There’s always something interesting going on around here if you know where to look (and depending on what you find interesting).
Maybe it’s a thought-provoking photography exhibit or a tour of a local architectural site set to live piano music. If you’re looking to see something new this fall, add some of the following art events to your calendar.
Visual art
Contemporary Allentown art gallery Rivalry Projects’ recent exhibition, “Clifford Prince King & Ryan Patrick Krueger: keep a place for me” is a mix of collage and photography depicting queer coming-of-age experiences, adolescence and identity, according to the gallery. The exhibit opens Nov. 3 at Rivalry (106 College St.) and is on view through Dec. 20. An opening reception featuring both artists will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 3 (during First Friday), and the artists will return the next day to discuss their work during a talk from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 4.
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Soak up the last bits of “spooky season” before other holidays take over by visiting the pop-surrealist Revolution Gallery (1419 Hertel Ave.) for “Something Wicked.” The exhibit features the unsettling yet beautiful works of various mediums by 12 artists from around the world. It is on view through Nov. 18.
The Burchfield Penney Art Center (1300 Elmwood Ave.) recently opened a new exhibition, “John Wood: The System is Alive,” a collection of works by late artist and professor John Wood. Wood utilized many kinds of artistic forms throughout his career and the exhibition features more than 25 forms and variants, including his drawings on paper, rocks and sand, as well as lithographs, silkscreen and photography. The exhibit runs through April 28 at the Burchfield Penney.
Architecture and music
See Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House in a new light during a Twilight Meditation Tour with guided meditation and live piano music filling the home. Pianist Christopher Sierzchula will be joined by Parkside Yoga owner Megan Callahan and Martin House docent Cynthia Silverstein on a relaxing meditation tour through both levels of the iconic Wright-designed house (125 Jewett Parkway). The event, which goes from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 27, concludes with tea and snacks. Tickets are limited (the event is capped at 16 people) and cost $45. Don’t worry – you don’t need to have prior experience with meditation to participate.
Poetry and film
The works of one of the world’s most famous poets, Walt Whitman, will be revisited, reimagined and responded to during “Whitman on Walls!”, a free and public event from 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Burchfield Penney Art Center (1300 Elmwood Ave.). Seven short films by international theater company Compagnia de’ Colombari will each be followed by an original performance by a local poet (Buffalo’s poet laureate Jillian Hanesworth is among the lineup) in conversation with Whitman’s work. Local musician and artist Curtis Lovell will also perform two songs based on Whitman’s poetry while accompanied by Luis Montijo.
Hands-on art
Join in on the fun by making art yourself during a Tipsy Crafts class at Buffalo AKG Art Museum (1285 Elmwood Ave.). Participants make a craft to take home while enjoying a complimentary alcoholic or nonalcoholic drink from the museum’s restaurant, Cornelia. Classes are held monthly. Tickets cost $55 (AKG members save 15%) and are known to sell out, but there are still openings for the Dec. 8 class on patchwork. All art supplies are provided. The workshops are for ages 21 and older and held in Studio A within the Knox Building.
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