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Admission to special exhibitions is free for Gallery Members. Non-members can view the exhibition for the price of regular Gallery admission. |
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General Mills Foundation, the Robert J. and Martha B. Fierle Foundation, the Literature Program of the New York State Council on the Arts, and the Buffalo Bills Youth Foundation. *Please note: Parking is now $3 on Fridays from 3 to 10 pm. |
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5–7 pm
Art Activity for All Ages: Psychedelic Prints
6 pm
Curator’s Tour: Strange Brew
Join Associate Curator Holly E. Hughes for a special tour celebrating the final days of the exhibition Strange Brew: The 1960s.
*Please note: The previously scheduled “Object Art” programming has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
5–7 pm
Art Activity for All Ages: Japanese Lanterns
5–10 pm
Exhibition Opening: Hiroshima Document: Photographs by Mark McLoughlin
From 1987 to 1990, Mark McLoughlin was living and working in Japan, first in Tokyo and later in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture. During that time, he made three trips south to Hiroshima, twice to participate in the memorial for the atomic bombing of that city on August 6, 1945. The intent of the artist was to recreate a loose photographic narrative of the day of the memorial, culminating at dusk when lighted paper lanterns are placed in the Sumida River and carried out to sea, a metaphor for the transcendence of the soul.
6 pm
Lecture: Japanese Gardens
With Curator of Education Mariann Smith
Tonight's lecture has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
7 pm
Demonstration: Japanese Tea Ceremony
The Japanese tea ceremony is a highly developed ritual of hospitality and mutual respect, bringing together many arts such as ceramics, painting, calligraphy, flower arrangement, and architecture. Enjoy a demonstration of this traditional art form and experience its serenity and mediation.
8 pm
Performance: Joshua Smith
Buffalo native Joshua Smith returns home for a unique shakuhachi (Japanese Bamboo flute) performance of traditional Zen solo pieces called honkyoku as well as modern and traditional classical music. Presently residing in Japan, Joshua studies the shakuhachi under Okada Michiaki, a student of the famous Yokoyama Katsuya.
5–7 pm
Art Activity: Building Your Home
5:30 and 6 pm
Family Tours: Write Me a Picture
Learn about the stories told by works of art and complete a writing exercise making connections between visual and language literacy.
* Please note: This tour is free, but space is limited. Please register by calling 716.270.8296 or sending a message to artclasses@albrightknox.org.
6-7 pm
Writing Workshop: With Gary Earl Ross and Laura Nathan
7 pm
Poetry Reading
On the theme of Fair Housing led by Master of Ceremonies Annette Daniels Taylor
8 pm
Film: The House We Live In (2003), directed by Llewellyn M. Smith, 57 minutes
From the PBS series “Race: The Power of an Illusion,” The House We Live In is the first film about race to focus not on individual attitudes and behavior but on the ways our institutions and policies advantage some groups at the expense of others.
7:30 pm (On the Delaware Steps)
Performance: Wooden Waves
Adventurous live music and visuals inspired by underwater space travel, Esther Williams, dub electro, and graffiti. Once upon a time they were called Sleeping Kings of Iona.
8:30 pm (On the Delaware Steps)
Silent/Sound Outdoor Festival: The Last Laugh with Mike Basinski
Poet Mike Basinski will perform a live soundtrack to FW Murnau’s The Last Laugh (1924), a silent film that tells the tale of an experienced doorman at an upscale hotel who is suddenly demoted to lavatory attendant. Stunned and humiliated, the old man struggles to carry on with his life. After a period of denial, the man accepts his loss of status and unexpectedly inherits the fortune of a gentleman whose eccentric will states that his money shall go to “that person whom he has last seen while alive”: his death occurs while alone with the lavatory attendant. With this magical happening, the former doorman's life goes from bitter emptiness to ultimate worldly fulfillment.
3–9 pm
Live Painting: Graffiti Demonstration (weather permitting)
5–7 pm
Art Activity for All Ages
5–7 pm
DJ Workshop: With LoPro and Cutler
7 pm
Workshop: Breakdance B-Boy Depree
8 pm
The Main Event
Award-winning local hip-hop acts, including Edreys aka Billy Drease Williams and special guests