The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Buffalo Arts Studio

Location
Buffalo, NY
Grant Cycle
Fall 2023
Amount
$70,000
Type of Grant
Multi-year Program Support
Website
www.buffaloartsstudio.org ↗
Galen Cheney, Breathing Underwater, June 2023. Photo courtesy of Tallulah Gordon.
George Hughes,Identity, Power and Reconciliation, January 2023. Photo courtesy of Eula Banks.
Carl Lee, Unity Island, September 2023. Photo courtesy of Aitina Fareed-Cooke.
Tommy Nguyen, new gods, old America, April 2022. Photo courtesy of Patrick Foran.

Buffalo Arts Studio (BAS) was established in 1991 to provide affordable studio space and impactful exposure for visual artists while also offering arts education and meaningful arts access for the entire community. Located on Buffalo’s east side, Buffalo Arts Studio has enriched a previously underserved area through dynamic and engaging arts programming, educational opportunities, and community events.

BAS’ Education Program offers an extensive class list designed to meet varied needs. Its Exhibitions Program presents new works by emerging and established artists that critically address contemporary issues; this includes 10-12 exhibitions in our two main galleries per year, attracting 13,000 annual visitors. 30 Studio Artists have safe, affordable work space within the 20,000 sq. foot art center. These artists have access to curatorial support, professional development, access for thousands of visitors who view their work. A Special Events program includes Community Space exhibitions, panel discussions, guided tours, public art, on-going partnerships, and fundraising events.

At the core of Buffalo Arts Studio is the belief in the transformative power of the arts to inspire and affect positive change. BAS looks to the future, consistently working to be equitable, inclusive, and engaging.

“The terrific range of project proposals we receive each year speaks to the mobile and porous disciplinary boundaries of contemporary art practice, and to the rich and inventive ways writers approach art today. They are alert to the urgent need to expand the conventions of art history and criticism with ideas from other discourses, such as black studies, transnational and diaspora studies, gender and women’s studies, and LGBT studies. The work of lesser known and overlooked artists and art communities continues to be mined, with writers articulating new ways to counter the striking imbalances of race, class and gender that continue to affect the arts and the culture industry.”

Pradeep Dalal, Program Director,  The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant