With great sadness, the Burchfield Penney Art Center mourns the loss of Wendell Castle, the internationally celebrated artist who died on January 20th at the age of 85. For more than five decades, his creative energies never waned. He truly changed the worlds of sculpture and furniture design to reflect a uniquely contemporary aesthetic, enticing viewers to ponder the vocabulary of his works, which can be mysterious, beautiful, surreal, irreverent, and humorous. He embraced challenges to evolve forms and production techniques in service to his vision.
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The Burchfield Penney Art Center offers a series of classes at The Center to Vets and their families to gather and explore how visual images can be used as a means of expression.
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Maggie Austin has created sugar vases for the Obama family and wields a paintbrush with the expertise of an atelier-trained artist.
The Burchfield Penney Art Center joins the Western New York community in mourning the death of Robert G. “Bob” Wilmers, who served as chief executive officer and chairman of M&T Bank from 1983 until his passing on December 16, 2017. During the past thirty-four years, Mr. Wilmers has overseen philanthropic projects that widely benefitted the arts, education, and culture of our area. His dedication to creative partnerships saved struggling organizations and strengthened growing, established institutions. As the Museum for Western New York Arts, the Burchfield Penney Art Center has been fortunate to received support from M&T Bank for exhibitions, programs, and an innovative collection development program.
With the public comment period nearing deadline, community activists are galvanizing opposition to the DOT's plan for the 198.
An artist's job is to notice the important things that others have overlooked. To call them back to see what they've missed.
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The Buffalo News's Mary Kunz Goldman shops Museums Stores for the holidays!