The Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College is pleased to present its annual Gala and Art Auction, Friday, November 5, in Kleinhans Music Hall's Mary Seaton Room. The gala will feature an evening of elegant dining, entertainment, and live and silent auctions. This year’s event marks the two-year anniversary of the new museum.

Support helps fund the new Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State, a museum dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and to the distinguished artists of Western New York. Works by more than 100 Western New York artists will be part of the silent auction.

The live auction, also featuring Western New York art, will take place throughout the evening, led by Cash Cunningham. The 2010 "celebrity artist" is Ted Pietrzak, director of the Burchfield Penney. Pietrzak is creating his own work of art to be unveiled at the gala as a special part of the live auction.

Music will be provided by After Hours. For more information, visit www.bpgala.org or call 878-3739.