Allentown Art Fest

Buffalo, New York
Sat., June 13 - Sun., June 14, 2009 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Allentown Art Festival takes place in the Allentown Historic Preservation District of Buffalo, New York. Tens of Thousands art patrons visit the Festival to enjoy the beauty of Buffalo's weather in June, the charm and uniqueness of the Allentown area and the quality of the art and crafts presented by the over 400 juried exhibitors.

In Buffalo, New York, on one special weekend each June, it is indeed art that makes life for the tens of thousands of people who visit the Allentown Art Festival. Since its modest beginnings as a small art show in 1958, the Allentown has become not only Buffalo’s urban rite, but a symbol for the enduring character of this re-emerging rustbelt region. It has earned an important place in Buffalo’s cultural and social life and a national reputation for excellence.
The Allentown Art Festival is especially remarkable, having persevered and prospered for over 40 years largely due to the members of the Allentown Village Society, Inc., whose active number of unpaid volunteers has seldom grown beyond 30. Their labors have borne fruit beyond the annual Allentown Art Festival weekend and beyond the boundaries of the Allentown neighborhood of Buffalo.
Once, a small art show was a catalyst for the vibrant rebirth of the unique part of the city of Buffalo called “Allentown”.

Yours truly is not officially participating, but I'll have work up at College Street Gallery and possibly B West Gallery. I'll be there, wandering around enjoying the great spectacle, good food and fabulous people watching! Plus it's in my very own neighborhood!

Artomatic 2009 in Washington, DC!

Opens Friday, May 29th, 2009!

When: May 29 – July 5, 2009Fridays and Saturdays: Noon – 1 a.m. (except for special events. See calendar).Sun, Wed & Thu: Noon – 10 p.m. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Where: 55 M Street, S.E. (at the corner with Half Street)Washington, DC 20003

Metro stop: Green Line, Navy Yard, Ballpark exitFree admission.

Held regularly since 1999, Artomatic is the Washington, D.C., area's one-of-a-kind multimedia event, involving hundreds of regional artists, performers and volunteers. The free event is an arts extravaganza, featuring paintings, sculpture, photography, music, theater, poetry, dance and workshops.

Artomatic creates community, builds audience and expands economic development by transforming available building space into a playground for artistic expression. Open-entry events showcase creative work including visual art, music, performance, film, and fashion. Artomatic is a non-profit organization headed by a volunteer Board of Directors and is funded in part by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Artomatic began in 1999 in the historic Manhattan Laundry building in Washington, D.C. A dozen or so artists originally toured the empty building and within a month, 350 artists had cleaned, lit, painted and curated its 100,000 square feet. Over 20,000 visitors attended the first Artomatic over six weeks. Artomatic grew organically as buildings were made available by community developers. Music and performance of all kinds were added. In 2000, 665 artists exhibited and 200 performed at the old Hechinger’s building; more than 1,000 artists and performers took part in 2002 at the Southwest Waterfront and even more in 2004 at the former Capitol Children’s Museum in Northeast. Artomatic was held in Virginia for the first time in 2007, occupying a former Patent and Trademark Office space in Crystal City, Arlington. It drew over 40,000 visitors. In 2008, Artomatic was held in the NoMa neighborhood in Washington, D.C., attracting a record-breaking 52,500 visitors, more than any previous Artomatic event. In all, about 1,540 individual artists took part in Artomatic 2008 — also a new high. The total included 740 visual artists — such as painters, sculptors and photographers — who showed thousands of artworks. The event also included individual 800 performing artists, such as dancers, poets, theatre groups, drummers, comedians, fire troupes and musicians. Attractions included a full line-up of educational and children's events and an on-site tattoo parlor. In 2009, Artomatic expanded its reach beyond its single event with the Art of Change ball, held to celebrate the 2009 inauguration, and the Luck of the Draw, a Valentine's weekend art event. Artomatic's main 2009 event will be held May 29-July 5 at Half Street’s 55 M Street, S.E., in D.C.'s Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. This will be the 10th anniversary Artomatic, and seventh main event. Artomatic is socially organic and completely open-entry; there are no juries or curators. In addition to the volunteer Board of Directors, a Steering Committee works to produce the event and ensure the broadest possible artistic representation in the D.C. metropolitan area.For more information:Find us online at www.artomatic.org; Facebook; MySpace; YouTube; Twitter; Flickr; LinkedIn. Sign up to receive ArtoNews with the latest on Artomatic at www.artomatic.org.For media inquiries about Artomatic 2009 please contact Annalisa Meyer at (202) 828-5069 or annalisa.meyer@fleishman.com or Marina Reiter at (202) 271-4748 or mailto:reiter.marina@gmail.comArtomatic is run entirely by participating volunteers, and new participants are sought year-round. To volunteer and help make plans for Artomatic 2009, e-mail volunteer@artomatic.org.

Yours truly is located on the second floor!

Buffalo Society of Artists at Betty's

Buffalo Society of Artists Exhibition 

May 11-July 12, 2009

Reception courtesy of Betty's:

Monday May 11th, 2009 5-9pm

Betty's Restaurant

370 Virginia Street

Buffalo, NY 

www.bettysbuffalo.com

716-362-0633

Self Portrait as Self Expression

B West Studio will be presenting Self Portrait as Self Expression, an art exhibit that explores the unique involvement each artist has with their creative work & their intimate interpretation of their role as an artist in our society. This exhibit will include installations of video and sound, poetry and written works, painting, sculpture and photography. Many of Buffalo's local artists will be participating...please check our dedicated webpage for more details!  www.etherealpainting.com

Many local Buffalo artist's will be participating:

Laurie Tanner

Cairn Hedland

Peter Caruso

John E.Kennedy, Jr.

Scott Klaurens

Bruce Philip Bitmead

Candace Keegan

Jeff Freier

Madeleine Cutrona

Olive Freeland

Goseong Choi - NYC

Mina Park - NYC

J. Tim Raymond

Mary Ellen Bossert

Frank Santora

Sarafina Brunetto

B West Studio 148 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY

April Show at College Street Gallery

Join me for the opening of the College Street Gallery Co-op's April exhibition on Friday, April 3rd, 8-10 pm.

College Street Gallery

244 Allen Street

Buffalo, NY

In the heart of Allentown

See what "Buffalo Rising" has to say about the College Street Gallery here! 

Exhibition Extended!

"Personal Symbols and Fragile Playthings" 

Paintings by Candace Parfitt Keegan

Has been extended until April 10th! 

Join me for a closing party Friday, April 10th 5:30-8:30 pm.

Queen City Gallery

617 Main Street

Buffalo, NY 

In the Market Arcade Building

716-856-2839

The March Issue of BUffalo Rising did a piece on Yours Truly!

Shouting out a thank you to Buffalo Rising Mag for the support! Check out the article here!

College Street Gallery in Buffalo Rising Mag!

Yours Truly has been a member of the College Street Gallery Co-op since December. There's a nice piece about the gallery in "Buffalo Rising" this month. Check it out here.

Fat Tuesday Celebration at College Street Gallery

Celebrate Fat Tuesday at College Street Gallery in the heart of Allentown!

Featuring artwork by the College Street Co-op 

Also featuring Flying Bison Beer!

244 Allen Street 

Buffalo, NY 

Yours truly will be there sometime after 9 for a bit.