June 2014
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Buffalo Classics Walking Tour
This tour is 90 minutes to two hours in length. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather – the tour will proceed rain or shine. Cameras are encouraged!Ample parking can be found on the surrounding streets and in nearby lots. The…
ART ALIVE 2014
A LIVING ART CONTESTSaturday, June 7, 2014, 12–2 pmStudents from the Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart re-create Keith Haring’s Red Hot + Dance, 1984, at Art Alive 2013. Photograph by Tom Loonan. FREEGallery Grounds Bring the family for an afternoon…
National Trails Day: Length of the Gorge Hike
Come and enjoy the beautiful Niagara Gorge as we hike rim and gorge trails from the mouth of the gorge at Artpark to the American Falls! National Trails Day is an annual event celebrated across the United States. For more information on National Trails…
Letterpress Workshop 2
http://wnybookarts.org/register/?action=evregister&event_id=42 Thursdays, June 12 & 19 / 6-9:30pm This workshop builds on the foundation of Letterpress I. Students will focus on type setting, problem solving, and multi-color layout and registration.…
Linoleum Cuts Workshop
Thursday, June 12 & 19 / 6-9pm Relief Printing is the most basic and direct of all printmaking techniques. Ink is applied to the surface of a printing block and is transfered to paper (think of a rubber stamp). Yet despite this simplicity, subtle and…
Janelle Lynch: Presence
Found natural still lives and trees as metaphorical portraits, the photographs in this series, Presence, depict my experience as Burchfield Penney Art Center 2013 Artist-in-Residence. The work has emerged from my intuitive process exploring two landscapes…
Allentown Art Festival
The Allentown Art Festival takes place in the Allentown Historic Preservation District of Buffalo, New York. Tens of thousands of art patrons visit the festival to enjoy the beauty of Buffalo's weather in June, the charm and uniqueness of the Allentown…
Screenprinting Workshop 2
Screenprinting IDate/Time: Wednesdays, June 18th & 25th / 6-9:30pmInstructor: Alicia PaolucciIn this workshop, students will build on the basics of screen-printing and explore more advanced techniques. This course is designed for people who have take…
Papercut Shadow Scene Workshop
http://wnybookarts.org/register/?action=evregister&event_id=103 Date/Time: Saturday, June 21 / 12-5pmInstructor: Maude White Paper is one of the most amazing materials available to us. Delicate, yet resilient, paper has been telling stories for centuries.…
COPTIC STITCH JOURNAL
Instructor: Dave HuurmanDate/Time: Saturday, June 28 / 12-4pmIn this workshop, participants will learn how to cover boards with decorative paper or book fabric, and assemble a blank journal using the exposed-spine sewing technique known as the Coptic…
City of Night 2014
CITY of NIGHT, a one-night multi-disciplinary art event, takes place at a grouping of historic, privately-owned grain elevators on the Buffalo River, just off Ohio Street. Emerging Leaders in the Arts Buffalo toured the space in fall of 2011, envisioning…