Arts Canisius Full Schedule

All dates, times, artists and programs are subject to change.

Location Key:
MCC -- Montante Cultural Center
CKC -- Christ the King Chapel
Regis -- Regis Room, Winter Student Center
KMH -- Kleinhans Music Hall
Library -- Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library
SC – Science Hall


Events By Category:

Meet The Faculty

This series features members of the Canisius Fine Arts Department faculty in recitals, lectures and art exhibits.

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Monday, April 3, 2023
Meet the Musicians Recital
Ellen Barnum, bassoon
Abigail Rockwood, piano
1:00 PM  MCC

Come celebrate Spring with a recital of music for bassoon.  Ellen Barnum will perform works from the Baroque to today, featuring bassoon standards to new works composed women.  
 


 

Student Events 

Opportunities abound for Canisius students to perform. This series features the Canisius College chorale, orchestra, and jazz ensembles in concert, as well as solo performances by Canisius students. 

Friday, March 3, 2023 
Festival of the Ensembles
Jazz Ensemble, Russell Scarbrough director
Canisius College Chorale, Bradley Wingert, director
Canisius College Orchestra, Ansgarius Aylward, director
7:30 PM  MCC
$5.00 (general admission tickets available at the door and online )

Friday, April 28, 2023 
Jazz Ensemble, Russell Scarbrough director
7:30 PM  MCC

Sunday, April 30, 2023 
Canisius College Orchestra, Ansgarius Aylward, director
7:30 PM  MCC

Monday, May 1, 2023 
Canisius College Chorale, Bradley Wingert, director
7:30 PM  Christ-the-King Chapel
 


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Special Events 

Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Pavana
7:30 PM  MCC
 


Art History Events 

Curator Talk and Art Reception: Paintings by LeRoi Johnson from the Canisius College Art Collection

Tiffany D. Gaines, Curatorial and Digital Content Associate, will join us on Friday, April 21, 2023 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library to celebrate the return of LeRoi Johnson’s paintings back to campus. This event is free and open to the public. Light Refreshments Will Be Served.

“Mom, I Don’t Want War! 1939-1945 Poland/2022 Ukraine” 

This Polish-Ukrainian archival project consists of drawings of Polish children from 1946 preserved in the Central Archives of Modern Records in Warsaw and contemporary drawings of Ukrainian children, related to the war currently taking place in Ukraine, collected on the “Mom, I See War” portal. The exhibit is sponsored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York and the Central Archives of Modern Records in Warsaw and comes to Buffalo following a public display at the Polish Consulate in New York City. (taken from the AMPOL EAGLE https://ampoleagle.com/mom-i-dont-want-war-exhibit-comes-to-buffalo-p16…)

February – March 2023
Alumni Gallery

Andiamo! Travel Photography from FAS142’s Trip to Italy in 2023
April – May 2023
Alumni Gallery

“Nature in Black and White”

Drawing and Photographs by Sue Margulis, Professor in the ABEC/Biology departments

Dr. Margulis’ love of animals has never wavered, and while she has not had the time for art in many years, her affinity for black and white is very clear.

February – March 2023
Peter A. and Mary Lou Vogt Gallery
Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library

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​​​​​​​LeRoi Johnson (b. 1949), “Unification", 2008. Oil and acrylic on canvas. Collection of Canisius College

Paintings by LeRoi Johnson  '71 HON '18​​​​​​​ from the Canisius College Art Collection

March – April 2023
Peter A. and Mary Lou Vogt Gallery
Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library

After a highly-celebrated exhibit at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, the works of LeRoi Johnson from the Canisius College Art Collection will be on view in the intimate Peter A. and Mary Lou Vogt Gallery in the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library. As noted on the Burchfield-Penney Art Center’s website, “With an international artistic presence, Johnson’s influences span across continents. Central to his work are bold, bright colors as well as African, Caribbean, and South American cultural influences depicting dreams, visions, African ancestry, and various otherworldly elements.” We are honored to have had these works on view in the exhibit “LEROI: Living in Color” and welcome them back to our campus.