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General Mills Foundation, the Robert J. and Martha B. Fierle Foundation, the Buffalo Bills Youth Foundation, and media support from WNED. *Please note: Parking is now $3 on Fridays from 3 to 10 pm. |
5–7 pm
Art Activities: The Hobby of Kings
To celebrate the four works of art from the Albright-Knox Collection that are being commemorated as postage stamps by the USPS, we invite the entire family to explore the hobby of kings—stamp collecting. We will create archival stamp scrapbooks and provide stamps for beginning collections. Also, stamp expert Lou Montesano from Lincoln Coin & Stamp Company, Inc. will answer your questions.
Education Classrooms
6 and 6:30 pm
Brief Family Tours Featuring Famous Commemorated Stamps
Meet at the Front Desk
7 and 7:30 pm
Brief Tours Featuring Famous Commemorated Stamps
Meet at the Front Desk
8 pm
Film: Dekalog (1989)
Director Krzysztof Kieslowski’s only comic film from the Decalogue series features estranged brothers slowly developing a fanaticism for the stamp collecting of their late father. Shown with subtitles.
Auditorium
4–6:15 pm
Art Activity: Origami with Kyoko Roszmann
Education Classroom 1
4–6:15 pm
Family Dance Workshop: Salsa Lessons
With Sarah Hooper of Salsa for the Soul.
Education Classroom 2
6:30 pm
Storytelling: This World of Ours: Stories from Many Cultures
Performed by Lorna Czarnota, recipient of the 2006 ORACLE Award from the National Storytelling Network, this world culture presentation includes stories from China, Ireland, Africa, the Middle East, the United States, and other countries.
Auditorium
7:30 pm
Performance: Afro-Brazilian Drum and Dance
Led by Clyde Alafiju Morgan, Associate Professor of Dance at SUNY Brockport and Artistic Director of the University’s Sankofa African Drum and Dance Ensemble.
Auditorium
5–7 pm
Art Activity for All Ages: The Automatism Lottery
Curly-cues, jagged lines, folding, scratching, turning, rubbing, and more—it’s the luck of the draw what and how you will be creating work inspired by our special exhibition The Automatiste Revolution: Montreal 1941-1960, which opens March 19.
6 pm
The Stafford Lecture Series
Women Artists Through the Ages: A Selection from the Nineteenth Century
Curator of Education Mariann Smith will discuss American genre painter Lilly Martin Spencer, Impressionist artists Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt, and photographer Dorothea Lange.
7 pm
Exploring the Brushstroke: William Berkson
Poet, critic, teacher, and curator William Berkson comes to the Albright-Knox for a special two-part event. First, Berkson will present “De Kooning-esque,” an inclusive quick-time exploration of 1960s art history exploring the brushstroke: its history, its crucial role in the development of Pop and Minimalist styles, and its significance in both the works of Willem de Kooning and his contemporaries and followers. Centered on the Albright-Knox’s own de Kooning work, Gotham News, 1955, this Gusto at the Gallery talk will examine various artists represented in the Gallery’s Permanent Collection. Be sure to join us on Saturday, March 20, at 12:30 pm for part two of Berkson’s visit, an intimate “walk and talk” conversation amidst modern masterpieces in the Gallery.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Programming related to the exhibition opening of The Automatise Revolution: Montreal 1941-1960 will be announced soon.
4:30 pm
Flamenco Lecture/Demonstration
With guitarist Mir Ali and guest dancer Elena Rigual.
Auditorium
5–7 pm
Art Activity for All Ages
Education Classroom
6–7 pm
One Step Beyond Tours: March Madams
Jessica DiPalma, Associate, Deputy Director's Office, will lead a half-hour tour followed by a hands-on activity in the Education Classrooms. The tour is free but space is limited. To register, please call 716.270.8296 or email artclasses@albrightknox.org.
Meet at the Membership/Information Desk
6:30 and 7:30 pm
Performance: Mir Ali with DUENDE
Mir Ali performs with 10-piece world music ensemble DUENDE as part of the Rantucci Chamber Music Festival. Featuring the Argentine Tango music of Jorge Cardoso.
Clifton Hall
7 pm
Aurora at the Albright-Knox: One Week, 2008
With Special Guest Director Michael McGowen
Pre-film Talk: "Across Canada—Explore the Magic of the Canadian Landscape"
When confronted with his mortality, Ben Tyler (Joshua Jackson) impulsively buys a vintage motorcycle and sets off on a road trip that starts in Toronto and ends up on Vancouver Island. Featuring an all-Canadian soundtrack, One Week uses the great Canadian landscape as the backdrop to the story of a man and his life's journey. Tickets are FREE for Members and $5 for non-members and are available at the Admissions Desk.
Auditorium