The Buffalo AKG and University at Buffalo Art Galleries announced Natvar Bhavsar: Free Yourself, a new exhibition that will open in the AKG’s M&T Bank Gallery on Friday, August 21 and at UB Anderson Gallery on Friday, September 18. Across both locations, the exhibition surveys fifty years of the artist’s expressive abstractions, inviting viewers to meditate on the power of pure color. It will remain on view through Sunday, April 4, 2027, at the Buffalo AKG and Saturday, April 3, 2027, at UB Anderson Gallery. 

Today the Buffalo AKG Art Museum announced that due to popular demand, One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama, will be extended through Monday, July 6.

Today the Buffalo AKG announced a new exhibition that will feature artworks by museum staff that opens on Friday, June 5. The exhibition will take place in the museum’s M&T Bank Gallery, and will remain on view through Sunday, August 2.

Today the Buffalo AKG Art Museum announced that Janne Sirén, PhD, Peggy Pierce Elfvin Director, would resign from his post as the eleventh Director in the museum’s 164-year history in October 2026. The Board of Directors will develop its plans to fill the vacant position throughout the summer.

Today the Buffalo AKG announced the museum’s Public Art Initiative will work with local artist Bree Gilliam (American, born 2000) for a new mural at Evergreen Health and affiliate Community Access Services’ new location at 3070 Bailey Avenue.

Today the Buffalo AKG Art Museum announced the upcoming exhibition, Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind. The show will take place in the museum’s Hemicycle Gallery, as well as throughout the Wilmers Galleries—the first time an artist has been invited to host interventions in the AKG’s permanent collection galleries—and will be on view from Friday, June 26, to Sunday, November 8, 2026.

Today the Buffalo AKG announced that Rockin’ at the AKG, one of the museum’s most important annual fundraising events, will take place on Saturday, June 6 with DEVO and special guests Soul Coughing and Shilpa Ray. 

Today the Buffalo AKG Art Museum announced that Andrea Alvarez has been promoted to Curator in recognition of her exceptional contributions to the Buffalo AKG and her accomplishments within the Curatorial Department.

Today the Buffalo AKG Art Museum announced Dine In, an upcoming exhibition that will open in the museum’s free M&T Bank Gallery on Friday, November 21, and will remain on view through May 10, 2026. Composed entirely of works from the AKG’s collection and organized around three main themes—The Product, The Kitchen, and The Meal—Dine In invites visitors to explore the ways that we experience food, cooking, and eating. 

The Art of Jazz series returns to the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in 2026 and promises to be an inspiring and electrifying season. Producer and curator Walter Kemp 3 has assembled a collection of performances that capture the pulse of contemporary jazz today. 

The Buffalo AKG announced that the museum’s Public Art Initiative recently completed multiple murals at Kissing Bridge All Seasons Resort by artist Mark Paul Deren, known as MADSTEEZ.

Today the Buffalo AKG Art Museum’s Public Art Initiative unveiled a new mural, titled Community Cloth: Stories in Thread, at Stitch Buffalo, located at 284 Plymouth Avenue. Local artist Saira Siddiqui has worked with both organizations and members of the community over the past eighteen months to design, paint, and install the finished mural.