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UB’s annual “Art in the Open” offered visitors an opportunity to experience varied student work across the arts department from live group performances to physical creations.
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Catching artists in the act

UB’s annual “Art in the Open” at the Center for the Arts offered visitors an opportunity to experience varied student work across the arts department from live group performances to physical creations. 


The “Constructed Belief" exhibit features the work of Mara Baldwin, Ben Cowan, Nicki Green and Muhammad Zaman, where each approached the idea of “belief” differently — how people create meaning through rituals, traditions and repeated experiences.
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Finding meaning in the everyday: ‘Constructed Belief’ comes to UB

For something beyond the usual campus routine, “Constructed Belief” offers an opportunity to slow down and consider the traditions and habits that shape one's life. The exhibit shows that belief does not always have to be something we inherit, but rather something we build ourselves, one repeated experience at a time. 


A collage of “First Turning” by Sherin (top left), “No Solid Ground” by Sherin (bottom left), “After the Divide” by Sherin (middle bottom), three untitled pieces from Maciuba’s “Natural Mythologies.” 
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Printing the unpredictable

Located in the Western New York Book Arts Center — a nonprofit organization committed to protecting the arts and a hub for modern art — the "Disrupted" and "Natural Mythology" exhibits showcase the artists’ imaginations: Kathleen Sherin’s abstract series of questions and Amanda Maciuba’s reimagination of her childhood. 


The opening reception for "One and Many Chairs" bustled with guests, artists, and potential buyers.
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From trash to treasure to art

“One and Many Chairs,” a new exhibit held from Sept. 1 to Oct. 17 in the UB Department of Art’s Lower Gallery at the Center for the Arts (CFA), showcases the sheer resourcefulness of student artists, faculty and the UB Sustainability team. The exhibit displays 35 different works of art, all of which began at the exact same point: old discarded leather chairs from the university’s Lockwood Library.  


UB students, faculty and community members came to MEMORIA, an exhibition from April 21 to May 5 that showcases the artwork of 24 seniors in UB's Bachelor of Fine Arts program.
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In Memoria

 The UB Center for the Arts (CFA) was full of noise last night as the reception for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Senior Thesis group exhibition, “Memoria,” took place in the Department of Art Lower Gallery. 


The Buffalo Arts Studio, a non-profit art organization
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Live on Five

With multiple galleries, over thirty studio spaces and an education program for locals, the center’s multi-functional space is committed to making art accessible to the Buffalo community.    


Courtesy of Asha Mines | Wikimedia Commons
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The rise of Rick Owens

Owens’ approach to fashion was to never fit in, but to redefine it. His work has always challenged traditional ideas within the industry, and his perseverance to stay true to his vision is reflected in a legacy of fearlessness.


"The Stories We Tell" exhibit at the Center for the Arts.
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The stories they tell

UB’s Center for the Arts hosted its annual first-year MFA exhibition, which remained on display from Feb. 10 to Feb. 21, offering the world a peek at what its cohort of eight talented Master’s candidates had been rigorously working on over the past year.  



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