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Anderson Gallery
Hailed for its world-class art collection by ArtNews, this prestigious gallery is located in University Heights less than one mile from The University at Buffalo's South Campus. The gallery, which features sculptures, paintings, drawings and other graphics media from the Second World War to the present day, has long been recognized as a top-drawer art space—both in the U.S. and around the world. Just as spectacular is the space itself, an award-winning building with two large floors of exhibit rooms, crowned by a sculpture atrium that seems to soar to the sky.
This unique art gallery is the only arts organization in Western New York that focuses on the works of Latin/Caribbean and African American artists. It was started in 1981 by a grass roots group of Latin and Caribbean artists, who noticed that artwork done by artists in their ethnic groups was not represented in most traditional art galleries. This group sponsored a number of exhibits on Buffalo's West Side. They later began including the works of people from all different types of backgrounds and eventually opened a permanent gallery. Local, national and international artists display their work here. Many of the exhibits are designed to educate people, as well as entertain them.
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This unique store/gallery promotes printing and book-related art. They carry bookbinding supplies, paper for letter press printing and decorative art stationery that comes from all over the world. They also carry a selection of books, cards, and posters. Lectures and workshops about printmaking, papermaking, illustration, design, writing, and binding are also on offer. Participation in the International Edible Book Festival, which is held around April 1, is an annual event at this shop. Artists create an edible book that's judged on appearance as well as taste; one can literally eat their words! The April 1 date is not an April Fool's joke, it actually was chosen to commemorate the birthday of Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), a French gastronome who wrote the book, Physiologie du Gout.
