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  • Sep26

    Class / Workshop  |  Singing Trees in Willowy Wind

    Saturday, September 26, 2020, 10:30 am–1:30 pm

    In Charles E. Burchfield's, Bluebird and Cottonwood, trees dance in the wind. Capture the swaying of tree branches and the undulations of their trunks bending to the forest winds, 

  • Oct 1

    Book Club  |  Wilderness Therapy by Paul Cumbo

    Thursday, October 1, 2020, 6:30–8 pm

    Thursday, October 1, 2020, 6:30 pm - 8 pm October's book: "Wilderness Therapy" by Paul Cumbo

  • Oct 4

    Class / Workshop  |  Burchfield Bluebird

    Sunday, October 4, 2020, 1–3 pm

    Participants will create a needle felted Eastern Bluebird inspired by nature, loved by Charles Burchfield.

Featured Western New York Artists View All WNY Artists

  • Agnes Bain

    Agnes Bain

    Agnes Bain was a leader and influential member of the Western New York arts community. She served as the longtime Executive Director of the African American Cultural Center.

  • Charles Rohrbach

    Charles Rohrbach

    Charles Rohrbach worked as a commercial artist at the Larkin Soap Company. 

  • Arthur Kowalski

    Arthur Kowalski

    Arthur Kowalski (1893-1958) was a painter, vocalist and teacher. was a member of the Guild of Allied Artists and the Buffalo Society of Artists, serving as President from 1952 to 1953.

Latest Blog Entries View All

  • 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.