The National Collage Society, based in Hudson, Ohio is holding their 7th Annual Collage Postcard show in Buffalo this year, after competing last year in the Lincoln Center in New York City, in an event which drew 200 artists from around the globe. This year’s exhibit will be held at the Art Dialogue Gallery, on Linwood Avenue, and should draw a large and interesting collection. What is further intriguing about the exhibition is that the entries must be actually mailed in – they must be received by the host gallery from the United States Postal Service. Entries must be no…
Author: Gabrielle Bouliane
If you weren’t able to make the ArtSpace Open Houses, but are curious as to what all the fuss is about, we have an alternative. Buffalo Rising was granted a private walkthrough of the new lofts with Eva Hassett, Executive Vice President of Savarino Companies, joined by Buffalo Rising’s Anna Miller and Stevan Stipanovich. In Part One, we explore the interiors of three of the loft spaces and discuss design elements, floor plans, site location, and anticipate the culture of the space once the residents are in place. Part Two will discuss the amenities and public spaces that will be…
No, punk isn’t dead. It’s not even twitching in it’s Doc Martens. And if you’re one of the people who misses styling your hair with wood glue and regularly bought out the safety pin supply at the local craft store, have we got a show for you! Jesse Zuefle and Club Diablo are bringing Punkfest 2007 to Club Diablo. Not three, not five, but ten bands will play beginning at 6 PM to a 16-and-over crowd, proving that some people still like to get their thrash on in realtime instead of Grand Theft Auto #478. You can expect songs like…
Feeling saucy? Stop off after work for Hog Wild Wednesdays at the Buffalo Smokehouse! In another high-end Mark Croce event, the Smokehouse has teamed up with popular publication Hard Tales Magazine to create a weekly event that brings barbecue, live music, and crafted motorcycles together weekly in an environment that will be exciting for both the casual rider as well as seasoned life-long bikers. Each Wednesday, from 5 – 9 PM, you’ll find great food, drink specials, free admission and off-street preferred motorcycle parking in the private lot outside the Smokehouse. You can also expect, in the Smokehouse’s “it’s not…
No, it doesn’t really exist, but we wanted to make one for this category anyway. Jennifer Parker, event manager for The Buffalo Book Fair (formerly the Harlem Book Fair) stopped by the BRO offices with a terrific pitch kit. The following photos will give you a clear idea how much energy has gone into the kit, which is reflected annually in the show itself. Meticulously detailed and hand lettered, the ladies of the Book Fair have taken old reference books and transformed them into an unforgettable press kit — covering the front and spine of the book with images relevant…
Now that we’ve told you about submissions, it’s time for the 2007 Digital Media Festival, being held at Canisius College’s Digital Media Arts Program from May 24 – 26 at Canisius College. It will occur during the evening on Thursday and Friday, and during the day Saturday. Aspiring digital artists of all kinds will find something of interest in the workshops, whether you’re a filmmaker, 3D or Flash animator, programmer or graphic artist. Comprised of a competition and various workshops/seminars, the show will highlight talent from many interesting local companies, from IBC Digital to Full Circle Studios to Buffalo Rising’s…
Beloved Buffalo duo John and Mary are kicking off their summer with an intimate duet in a “perfectly Buffalo” setting. The Essex Arts Center is one of those places that makes you feel like you’ve stumbled onto a secret world in the arts, a self-contained environment reclaimed from a Victorian brick-walled ice factory. A movie set waiting to happen, it’s the perfect backdrop for the intricate melodies and laid-back guitar of the duo, formerly the heartbeat of the “other” Buffalo super-group, the 10,000 Maniacs. Friends who come to visit keep surprising me by being astonished at Lombardo and Ramsey’s accessibility…
Buffalo Rising Online has partnered with the Albright-Knox Art Gallery to give you a very special treat — a privately curated walk through of their featured exhibit, Raw Human Emotion: Francis Bacon Paintings from the 1950’s. Join Senior Curator Douglas Dreishpoon, Ph.D., as he gives us insight into Bacon’s tortured world of dark genius, starting with a larger-than-life photograph of his studio, and working through one of the of the most comprehensive looks at Bacon’s most prolific period ever compiled. As Dreishpoon explains, most shows of Bacon’s work have given a chronological look at his life and work. This exhibit,…
In a very special edition of Gusto at the Gallery, the Albright-Knox pairs with the Just Buffalo Literary Center to present Tell My Horse: Zora Neale Hurston at the Albright-Knox. Tonight’s events will be filled with material inspired by the Big Read selection, Their Eyes Were Watching God, as well as fun art activities for the kids, and a moving performance of A Symphony Down in My Soul . The evening is capped off by a live taping of Off-Beat Cinema, presenting White Zombie. (In addition to her classic novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston also wrote…
The KidBiz© Market is returning this summer as a project of the Buffalo State College Small Business Development Center and Forever Elmwood. The KidBiz© program is a small-scale entrepreneurial and educational program for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, which culminates in an open air market along Elmwood Avenue. Anyone interested in participating must take part in a Get Ready for KidBiz© training session, where children learn how to serve customers, how much supplies might cost, and how much to charge. Upon completion, young entrepreneurs will receive a KidBiz© Startup Kit and a KidBiz© Certificate! Kids can sell anything that will…