Joan Linder will discuss her process and her exhibition Joan Linder: Operation Sunshine (on view through October 30). 

Several times throughout the course of the exhibition Joan Linder: Operation Sunshine, the artist will be present in the exhibition space to publicly draw more documents.

Several times throughout the course of the exhibition Joan Linder: Operation Sunshine, the artist will be present in the exhibition space to publicly draw more documents.

Clyfford Still Museum Director Dean Sobel will trace Still’s art and life from its beginnings in the prairies of Washington state and Alberta, Canada, to his arrival in New York in 1950 and his last years in rural Maryland.

Join AK Curatorial Assistant Jasmine Magaña for a discussion of the exhibition Eija-Liisa Ahtila: Ecologies of Drama, the first United States career survey of the provocative, intensely mesmerizing moving-image installations of pioneering Finnish artist Eija-Liisa Ahtila.

Enjoy samples from Black Squirrel Distillery, BFLO Distilling Company, and Lockhouse Distillery.

Enjoy samples and tastings led by experts from Western New York wineries A Gust of Sun Winery & Vineyard and Arrowhead Spring Vineyards as part of the outdoor pre-launch party for artist Marie Lorenz.

Join us and enjoy samples from different local Buffalo breweries, including Big Ditch Brewing Company, Flying Bison Brewing Company, Hamburg Brewing Company, and Resurgence Brewing Company.

Enjoy a tasting led by experts from Buffalo’s own Black Squirrel Distillery in the artful setting of AK Café.

Inspired by the exhibition For the Love of Things: Still Life, participants will create their own still life tableaux using elegant plating techniques.

Enjoy a selection of whiskey paired with charcuterie plates in the artful setting of AK Café. 

Enjoy a selection of French wines paired with chocolates in the artful setting of AK Café.

Donor Circles Members are cordially invited to an informal presentation, with Curator Heather Pesanti and Senior Art Preparator Jody Hanson, about the process behind the acquisition, design, and construction of Nancy Rubins’s major new sculpture on the Elmwood lawn.

Celebrate the special exhibition Wish You Were Here: The Buffalo Avant-garde in the 1970s with a variety of programming. 

Curator Heather Pesanti shares her insights on Buffalo’s exciting avant-garde history and what it was like to stage Wish You Were Here: The Buffalo Avant-garde in the 1970s, a massive exhibition with more than 300 works.