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Lecture: Judith B. Tankard on Ellen Biddle Shipman - American Landscape Design

heyworkm — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:49:50 +0000

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Lecture: Judith B. Tankard on Ellen Biddle Shipman - American Landscape Design

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September 19, 2012 - 19:00 - 21:00

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Burchfield Penney Art Center

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Judith B. Tankard is a landscape historian, author, and preservation consultant who received a master of arts degree in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and taught at the Landscape Institute, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University for more than 20 years. She is also the author or co-author of eight illustrated books on landscape history including The Gardens of Ellen Biddle Shipman, which was the recipient of a 1998 book award from the American Horticultural Society. In 2000, she was awarded a gold medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for her role in the advancement of historic New England gardens.

About Ellen Biddle Shipman
Ellen Biddle Shipman (1869–1950), known as the “Dean of American Landscape Architects,” was one of the originators of the Arts & Crafts-style garden. Celebrated for her formal gardens and lush plantings, among her designs are Bayou Bend Gardens, Longue Vue Gardens, Stan Hywet Gardens, the Graycliff Estate (now under restoration), Stranahan Estate (also under reconstruction), and Duke University's Sarah P. Duke Gardens, often named one of her finest works. Biddle Shipman is considered one of the most important landscape architects during the 1910s and 1920s–the great years of estate building across the United States.

This pioneering landscape architect, distinguished for her innovative designs, described her use of plants as "painting pictures as an artist would." Her planting plans softened the bones of geometric architecture with planting designs that were muscular enough to speak for themselves.

Admission is $5 for Burchfield Penney and Graycliff members; $10 for the general public.

The lecture series is presented by Graycliff with support from the New York State Council on the Arts and in collaboration with the Burchfield Penney Art Center, the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, the Elmwood Village Association and the Richardson Olmsted Complex. Special thanks to Embassy Suites Buffalo.

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Don Metz

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http://www.BurchfieldPenney.org

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The Olmsted Parks Poetry Project: Exploring the Poetic Nature of Public Spaces

forresla — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:31:39 +0000

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The Olmsted Parks Poetry Project: Exploring the Poetic Nature of Public Spaces

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October 5, 2012 - 15:00 - 17:00

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Meet on the back steps of Albright Knox Art Gallery

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Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American Landscape architecture, was brought to Buffalo in 1868 with a vision to design “a city within a park.” His legacy includes the expansive green necklace of parks and parkways running through the city of Buffalo—a place Olmsted would call the best planned city in America. In celebration of Buffalo State's "Year of the City" initiative, the Rooftop Poetry Club invites you to learn more about the genius of Olmsted and the poetic nature of public spaces. Join us for poetry in the park.

Our third workshop in the series will take place on Friday, October 5th from 3:00-5:00 p.m., featuring poet Jonathan Skinner. Please meet on the back steps of the Albright Knox Art Gallery (we will be taking a “poetry walk” to Delaware Park’s pedestrian loop). To attend this free workshop, please RSVP to forresla@buffalostate.edu.

Can we "read" Frederick Law Olmsted as we might read one of the great American poets or artists? Olmsted's art has been overgrown by its successes: many of his closest "readers" do not realize that these parks were made, nor have they even heard of Olmsted. Yet Olmsted clearly saw himself as an artist; he also frequently resorted to musical metaphors when describing the effects of his park designs. Like the poet, the artist or the composer, the park‐maker works with materials acting on us indirectly. In this poetry walk, through readings, onsite discussion, and writing exercises, we'll consider some of those materials and effects, gain appreciation for how Olmsted's parks are composed, and consider their changing relationships with the urban environment. Check out Jonathan’s blog at http://olmstedsparks.wordpress.com/.

Jonathan Skinner founded and edits the journal ecopoetics <http://www.ecopoetics.org>, which features creative-critical intersections between writing and ecology. His poetry collections include Birds of Tifft (BlazeVOX, 2011) and Political Cactus Poems (Palm Press, 2005). Skinner has published critical essays on Charles Olson, Ronald Johnson, Lorine Niedecker, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Bernadette Mayer, translations of French poetry and garden theory, essays on bird song from the perspective of ethnopoetics, and essays on horizontal concepts such as the Third Landscape and on Documentary Poetry. Currently, he is writing a book of investigative poems on the urban landscapes of Frederick Law Olmsted, and a critical book on Animal Transcriptions in contemporary poetry.

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http://library.buffalostate.edu/rooftop/olmsted

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Exhibition: Elaborate Paper

shirokkg — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:51:11 +0000

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Exhibition: Elaborate Paper

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October 6, 2012 - 09:00 - 16:00

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Upton Hall

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Czurles-Nelson gallery

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"Elaborate Paper," October 6–26. The show Elaborate Paper will exhibit selected student projects developed fall 2012 in cooperation between the Interior Design sophomore studio IDE 201 “Spatial Experiments” and the Fiber Design junior studio DES 344. The reception on October 18 at 5:00 p.m. is open to the public.

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16th Annual Student Art Sale

shirokkg — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:57:40 +0000

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16th Annual Student Art Sale

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December 5, 2012 - 10:00 - 19:00

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Discover a world of handcrafted items just perfect for holiday gifts or gracing your home and office. The 16th annual Student Sale, to be held in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery on the ground floor of Upton Hall, features items made by Art Education, Design and Fine Arts students—such as jewelry, pottery, silk scarves, paintings, photos, and prints. The sale is held on Wednesday, December 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p..m and continues on Thursday, December 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Kathy Gaye Shiroki

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Nor'easter Conference: Crossing the Line Drawings by Sculptures

shirokkg — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:04:59 +0000

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Nor'easter Conference: Crossing the Line Drawings by Sculptures

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November 13, 2012 All day

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Crossing the Line is an exhibition of drawings created by sculptors, exploring the esthetic sensibility that a sculptor brings to a two-dimensional surface. The exhibition is part of a regional conference on cast iron art and all works have been selected by a jury of conference committee members.

A reception featuring the artists and a light lunch fare will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 16, in the gallery and is free and open to the public.

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Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium: When Venus Transits the Sun

norrisma1 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:22:42 +0000

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Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium: When Venus Transits the Sun

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June 6, 2012 - 19:00 - 23:57

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This colorful program looks at what a transit is, highlights the 1769 transit with the adventurous expedition by Captain Cook, explores the main characters of the event (Venus and the sun), and explains what to expect for the 2012 transit. Written with a mix of educational fun and adventure, this program includes two audience participation sequences and concludes with a "Sky Tonight" tour of the night sky.

The first 100 audience members will receive a free pair of solar viewing glasses, which can be used to safely view the Transit of Venus, solar eclipses, and sun spots.

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Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium: When Venus Transits the Sun

norrisma1 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:18:49 +0000

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Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium: When Venus Transits the Sun

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June 5, 2012 - 20:30 - 23:57

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The first 100 audience members will receive a free pair of solar viewing glasses, which can be used to safely view the Transit of Venus, solar eclipses, and sun spots.

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Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium: When Venus Transits the Sun

norrisma1 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:09:30 +0000

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Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium: When Venus Transits the Sun

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June 5, 2012 - 19:00 - 23:57

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The first 100 audience members will receive a free pair of solar viewing glasses, which can be used to safely view the Transit of Venus, solar eclipses, and sun spots.

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Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium: When Venus Transits the Sun

norrisma1 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:06:24 +0000

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Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium: When Venus Transits the Sun

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June 5, 2012 - 17:30 - 18:45

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The first 100 audience members will receive a free pair of solar viewing glasses, which can be used to safely view the Transit of Venus, solar eclipses, and sun spots.

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<p> Free for Buffalo State students and active/retired military personnel.</p>

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