Creative Arts Initiative

Upcoming Events

May 18: Hayley-Laufer Duo at A Musical Feast, "Wandrer II: Feelinglessness"

4/19/19

The Hayley-Laufer Duo returns with a second concert collecting revolutionary contributions to the 21-century art song repertoire. Premieres by Colombian composer Camilo Méndez, Venezuelan composer Freddy Flores Ávila, and Canadian composer Anthony Tan explore the outer reaches of the technical and expressive possibilities of the Lied genre. The program also features Jonathan Harvey’s monumental and mesmerizing Nachtlied, alongside newly minted works for soprano and piano by UB student composers Ka Shu (Kenneth) Tam and Roberto Azaretto.

Joshua Stein

4/19/19

Joshua G. Stein's ceremic sclupture piece entitled "Isochronic Mountains" will installed on the observation deck of Buffalo City Hall in Spring 2019. This piece, created during Stein's Fall 2017 CAI residency, renders data on the travel times to downtown Buffalo from the surrounding areas via public transportation into a three-dimensional map of the city.

CAI Leadership

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CAI Co-Directors
2/25/16
David Felder and Bruce Jackson
Janne Sirén
1/20/16
Director, Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Anthony Bannon
10/23/17
Former Director, Burchfield Penney Art Center
Paul Hogan
1/26/16
Executive Vice President, John R. Oishei Foundation
Daniel Hart
1/20/16
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Executive Director
Laurie Dean Torrell
1/20/16
Executive Director, Just Buffalo Literary Center
Robert Shibley
1/20/16
Dean, UB School of Architecture and Planning
Austin Booth
1/20/16
Vice Provost for University Libraries, UB
Jean Kopperud
1/20/16
Professor, UB Department of Music

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ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE

The CAI accepts proposals for residencies for sessions from as short as a few days up to four months. All fields of creative art are eligible to participate. Both emerging artists and established artists are invited to participate. Companies and collaborating artists may apply.

5/24/18 CAI Artists-in-Residence

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Arts One

Arts One is a unique academic experience, designed to introduce students to a wide range of artistic performance and creative activity and to connect them to the artistic resources in the Buffalo community. Over the course of a semester, students will attend a variety of artistic exhibitions and performances both on campus in in Buffalo.

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Contact US

Have questions about the CAI? Want to collaborate? Please contact us.

Creative Arts Initiative
610 Samuel Clemens Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-7015

Phone: (716) 645-6073
email: CAI-UB@Buffalo.edu