Buffalo Niagara Works...

for the Art Enthusiast

The main event takes place behind the classical façade of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Here you'll find one of the finest collections of modern and contemporary art anywhere in the world, what Thomas Hoving, former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has called "an overwhelming art experience." Marvel at Modigliani. Stare awestruck at Cezanne. Pass the time with Picasso. After you've had your fill of art, enjoy a refreshing repast at the Garden Restaurant and the view of the always-changing sculpture garden.

Across the street you'll find the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, a gallery devoted to the work of visionary water-colorist Charles Burchfield and other regional artists, on the campus of Buffalo State College. Burchfield made his home in the hamlet of Gardenville and his scenes depicting local landscapes resonate with a deeply felt pride of place.

But Buffalo's art scene doesn't end there. Nearby, you can visit artists at work in a former windshield wiper factory at the Buffalo Arts Studio. Potters, painters and photographers all call the Studio home and a walk through its spacious hallways can be a provocative introduction to new directions in contemporary art.

Art icons Cindy Sherman and Robert Longo helped to found the legendary Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center while students in Buffalo in the mid-70s. Today, the gallery has moved to an exciting new space in the former Asbury Delaware Church in downtown Buffalo and continues to push the envelope of style and subject matter.

CEPA Gallery in the historic Market Arcade nurtures the next generation of photographers who are exploring the boundaries of their chosen medium in both digital and traditional formats, as well as in video and film. You can also explore thought-provoking installations at Big Orbit Gallery on the city's West Side or take in an engaging series of exhibits at the University at Buffalo's Art Galleries on the college's North Campus in nearby Amherst and at the Anderson Gallery in North Buffalo, an adaptive reuse of a former elementary school of real imagination and charm.

Behind Buffalo's blue-collar image, lies an arts destination of the first rank.

For additional information on the Buffalo Niagara region's many architectural, cultural, historic and natural attractions, contact the Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-800-BUFFALO of visit www.visitbuffaloniagara.com/