The annual Design Student Exhibition will be on display in Upton Hall's Czurles-Nelson Gallery from Thursday, January 29, through Thursday, February 19. A reception for the exhibition will be held Thursday, February 12, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the gallery. The campus community is invited to attend.

The Design Student Exhibition features a wide variety of creative works by our talented students in ceramics, fibers, communication design, design foundations, metals/jewelry, and wood/furniture. For more information, please call the Design Department at ext. 6032.

Thomas Paquette, known for his evocative paintings of nature, will explain how years spent hopping freight trains around the country and hitchhiking to Alaska sharpens the aesthetic sense during this lecture on Friday, March 13, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Paquette will show how dialogues are set up between his gouache and oil paintings and how "mistakes" are welcomed in finding fresh territory to explore on the canvas or paper. Following his presentation, Paquette will sign copies of his books Gouaches and On Nature's Terms: Paintings of Thomas Paquette Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Admission is free with M&T Second Friday.

Paquette’s works range from large canvases to tiny gouache paintings on paper that are exhibited and represented in many museum collections. He has received several fellowships and honors, including artist residencies at the American Academy in Rome, the Aegean Arts and Cultural Exchange (Greece), and three U.S. National Parks (Acadia, Yosemite, Rocky Mountain). At his studios in Maine and Pennsylvania, he completed several large public and corporate commissioned works. His paintings have also been selected to hang in 16 U.S. embassies on five continents. Paquette lives at the edge of the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania.

For further information, please contact Kathy Gaye Shiroki, curator of museum learning and community engagement, ext. 3549.

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Upcoming Workshops and Presentations

Beyond Watercolor / Workshop with Artist Caitlin Cass
Sunday, March 22

Travel Sketching: Pen, Ink, and a Splash of Watercolor / Workshop with Bill Elkins
Sunday, April 19

Pencils in Your Palette / Workshop with Watercolorist Norine Spurling
Sunday, April 26

Coming Full Circle / Presentation with Artist Lloyd Marsh
Friday, May 8

With a Broad Brush / Workshop with Artist Lloyd Marsh
Saturday, May 9

Painting Uncorked, a fun painting experience with step-by-step instruction from watercolorists Jody Ziehm and Beverly DiPalma, will be held Sunday, February 15, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Participants will create their own watercolor, no experience necessary. Set in a casual atmosphere with wine and hors d'oeuvres, this workshop will provide a friendly approach to Ziehm and DiPalma's instruction. Participants will be inspired by Charles E. Burchfield’s Summer Afternoon, 1948, a watercolor on paper that is currently on view in the Exalted Nature exhibition. Come alone or with a group of friends and family members.

All materials will be provided: paint, brushes, paper, and aprons. Wine and hors d'oeuvres are included. You will leave with your own original 11-by-14-inch painting, matted and ready to frame.

To register for this workshop, please contact Kathy Gaye Shiroki, ext. 3549, or download the registration form (PDF) from the Burchfield's International Center for Watercolor website.

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Upcoming Workshops and Presentations

Layered Washes: Building Captivating Backgrounds and Atmospheric Skies / Workshop with Kateri Ewing
Sunday, February 22

What's That Behind Your Painting? / Watercolor Workshop with Fritz Raiser
Sunday, March 8

Dialogues in Gouache / Presentation with Watercolorist Thomas Paquette
Friday, March 13; Free with M&T Second Friday

Beyond Watercolor / Workshop with Artist Caitlin Cass
Sunday, March 22

Travel Sketching: Pen, Ink, and a Splash of Watercolor / Workshop with Bill Elkins
Sunday, April 19

Pencils in Your Palette / Workshop with Watercolorist Norine Spurling
Sunday, April 26

Coming Full Circle / Presentation with Artist Lloyd Marsh
Friday, May 8

With a Broad Brush / Workshop with Artist Lloyd Marsh
Saturday, May 9

Fall in love with Charles Burchfield all over again on Friday, February 13, when you visit the exhibition Exalted Nature: The Real and Fantastic World of Charles E. Burchfield between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Study 55 watercolor paintings borrowed from public and private collections across the United States. It’s a remarkable opportunity to sketch in the galleries while examining the artist's luminous and spiritual interpretations of the world around him. Join us for an eye-opening experience.

Drop-in free with M&T Second Friday. No registration is needed. Families and youth ages 12 and older are encouraged to participate. Graphic pencils and paper are allowed in the galleries.

For further information, please contact Kathy Gaye Shiroki, curator of museum learning and community engagement, ext. 3549.

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Upcoming Workshops and Presentations

Painting Uncorked at the Center / Watercolor Workshop with Jody Ziehm and Beverly DiPalma
Sunday, February 15

Layered Washes: Building Captivating Backgrounds and Atmospheric Skies / Workshop with Kateri Ewing
Sunday, February 22

What's That Behind Your Painting? / Watercolor Workshop with Fritz Raiser
Sunday, March 8

Dialogues in Gouache / Presentation with Watercolorist Thomas Paquette
Friday, March 13; Free with M&T Second Friday

Beyond Watercolor / Workshop with Artist Caitlin Cass
Sunday, March 22

Travel Sketching: Pen, Ink, and a Splash of Watercolor / Workshop with Bill Elkins
Sunday, April 19

Pencils in Your Palette / Workshop with Watercolorist Norine Spurling
Sunday, April 26

Coming Full Circle / Presentation with Artist Lloyd Marsh
Friday, May 8

With a Broad Brush / Workshop with Artist Lloyd Marsh
Saturday, May 9

Watercolorist Linda Toomey will demonstrate opaque watercolor techniques with the use of gouache, after which participants will experiment with gouache and create small landscapes during this workshop on Sunday, February 8, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State.

Toomey is interested in small gouache landscapes, her inspiration stemming from the play of light on water, especially coastal and river marshes. She hopes to take the viewer to a natural world of quiet solitude, contemplation, and peacefulness. Toomey earned her bachelor of science and master of science degrees in art education at Buffalo State. Last year, she exhibited at the Buffalo Society of Artists and had a solo exhibition at Breakwater Gallery in Cape Vincent, New York. Her work is in numerous public and private collections, including Women and Children’s Hospital and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and in Kanazawa, Japan, Buffalo’s sister city, whose dignitaries received gifts of her paintings from Mayor Byron Brown and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.

To register for this workshop, please contact Kathy Gaye Shiroki, ext. 3549, or download the registration form (PDF) from the Burchfield's International Center for Watercolor website.

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Upcoming Workshops and Presentations

Sweetheart Sketching: Fall in Love with Charles Burchfield All Over Again
Friday, February 13; Drop-in free with M&T Second Friday

Painting Uncorked at the Center / Watercolor Workshop with Jody Ziehm and Beverly DiPalma
Sunday, February 15

Layered Washes: Building Captivating Backgrounds and Atmospheric Skies / Workshop with Kateri Ewing
Sunday, February 22

What's That Behind Your Painting? / Watercolor Workshop with Fritz Raiser
Sunday, March 8

Dialogues in Gouache / Presentation with Watercolorist Thomas Paquette
Friday, March 13; Free with M&T Second Friday

Beyond Watercolor / Workshop with Artist Caitlin Cass
Sunday, March 22

Travel Sketching: Pen, Ink, and a Splash of Watercolor / Workshop with Bill Elkins
Sunday, April 19

Pencils in Your Palette / Workshop with Watercolorist Norine Spurling
Sunday, April 26

Coming Full Circle / Presentation with Artist Lloyd Marsh
Friday, May 8

With a Broad Brush / Workshop with Artist Lloyd Marsh
Saturday, May 9

Students in grades K–12 who are related to Buffalo State staff, faculty, or students are eligible for free literacy tutoring at the Buffalo State Literacy Center. There are nine sessions and a parent conference (Monday evenings 5:00–6:45 p.m.) beginning in February. Space is limited. Please e-mail Keli Garas-York, associate professor of elementary education and reading, if you are interested.

Buffalo State will host the American Mock Trial Association 2015 Great Lakes Regional Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, February 21 and 22. The college will accommodate nearly 300 guests representing 26 teams from 16 colleges and universities throughout the Northeast. There are two trial sessions each day with local attorneys presiding as judges. Volunteers are needed for short-term tasks such as welcoming and directing guests, supervising lunch distribution, tabulating results, and posting notices. All trial sessions will be held in Buckham Hall. Opening and closing ceremonies will be held in Bulger Communication Center North. Faculty and staff members who are familiar with the mock trial experience and those with a solid background in evaluating oral presentations may be interested in serving as scoring judges for a session. Please contact Jon Lines, lecturer in the Political Science Department, or Kelly Boos, assistant to the dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences, to volunteer or for more details.

It's that time of year again. Think spring! Support Hospice Buffalo by purchasing a beautiful mixed bouquet for $8 or a large tribute bouquet for $30. For each tribute bouquet sold, an $8 bouquet will be given to a current Hospice patient. Advance orders will be accepted until Friday, February 13. Bouquets will be delivered to Cleveland Hall 307 on Monday, March 2. To place an order or for more information, please contact Donna Doyle, secretary 1 in College Relations, ext. 4201. Payment can be made at the time of order or at the time of pickup. Cash or checks only. Please make checks payable to Hospice Foundation.

Every bouquet sold truly does make a difference. Thank you for your support!

The Visual Arts Board has organized an exhibition of works in various media from the collection of Gerald Mead to begin the spring 2015 semester of exhibitions in the Dr. Margaret Eschner Bacon Student Gallery in Upton Hall. Mead is an alumnus of Buffalo State and an adjunct professor in the Design Department. The works chosen reflect several disciplines taught in studio classes at the college.

Because all the works either depict or refer to the artists who created them, they can broadly be described as "self-portraits." The artists’ rationale for creating self-referential work varies widely. Some have used their own image throughout their career, while others have used themselves as models out of ease or convenience. Artists have also been the subject of their own work to address topics such as body image, identity, alienation, and place.

The artists in the exhibition are Candace Camuglia, Caitlin Cass, Matt Grote, Robert Harris, Andrew Hershey, Robert Jones, Pat Kewley, Kate Parzych, Anthony Pismarov, Caesandra Seawell, and Tom Van Dusen, as well as Buffalo State alumni Derek Gabryszak and Aaron Ingrao and former adjunct faculty members Anders Fernbach and Jason Seeley.

The exhibition is on view through Friday, February 6.

Please advise seniors who will graduate in May 2015 that the deadline to submit applications for graduation is Friday, February 6. Students may download the form from the Registrar's Office website or complete the form in the Registrar's Office in Moot Hall. The minimum number of credits for an undergraduate degree is 120; some majors require more. Students should contact their advisers with questions.