Join us for Happy Hours at Cornelia on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays!
Through January 12, 2026Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building
Gear up for an exciting M&T FIRST FRIDAY on September 5! From Game Day Logo Hair Art on the Great Lawn to Drawing with former Buffalo Bills linebacker Aaron Maybin, we're making sure our community is game day ready.
Submit to the 29th annual Art Alive! This contest invites participants to create living representations of famous works of art at the AKG for great prizes.
Check out Hi-Vis: Ten Years of Public Art—a documentary that features reflective interviews with AKG Curator of Public Art Aaron Ott and many of the artists who have worked with the Public Art Initiative over the past ten years.
Buffalo AKG members receive an array of benefits throughout the run of One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama, including advance access from Friday, September 26, through Monday, September 29. Reserve your timed-entry tickets now!
Trace the evolution of the museum’s campus, from groundbreaking for our first building in 1900 to the opening of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in 2023.
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Friday, September 5, 2025
3 pm - 7 pm EDT
Stop by the Great Lawn this M&T FIRST FRIDAY and enjoy some lawn games!
4 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Come draw with us in the galleries! Get inspired by our works on view and fun drawing prompts!
Friday, August 1, 2025
4 pm - 6 pm EDT
Meet seven local artists from Western New York who were engaged in plein air painting during the East Side Garden Walk in 2024 and 2025!
4 pm - 5 pm EDT
Join us in the Sculpture Terrace for a performance by the Buffalo Chamber Players!
Join the AKG for a drop-in en plein air painting workshop, inspired by the artists and artworks in Northern Lights.
Saturday, August 16, 2025
10 am - 4 pm EDT
Join us for a Sip & Shop event in the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Town Square. Local vendors will gather under Common Sky with their handmade jewelry, home decor, and more!
Saturday, August 30, 2025
10 am - 1 pm EDT
Join us in Creative Commons this summer to play like an artist!
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Saturday, October 4, 2025
2 pm - 4 pm EDT
Join us for the 29th annual Art Alive! This contest invites participants to create living representations of famous works of art at the AKG for great prizes.
Sunday, August 3, 2025
2 pm EDT
Join us for a performance by David Kayne, Jay Bianchi, Gary Keller, Cameron Kayne, and Dan Hull!
