Arts Education

The 猛料视频 Creative Arts Initiative is revitalizing UB's pioneering tradition creative disciplines and to foster opportunities for students to engage great art and interact with artists at the top of their fields.

Arts One

“This course is deliberately designed to put students in direct contact with artists and arts organizations in a very topical way. Each semester will be very different based on what’s happening in Western New York.”  — David Felder

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The purpose of Arts One is to introduce students to a wide range of artistic performance and creative activity. In the Fall the course is offered through the English department; in the Spring it is offered through the Music department.

Artist-in-Residence Program

CAI brings artists and performers of the highest caliber to UB for residencies, during which they conceptualize and create and/or perform new work while creatively interacting with faculty, students and Buffalo arts organizations.

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Buffalo Arts Community

Buffalo’s arts community has deep roots, wide impact, and a unique regional sense of identity. Here are a few of our cultural institutions:

  • Artpark
    1/20/16
    Since its formal opening on July 25, 1974, Artpark has successfully forged a new role for the arts in leisure. Artpark is unique as a public park and as a space for art. There is nothing like it - anywhere.
  • CEPA Gallery
    1/20/16
    With four galleries of changing exhibits and events, multimedia public art installations, arts education programs, and an open-access darkroom and digital photo lab, CEPA creates a vibrant presence in the heart of downtown Buffalo.
  • Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin House Complex
    1/20/16
    Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin House Complex preserves, interprets and promotes a world class, master-piece built for Wright's significant patron and friend; it is located in Buffalo, New York - a city of recognized architectural treasures. 
  • echo Art Fair
    1/20/16
    echo Art Fair, a juried fine art exposition, connects experienced collectors and first-time buyers with emerging and established local, regional and international artists in a centralized and creative environment. It provides fine art enthusiasts—at all levels—an opportunity to learn more about collecting and/or experiencing art.
  • Albright-Knox Art Gallery
    1/20/16
    The AKAG's 150-year tradition of collecting, conserving, and exhibiting the art of its time has given rise to one of the world’s most extraordinary art collections. The museum has continued to add cutting-edge contemporary art to its Collection.