Museum Temporarily Closed In Response To COVID Positivity Rate
In response to rising COVID-19 infection numbers, the Burchfield Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State has shut down operations for a few weeks. The tentative reopening will be in February 2022. Please check back for more details.
Several museums, galleries, and heritage sites nationwide were forced to close early for the holiday season as the Omicron variant drives a new wave of infections. "The difficult decision to close is because of Western New York region's seven-day average of cases per population of 100,000 earlier this week, the fourth-highest number of New York regions," said Burchfield Penney interim director Scott Propeack. "The safety of staff and visitors must always come first."
The Burchfield Penney will continue to offer Burchfield Connects digital programming shared on the website, social media channels, and in its bi-weekly e-newsletter.
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A Lifetime of Themes
Beginning December 10, experience this retrospective exhibition of Charles E. Burchfield's work that provides an expansive look at themes within the artist’s work over 50 years of painting and a lifetime of exploring.
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Enjoy a self-guided tour of the exhibition Charles E. Burchfield: A Lifetime of Themes. This exhibition presents a comprehensive survey of the artist’s work in all media and fills not only the Burchfield suite of galleries, but also extends into the grand East Gallery. Recurrent themes include seasons and weather, astronomy, landscape’s vulnerability and awesome beauty, a sense of place ranging from neighborhood yards to pristine woods, and spiritual symbolism. Works are borrowed from museums and private collections across the country.
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