JAMESTOWN, NY -- Jamestown Community College and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania have formalized a transfer articulation agreement regarding two of Edinboro’s arts degree programs. The agreement focuses on the transfer of JCC credits into Edinboro’s bachelor’s degree programs in applied media arts and studio arts. JCC ... Read More

DUNKIRK, NY — The Adams Art Gallery is hosting a special exhibition of Lawrence Urbscheit's works, which will run from Saturday, September 17 through Friday, October 28. Lawrence Urbscheit taught art to hundreds of local residents at the Fredonia Campus School from the 1950s until 1970. His works are represented in numerous local collections ... Read More

JAMESTOWN – The Prendergast Library Art Gallery will hold an opening reception from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 9, for “The Art of Nature,” an exhibit of oil paintings by Oksana Zhurakovskaya on display through July 22. The Ukrainian artist is working this summer at the Chautauqua Institution, and many of her paintings feature local ... Read More

MAYVILLE, NY — After having been involved in the arts for over 35 years, Bonnie and Warren Beyer opened the Art Loft in Mayville four years ago, finding the beauty of an old lumber mill the perfect venue to display and sell the work of over 100 local and national artists. Bonnie Beyer says that the artists are passionate about their artwork and ... Read More

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Two of western New York’s most respected cultural organizations, Chautauqua Institution and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, have united to create “Abstraction in America: 1940s to 1960s,” a visual arts exhibition. The exhibition will be held in Chautauqua’s Strohl Art Center from June 26 to August 22. The opening ... Read More

Patty Schwertfager helping a customer find something among the many locally created items featured in her shop. (Photo by Dusten Rader) Local business owner Patty Schwertfager has been running Surroundings in Westfield for 13 years and hopes that she can continue providing the community with access to a wealth of ... Read More

As the winter settles in, now is a wonderful time to celebrate the change of seasons at the current art showing, Walking Garden Earth, in the Patterson Library's Octagon Gallery in Westfield. The show, which will last until December, 31st, will warm the soul and eyes with the work of five local artists. After visiting the ... Read More