Arts Education

March 4, 2025 Open Facilities Night Dates for March, April, and May!

Posted in Arts Education, Classes & Workshops by Hope Grunert

Here are the next three dates for Open Facilities Night at CEPA! Mark your calendars for March 21st, April 18th, and May 23rd! Open Facilities Night invites members of the Buffalo community to come together, collaborate, and create—free of charge—using CEPA's facilities.

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September 23, 2024 Fujifilm Foundations of Creation Fellowship and Photography Works Collaborations

Posted in Arts Education, Featured Artists & Interviews, News & Press, Uncategorized by Curtis Kreutter

One of CEPA’s largest partnerships to date has been with Fujifilm who have supported students through unique collaborative opportunities, fellowships, and sponsored programs. Hear from three of our students, who have all been recently brought on as staff; Hope, Curtis, and Max, about their experience working with CEPA and Fujifilm.

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May 13, 2024 FORAGE: A Sustainable Photography Exhibition Opening June 7th at Cass Gallery

Posted in Art About Town, Arts Education, Classes & Workshops, Exhibits & Events, News & Press by Curtis Kreutter

The Center for Exploratory & Perceptual Arts (CEPA Gallery) is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition in collaboration with photographic artist and doctoral researcher Alice Cazenave, FORAGE: A Sustainable Photography Exhibition. Please join us for the opening reception on June 7, 2024, from 5 - 8 PM in The Cass Gallery at 500 Seneca. 

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May 24, 2023 CEPA Gallery Launches Public Art Project Leading Buffalo into Environmental Literacy

Posted in Art About Town, Arts Education, News & Press by Curtis Kreutter

This summer, Buffalonians will see new trash bins around town! In Collaboration with CEPA Gallery, artist Nicole Chochrek launches a new public art project that educates Western New Yorkers about the danger of microplastics in our Environment and what we can do to help.

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January 18, 2021 Camera Obscura

Posted in Arts Education by Lauren Tent

Curious about what went on in the Camera Obsura class? Check out the cameras and images created and don't worry, we'll schedule this again soon!

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January 6, 2021 Double Exposures in Black & White

Posted in Arts Education by Lauren Tent

After the fun, success and beautiful images from our summer Double Exposure class, we decided to offer it again, but this time in black & white.

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August 19, 2020 Double Exposures with Jeannine Swallow

Posted in Arts Education by Lauren Tent

Our Double Exposures class explored techniques for creating in camera multiple exposures on film.

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August 18, 2020 Photos from our Young Photographers

Posted in Arts Education by Lauren Tent

It wasn't our typical summer, but we were still able to offer some awesome photo instruction online for our young photographers.

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October 27, 2018 Electrophotography Workshops

Posted in Arts Education, Classes & Workshops by Lauren Tent

In this unique workshop, participants will be introduced to the camera-based Xerox flat plate process, learn about its history, and gain hands-on experience crafting carbon based photographic images. Last chance to take this special workshop with electrophotography artist Tom Carpenter on Saturday, November 10, 2018 from 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

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August 21, 2018 My Brother’s Keeper

Posted in Arts Education by Lauren Tent

Seventh and eighth grade Buffalo Public Schools students from the My Brother’s Keeper program recently collaborated with teaching artists from the CEPA Gallery. The artists joined us at McKinley High School and provided twelve of our MBK scholars with a creative opportunity to engage in hands-on photography instruction and the use of digital cameras to document their fieldwork experiences. We began our project with a workshop led by teaching artist Christian Coronado.

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