call for art for 5/14 honor space

Tops has extended the deadline for submissions for artwork for its 5/14 Tops honor space to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. The area where this artwork will be displayed will be created outside on the grounds of the Tops store located at 1275 Jefferson Ave., Buffalo, on the corner of Jefferson and Landon.

A press release stated, “The goal of this public artwork is to create a visually inspiring addition to the designated honor space that remembers those lives taken on May 14, 2022, and (to make a) place of respite and reconnection for survivors and the community.”

This is a separate and distinct project from the Buffalo Memorial Commission project being led by the City of Buffalo and Mayor Byron Brown.

The public artwork proposal selected for this project will be:

√ Custom created by a local, Western New York artist;

√ Located outdoors and be permanent in nature;

√ Spiritually, culturally and space appropriate; and

√ Easily maintained.

 Complete details for submission can be found online at www.topsmarkets.com/TopsHonorSpace.