MAIN(ST)UDIOS : Artists' Community & Gallery Space, Buffalo NY

The first floor of MAIN(ST)UDIOS is a newly renovated gallery space, with street-facing windows in the 500 block of Main. Gallery is 1000+ sq feet with high ceilings; perfect for solo or group shows, installations or performances. The gallery is available for rent by the week for $250, which includes usage of space for opening reception party and commission-free opportunity to sell your work. All resident artists will have access to the gallery at no cost.

If interested in renting the gallery, please contact gallery manager, Erica Eichelkraut at info@mainstudiosbuffalo.com

Open T-F 11-5PM, until 9PM during Friday openings & special events & any other time by appointment or luck!

CURRENT & UPCOMING GALLERY SHOWS

GoBike Buffalo Gallery Exhibit
Opening Friday May 17th, 2013, 12-2PM & 7-9PM
Runs through May 30th, 2013

Slybots Sunday on the 500 Block
One Day Event, Sunday May 19th, 2013

Join us and members of the Slyboots Circus for Drums, dance, acrobatics, hula hoops, art, face painting, food and more! The Slyboots Circus is one of the premier resident ensembles at the Slyboots School of Music, Art & Dance, located downtown Buffalo. In addition to cultural arts education, private instruction, private events and festivals- The Slyboots School is also known for their annual 'Adventure Abroad'. Every summer, Slyboots founder, Griffin Brady, brings a group of students and Slyboots staff from Buffalo, NY to study the music, art, dance and culture of Ghana, West Africa. Join us for an unforgettable afternoon/evening of world class entertainment as we work together to help Slyboots fundraise for their 2013 trip.

View more information here : https://www.facebook.com/events/577143985638601/

www.OnTheSly.org

MAIN(ST)UDIOS Summer (RE)LAUNCH Party!
Thursday June 6th, 2013, 7-10PM

Join us for an evening party showcasing all of our recent changes & upcoming events! We will be announcing our summer schedule, workshop line-up & events as well as opening our second floor arts market! Don't miss this free event, open to the public, with live music, drinks & a bonus... The first 25 guests will receive a free swag bag! Help us celebrate our new changes & be a part of our efforts to revitalize the 500 Block of Main Street!

View more details here : https://www.facebook.com/events/535406926498187

"The American Worker" A Photographic Series by Phil Pantano
Opening June 14th, 7-10PM
Runs June 19th, 2013

Phil Pantano is photographer from Buffalo, New York. In a search for new methods to ‘read the city’, Pantano investigates the dynamics of landscape and industrial decay, including the manipulation of its effects and the limits of spectacle based on our assumptions of what decay means to us. Rather than presenting a factual reality, an illusion is fabricated to conjure the realms of our imagination.

His photos establish a link between the reality of industrial decay and that imagined by its conceiver. These works focus on finding the beauty in what was once the industrial backbone of America and the ruin that many of these sites have become.

His unique style is characterized by the use of dramatic lighting and detail in everyday objects to create a dark and moody atmosphere. With an interest in history and vintage films that allows him to explore his subject matter in a nostalgic way, his work draws the viewer into a world that is usually passed by.

Phil Pantano's photographs have been published and sold worldwide and can be seen at www.greatlook.com.

Buffalo.com Gallery Showcase featuring Max Collins
Opening Event August 2nd, 2013
Runs through August 14th

Polish Arts Club Group Show
Opening Event TBA
Runs Sept 20th through Sept 3rd, 2013

Charismatic Center Group Show
Opening Event TBA
Runs Oct 4th through Oct 16th

WORKSHOPS, CLASSES & PROGRAMS

Creative Writing Workshops
Wednesday June 26th, July 31st and August 21, 6PM Start, $25
Presented by Susan Marie [Poet, Writer, Spoken Word Poet, Broadcast Journalist,
United Nations UNV, Public Relations Executive]
Poets & Writers.Org
Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting
www.susanmariepr.blogspot.com

Creative Writing three-part workshop. Students only need to bring their imagination. Three consecutive Creative Writing workshops [essential to take all 3, but anyone can attend one or more]. Will entail guiding one to tap into their own creative process by introducing various forms of writing [classical and modern poetry, fiction, short stories, spoken word, storytelling, novels, form poetry [haiku, senyru, triolet, sonnet], freestyle, stream of consciousness, and publishing. There are numerous materials to be handed out at every course ranging from a free novel on Kindle, writing prompts, entire volumes of poetry and prose from area bookstores, journals to write in for the workshop/pens/pencils, magazines from Poets & Writers.Org, journals from Earth's Daughters and Just Buffalo Literary Center, and various works [books,chapbooks, journals, CD's] of writing and poetry from esteemed and accomplished Western New York poets, writers, and educators.

Creative Writing I : Intro to Creative Writing, June 26th, 6-8PM

Creative Writing II: Expanding on the Creative Process with Guest Speaker, July 31, 6-9PM

Creative Writing III: Reading & Recording Your Work and Publishing, August 21st, 6-8PM

***Discounted pass to all three classes***

Figure Drawing Classes
Thursday July 11th, July 25th, August 1st, August 15th & August 29th, 8-10PM, $20
Presented by Living Masterpieces

Instructed figure drawing classes with various themes each session. All skill-level students are welcome; desserts and refreshments included in the class fee.

July 11th : Free-Form Classical Nudes. For adults (18+).

July 25th : Emotions: A Clothed Full Body Portrait; open to all ages

August 1st : Fantasy Art - An instructed figure drawing class where the artist and/or student reinterprets the model as a fantasy/sci-fi figure. Association of the human form - whole body or parts of the body becomes another object or creature - perhaps mythological in nature, etc. Open to all ages.

August 15th : Illustration & Comics Character Creation - An instructed figure drawing class where the artist and/or student reinterprets the model as an action figure character. Association of the human form - where the model poses to convey different types of action/movement and wears the appropriate body suits to study the dynamics of how the hang and shape the human body for this particular genre. Open to all ages.

August 29th : Classical Nudes with Backdrops- An instructed figure drawing class where the artist and/or student sketches the nude model on a themed stage to encourage more use of the background in the piece. For adults (18+).

Email LivingMasterpieces@gmail.com or call 716-261-9961 for more information.

Full Summer Workshop line-up will be available 06/01/13! Please check back.

CALL FOR WORK

Check back for the call for work for our summer group show!

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