Featured Exhibition

Wish You Were Here: The Buffalo Avant-garde in the 1970s

On View through Sunday, July 8, 2012

This exhibition explores a creative ecology that flourished in Buffalo in the 1970s.

Tony Conrad (American, born 1940). Examinations, 1979. Pencil on paper with Lucite, strap, and bed, drawing: 37 1/2 x 60 inches (95.3 x 152.4 cm), bed: 80 x 60 inches (203.2 x 152.4 cm). Collection of the artist. Courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali, New York.

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Art Alive

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Participate in this year's walking, talking art contest! Schools, community groups, families, and individuals are all encouraged to apply. Entries are due Friday, May 18.

Olmsted School #64: Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #1268: Scribbles: Staircase (AKAG), conceived 2006; executed 2010. Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Art Alive 2011. Photograph by Tom Loonan.

Featured Exhibition

Calloused (2012 Future Curators Exhibition)

On View through Sunday, June 17, 2012

This exhibition is organized by the 2012 Future Curators and features artwork created by local high school students.

Anne-Marie Hansel-Harrington (Etobicoke School of the Arts). Detail of Silent mother and daughter. Oil on canvas, 49 x 96 inches (124.5 x 243.8 cm). To see the full image, please click the "More" link to the right.

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Collision

A Massive Summer Celebration
Thursday, June 21, 2012
7–11 pm

"Retro gourmet" fare
Open bar 7–8 pm
Punk, funk, rock, disco—the ’70s had it all

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      Public Tour

      Thursday, May 17, 2012, 1:30 pm

      Public tours are led by Gallery-trained docents and are free with Gallery admission.

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      Art Sense-Ations Verbal Description Tour

      Thursday, May 17, 2012, 2–4 pm

      Participants will enjoy an in-depth verbal description tour of select works from the Gallery’s Collection and special exhibitions, followed by a hands-on art activity with educator Cara Nisbeth.

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      Friday, May 18, 2012, 1:30 pm

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      Art and Yoga for Fun and Relaxation

      Saturday, May 19, 2012, 9–10:15 am

      Experience art, yoga, and the many connections between the two in an hour of yoga and meditative practice.

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