Welcoming Spaces

At the Burchfield Penney Art Center, our work is grounded in inspiring, celebrating, and investing in the achievements of our region’s artists by cultivating an ecosystem that fosters connection and brings their work into the broader community.

Welcoming Spaces is a new collaboration between Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) and the Burchfield Penney that places the work of diverse artists into local non-profit spaces. Selected PPG partner organizations will each acquire one work from a featured artist to be permanently installed in a public-facing area in their building. There will be a public Art Crawl celebration in September 2025, where artists and community members can visit the offices to see the works and learn more about each organization.

The selected organizations offer myriad programs and services, including job training, employment assistance, legal services, access to fresh food, family and youth support, and accessible healthcare. By bringing artwork into a broad range of spaces, this project beautifies the workplaces of non-profits doing important work in the community. It also allows the work of our local artists to be seen and enjoyed by constituents of different cultures, identities, and lived experiences. Through cultural partnerships like these, the Burchfield Penney continues to deepen its commitment to making the arts an accessible and welcoming space to heal, inspire, reflect, and connect. 

Welcoming Spaces is made possible through the generous support of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.