Following a national search, the Burchfield Penney Art Center names John Massier, a pillar of the Western New York arts community, as Chief Curator...

Inaugural Burchfield Penney Off Center Exhibition at K Art with support from the City of Buffalo, M&T Bank, and David Kimelberg

Opening Celebration December 13, 2025, 2:00 p.m.

Buffalo, NY — December 3, 2025— The Burchfield Penney Art Center proudly announces the opening of Kindred: Works from the Burchfield Penney Art Center and Seneca-Iroquois National Museum Collections. This collaborative exhibition marks the debut of Burchfield Penney Off Center at K Art, the first site of the museum’s new Off Center initiative.

The public is invited to a free Opening Celebration on December 13, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the reimagined space at 808 Main Street in Buffalo.

Burchfield Penney Off Center is a new initiative designed to build cultural partnerships and bring collaboratively designed exhibitions directly into Western New York communities. Following the opening celebration, the first Off Center exhibition at K Art will be open Thursdays through Saturdays from 1 PM to 5 PM, with free admission for all. Kindred will remain on view through July 26, 2026.

“Listen like an oyster” through a new multi-media exhibition...The Burchfield Penney Art Center presents Serenades for Settling (Tending Ostreidae), a collaboration between artists Stephanie Rothenberg and Suzanne Thorpe. This immersive, multimedia exhibition explores the hidden world of oyster habitats. Through sound, visuals, robotics, and real-time maritime data, the installation highlights the ecological importance of the oyster and the threats posed by human-made noise.