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  • Sep25

    Lecture / Discussion  |  Blistering Vision Gallery Talk

    Sunday, September 25, 2016, 2–3 pm

    Join Burchfield Penney docents for a gallery talk on the theme of "Burchfield's Expanded Vision" as expressed in the exhibition Blistering Vision. 

  • Sep25

    Tour  |  DOCENT-LED TOUR OF THE BURCHFIELD PENNEY

    Sunday, September 25, 2016, 2–3 pm

    Docent-led tours of the Burchfield Penney are offered every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm and are free with gallery admission.

  • Sep29

    Tour  |  DOCENT-LED TOUR OF THE BURCHFIELD PENNEY

    Thursday, September 29, 2016, 2–3 pm

    Docent-led tours of the Burchfield Penney are offered every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm, and are free with gallery admission.

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  • Charles E. Burchfield

    Watercolorist Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967) is one of America's most original artists. Best known for his romantic, often fantastic depictions of nature, Burchfield developed a unique style … more

  • Andrew Deutsch

    Andrew Deutsch is a sonic artist and professor at the School of Art & Design at Alfred University.

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    Venezuela-born American artist Babs Reingold creates alternate ambiguities with her wall art and installations, focusing on beauty, poverty and the environment.

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  • Burchfield Family Visit

    Wednesday, September 21, 2016

    On Saturday, September 17, 2016, I had the distinct pleasure of touring Charles Burchfield’s granddaughter Peggy Richter Haug, her daughter Kirsten Haug, and Peggy’s brother David Richter through the museum. 

  • Paintings from My Burchfield Residency by Philip Koch

    Monday, September 5, 2016

    Here are ten of my oil paintings that I've finished so far from my time as the Artist in Residence at the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo, NY. 

  • Mary Langille's Burchfield Penney Archives Internship experience

    Monday, August 22, 2016

    When I got older I realized the inner workings of a museum are much more complicated than just putting artifacts on shelves! But learning about the hard work that goes into each and every museum made me appreciate them and want to work in a museum even more!