The Work of James Blue: A Retrospective

Gerald O’Grady, former director of Media Study and former University at Buffalo (UB) professor, offered his insights on this retrospective presentation about documentary filmmaker James Blue, with whom he worked at UB. Celebrating Blue’s innovative filmmaking and influence, The Work of James Blue: A Retrospective was co-sponsored by Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center; the Burchfield Penney Art Center; New York Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities; the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the Electronic Media & Film Program; the Samuel P. Capen Chair in American Culture, SUNY at Buffalo and the Department of Media Study, UB.

• October 14: University at Buffalo Center for the Arts
  Screening: The School at Rincon Santo, Columbia (1962, 10 min., 16mm); A Few Notes on our Food Problem (1968, 35min., 16mm); The March (The March to Washington) (1963-64, 33 min., 16mm), with a slide presentation by former UB professor Gerald O’Grady

• October 15: Burchfield Penney Art Center
  Screening: Who Killed Fourth Ward?, Invisible City

• October 15: Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre
  Introduction by Gerald O’Grady
  Screening: Amal (1960, 21 min., 16 mm); Olive Trees of Justice (1962, 90 min., 35mm)

• October 16: Burchfield Penney Art Center
  Screening: Kenya Boran Parts I & II (with David MacDougal, 1974, 66 min. 16mm)

 24/12: A. J. Fries and Taeoul Ryu

Gallery 2 and Gallery 3, October 13-November 6, 2005

 Within a year’s time, new works by 24 artists were shown in 24/12, a series of small solo exhibitions lasting a month each. All media were considered for this staff-curated series, which ran from October 15, 2005 through October 8, 2006.

• Family Workshop: Have Your Dessert and Paint It, Too with A.J. Fries at Hyatt’s – All Things Creative, 910 Main Street, Buffalo, October 22