Public Programs

Calendar of Upcoming Events:   

February 3, from 5 to 7pm: Mail Art Workshop with Gerald Mead -- Young Audiences is pleased to partner with Albright-Knox Art Gallery for M&T First Friday’s at the Gallery, featuring a drop-in workshop with collage artist Gerald Mead on Friday, February 3, from 5-7pm. Mead will lead child participants in creating collage postcards, which are then mailed.  Receiving the postcard through the mail, bedecked with additional stamps and postmarks, students learn about interactive art, which engages the outside world in the creative process.  This event will be hosted in the gallery's education classrooms, and is free and open to the public.  Click here for more information about M&T First Fridays at the Gallery.

March 2, beginning at 6:30 pm: PUSH Physical Theatre dance performance at Albright Knox -- Young Audiences is pleased to partner with Albright-Knox Art Gallery for M&T First Friday’s at the Gallery, featuring a dynamic dance performance by award-winning PUSH Physical Theatre on Friday, March 2, beginning at 6:30pm. PUSH has been called "a cross between fine art sculpture and the hit movie The Matrix," but its co-founders (with tongue firmly in cheek) describe it "like regular theatre, but more painful." The dancers' physical feats are awe-inspiring, but the cherry on top of this acrobatic sundae is PUSH's ability to engage their audience through vibrant visual storytelling. This event will be hosted in the gallery auditorium, and is free and open to the public. Click here for more information about M&T First Fridays at the Gallery.

March 24, beginning at 8:30 pm: Beats & Brews featuring Taylor Made Jazz-- World-class entertainers Taylor Made Jazz will serve up the perfect blend of cool jazz and R&B as they headline Beats & Brews, a musically delicious FUNdraiser benefitting Young Audiences WNY. Supporting performance by FunkBelly with Eric Crittenden. Your ticket purchase supports Young Audiences WNY's mission of making the arts a part of young people's lives in order to enhance their development as creative and productive human beings. Click here for more information or to purchase tickets.

SAVE THE DATE:

• May 4: The Patricia Cotsen Arts Abilities Conference returns to Asbury Hall at Babeville.