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The Center blog features writing by the museum staff, volunteers, students and guest writers. If you are interested in contributing to our blog, please send a bio and short statement about your topic to burchfld@buffalostate.edu.You can also participate with the Burchfield Penney on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.
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A Guide to Interning in 2020: COVID Edition, by Jordan Anthony
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
You will need to be comfortable with working from home. This was my foremost perception of my internship with the Burchfield Penney Art Center.
Welcome To That Forever Friday Feeling Don Metz
Monday, June 29, 2020
Burchfield Penney Associate Director retires after a 25-year renowned journey of supporting the museum’s mission and the artists of Western New York.
A Tribute to Susan Rothenberg (1945-2020)
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Susan Rothenberg earned international acclaim as a courageous artist strong enough to pursue her vision when it defiantly rejected the status quo. Extensive numbers of exhibition essays, articles, and other texts explore her life and accomplishments, from her roots in Buffalo, New York to her later … more
Remembering Sheldon Berlyn (1929-2020)
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Sheldon Berlyn was a dynamic abstract expressionist artist and influential educator.His works created with brilliant colors, confident squeegee strokes, and flamboyant gesture truly reflect his passionate personality.
BPAC Sketch Together: What Do You Want to Discover in the Ocean?
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Finding inspiration at home doesn’t have to be difficult, there are so many wonderful things around to explore!
History Repeats, Until One Day It Doesn't: Reflections on Past and Present by Tiffany Gaines
Monday, June 8, 2020
We are all witnessing this historical moment, and it is crucial for each of us to reflect on the role we are meant to play in the ongoing fight for change.
On the loss of Kenn Morgan, by Heather Gring
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
I love thinking of Kenn waxing intellectual and profane about art, while in the background kids THUMP-THUMP-THUMP the air out of their clay, squeal in the halls, and run into the room to show him what they made.
BPAC Sketch Together: What's the Silliest Outfit You Wear at Home?
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Finding inspiration at home doesn’t have to be difficult, there are so many wonderful things around to explore! Today’s sketching prompt is: What is the silliest outfit you wear at home?
BPAC Sketch Together: What do You See in the Mirror?
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
difficult, there are so many wonderful things around to explore!Today’s sketching prompt is: What do you see in the mirror?
BPAC Sketch Together: If You Could Live in a Tree House, What Would it Look Like?
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Finding inspiration at home doesn’t have to be difficult, there are so many wonderful things around to explore! Today’s sketching prompt is: If you could live in a tree house, what would it look like?