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The Buffalo State College School of Arts and Humanitieshas inaugurated a presenters series, “Innovations in Creative Expression” (ICE), featuring distinguished regional, national, and international presenters.

The series is designed to inspire students and complement the innovation and diversity of expression indigenous to the school’s 11 departments: Art Conservation, Art Education, Communication, Design, English, Fine Arts, Interior Design, Modern and Classical Languages, Music, Philosophy and Humanities, and Theater.

“Supporting the school’s overarching goal of gaining recognition for leadership in creative expression, the topics addressed by ICE presenters reflect the variety and uniqueness of our departments and disciplines through lectures, workshops, and performances,” said Dean Benjamin C. Christy. “We are delighted to share their creative talents and perspectives with our students and the community.”

With a focus on cutting-edge modes of communication, ICE presenters include theater directors, choreographers, visual artists, designers, musical performers, authors, poets, teachers, researchers, philosophers, and media professionals. The presentations are free and open to the community.

Schedule of Speakers and Events

Tom Muir
Birth of Containment: Ceremony, Ornament, and the Vessels of Tom Muir
Friday, February 22, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Bulger Communication Center East
Renowned metalsmith and jewelry maker discusses the inspiration and techniques behind his award-winning work covering 25 years.

Chuck Regier
Exhibit Design: Artifact, Materials, and Process
Tuesday, March 4, 12:15–1:40 p.m.
Upton Hall 211
Curator of exhibits for the acclaimed Kauffman Museum discusses the elements and process for creating compelling heritage exhibits that engage and inspire. The lecture is sponsored by Contract Pharmaceuticals Limited in conjunction with the communication design area of the Design Department at Buffalo State.

Frank Zuccari (’75)
Connoisseurship and Conservation
Friday, March 7, 10:30 a.m.–noon
Rockwell Hall 208
Executive director of the Department of Conservation at the Art Institute of Chicago discusses sensitive vs. mechanical conservation and the importance of understanding how artists work and manipulate materials.

Richard Aerni
Throwing Large: How to Work in Sections
Friday, March 7, noon–1:00 p.m.
Upton Hall 128
Nationally acclaimed ceramic artist gives a slide lecture on his work, his single firing technique, and the wood ash glazes for which he is recognized.

John Sanchez
Media Portrayal of Native Americans
Thursday, March 13, Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.)
Bulger Communication Center South
Based on extensive research covering 10 years of news reports, American Indian communications expert, author, and educator discusses how American Indians are portrayed in the media.

Robert E. Wood
A Philosophical Approach to Aesthetics
Thursday, March 13, Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.)
Science Building 272
Educator and author of four books, Wood discusses how philosophers throughout history have described and interpreted the aesthetic experience.

André De Shields
Hair/The Age of Aquarius
Tuesday, March 18, Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.)
Warren Enters Theatre
Two-time Tony Award nominee discusses the transformation of consciousness implicit in the definition of the Age of Aquarius, an era for peace makers, and how that element is germane to the longevity of Hair and its relevance to the current generation of college students.

Lorraine Pflaumer
Designing Integrative Art Units for Education
Tuesday, April 1, 10:00–11:00 a.m. and 2:15–3:15 p.m.
Upton Hall 410

Thursday, April 3, and Saturday, April 5, 6:30 p.m.
Upton Hall 410
Integrative arts specialist speaks on the topic of designing integrative art units for education.

Julia Sabova
Current Works – Hats
Zuzana Gazikova
Inspiration-Quotation-Interpretation Project
Thursday, April 3, Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.)
Bulger Communication Center East
Sobova, head of the Department of Textile and the Fashion Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia, gives a slide show and lecture featuring students’ and her current fashion artwork. Gazikova, director of the Peter Michal Bohun Gallery in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia, discusses the international collaborative program with the Buffalo State College fiber design program.

Anna Kaplan
A Shared Aesthetic: Design Principles and Contemporary Art
Tuesday, April 15, Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.)
Bulger Communication Center East 2
Curatorial assistant at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery gives a visual presentation demonstrating the blurred boundaries between cutting-edge contemporary art today and everyday design, including graphics and communication, digital media, architecture and interior design, industrial and product design, and craft processes.

Betsy Reeds
Concerto for Flute and Percussion (performance)
Monday, April 28, 8:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall
Second flutist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra gives a demanding solo performance in this atonal work by composer Andre Jolivet in which the flute provides the melodic element amid drums and metallic sounds. One of six works performed by students in the Buffalo State College Percussion Ensemble.