Art and Design Student Exhibitions on Campus, in the Community
A successful artist or designer must balance the roles of event planner, promoter, and curator. Moreover, they have to prepare and maintain a portfolio; market their work for representation, sale, or freelance commissions; seek and apply for exhibitions; and hone their resume-writing and interview skills.
In associate professor Stan Friesen’s FAR 470 Senior Seminar, art and design students gain first-hand experience in all facets of being a working designer.
"The students are producing exhibitions that range from introspective exposés to experiments in unusual media to corporate branding and surreal photographic restoration," said Friesen. "Please make time in your end-of-semester schedules to spend an evening or two to enjoy a remarkable variety of art produced by a remarkably diverse collection of students."
As a requirement of Friesen’s course, each student must present a solo exhibition. Whether the exhibition is on or off campus, students are responsible for securing the location; creating and distributing invitations and posters; promoting their show; hanging and installing their artwork; and connecting with an audience.
This is all in addition to spending countless hours in a studio, creating and refining their work.
Independently orchestrating a presentation of their work gives students valuable practical experience in a number of activities that they will be able to apply to their future careers as graphic designers, craft artisans, or fine artists.
Atelier Du Travail: Oil Paintings by Paige Marki
November 2–30
Paint the Town Art Gallery, 74 Allen St., Buffalo, NY 14222
Gallery hours: Monday through Saturday, 3:00–9:00 p.m.
Dreaming of Delicacy: Patterns Designed on Dreams by Kelly Rosenfeld
November 11–17
Reception: Thursday, November 15, 6:00 p.m.
Bacon Student Gallery, Upton Hall, 1300 Elmwood Ave., 14222
ISO716: Photography and Media: Business Branding by Zach Perrine
November 13–20
Reception: Saturday, November 17, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Gallery hours: noon– 8:00 p.m.
125 Art Collective 125 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY 14214
Give Me Face: Oil Portraits by Tara Steck
November 16, 2018–January 15, 2019
Opening reception: Friday, November 16, 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Undergrounds Coffee House and Roastery, 580 South Park Ave., Buffalo, NY 14210
Gallery hours: 5:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. daily.
Dead Space: Illustrations by Dylan Pilley
November 17–18
Reception: Saturday, November 17 at 5:00 p.m.
Revolution Gallery, 1419 Hertel Ave., Buffalo, NY 14216
Herbaceous: A Denoting of Emotions by Soda
November 18–24
Opening: Sunday, November 18, 5:00–9:00 p.m. Fundraiser for Roswell Cancer Institute.
Bacon Student Gallery, Upton Hall, 1300 Elmwood Ave.
Deco Drama: Jazz Age Posters by Thomas Campbell
November 25–December 1
Reception: Thursday, November 29
Bacon Student Gallery, Upton Hall, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14222
Gallery hours: 11:00 a.m.–5:00p.m. or by appointment
Anomaly by Joshua Klinger
December 2–8
Reception: December 6, 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Sugar City, 1239 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY 14213
Check It Out! Dust Jacket Design by Emi Seliger
December 2–8
Opening reception: December 7, 5:00–9:00 p.m.
Bacon Student Gallery, Upton Hall, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222
Pressed: Scanograms by Charles Scott
December 2–8
Reception: December 7, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Main Street Gallery, 515 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Hours: 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Blue Line: Hockey Branding and Design by Monica Grier
December 5–11
Opening Reception: Thursday, December 6, 6-9 pm
1045 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14222
Finding Paradise: Branding by Itzel Mateo
December 5–11, 2018
1045 Elmwood Gallery of the Arts, 1045 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY14222
Gallery hours: Monday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Seasick: Art Exhibition by Charlotte Saunders
Reception: December 7, 6:00–9:00 p.mThe Cass Project, 500 Seneca St., Buffalo, NY
Where’s Little Bunny Foo Foo? A Little Bunny’s Misadventures: Animated Shorts by Sharon Blake
December 8–14
Reception: December 8, 4:00–7:00 p.m.
Project 308, 308 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, NY 14120
Hours: 4:00–7:00 p.m., or by appointment