Downtown Albany is going back to the dogs. Nipper dogs to be exact.

The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) and the City of Albany are installing ten new sculptures for the Downtown is Pawsome exhibit. The public art project is the continuation of a popular 2017 program featuring three-foot-tall sculptures based on Albany landmark Nipper the Dog, colorfully customized by regional artists and placed on display at locations throughout Downtown.

Ten sculptures are being installed Friday, July 19th and will be joining two siblings from the 2017 installation that have taken up permanent residence downtown.

Ten New Nippers added to Downtown Albany

“Capital Canines” by Mitchell Biernacki

Location: The Olde English Pub & Pantry | 683 Broadway

Dedicated to the memory of Greg Haymes, co-founder of Nippertown.com

Location: The Olde English Pub & Pantry | 683 Broadway Dedicated to the memory of Greg Haymes, co-founder of Nippertown.com “Patriotic Nipper” by Tamara DeMartino

Location: New York Business Development Corporation | 50 Beaver Street

Location: New York Business Development Corporation | 50 Beaver Street “Interconnected” by Cara Hanley

Location: Precision Fitness | 374 Broadway

Location: Precision Fitness | 374 Broadway “Awaken” by Stacey Healey

Location: ParkAlbany Quackenbush Garage entrance | Broadway & Orange Street

Location: ParkAlbany Quackenbush Garage entrance | Broadway & Orange Street “Industrial Anthropology” by Stephanie Levay

Location: Green Street, between Beaver Street & Hudson Avenue

Location: Green Street, between Beaver Street & Hudson Avenue “Happy Puppy” by Hazal Ozturk

Location: Discover Albany Visitors Center | 25 Quackenbush Square

Location: Discover Albany Visitors Center | 25 Quackenbush Square “Paisley Pup” by Denise & Reily Poutre’

Location: Tricentennial Park | Broadway & Columbia Street

Location: Tricentennial Park | Broadway & Columbia Street “Up Above!” by Kimberly Schaller

Location: Renaissance Albany Hotel | Eagle & State Streets

Location: Renaissance Albany Hotel | Eagle & State Streets “Squiggly Peggy” by Scotty Somerville

Location: The Knick | 16 Sheridan Avenue

Location: The Knick | 16 Sheridan Avenue “Bloomie” by Elizabeth Zunon

Location: Hudson River Way Pedestrian Bridge | Broadway & Pine Street

These ten pieces join two permanent structures:

“Tulip Festival” by Myers Middle School art students

Location: Albany Coliseum | 153 S. Pearl Street

Location: Albany Coliseum | 153 S. Pearl Street “Cleeo of Clee Park” by The First Church in Albany

Location: The First Church in Albany | 110 N. Pearl Street.

The Downtown is Pawsome free outdoor public placemaking exhibit is sponsored by Discover Albany, Jim & Lena Hart, New York Business Development Corporation, The Olde English Pub & Pantry, ParkAlbany, Redburn Development, and the Renaissance Albany Hotel, with curatorial support provided by Albany Center Gallery.