Burchfield Penney Art Center
March 7 — May 23, 2010
From vivid portrayals of the American landscape to the coded language of his Conventions For Abstract Thoughts, Charles Burchfield’s art invites interpretation on so many levels. Accordingly, a series of Heat Waves Lectures investigates themes emerging from the exhibition.
Tuesday-Friday at 1:30 pm
Thursday at 1:30 pm and 6:00 pm
Saturday at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm
Sunday at 1:30 pm
The Burchfield Penney will host tours every Sunday at 2:30 pm throughout the Heat Waves in a Swamp exhibition hosted by museum staff who bring unique perspectives to the exhibition and the work of Charles Burchfield.
Tours with Ted Pietrzak
March 14, April 4, April 25, and May 16
Tours with Nancy Weekly
March 21, April 11, May 2 and May 23
Tours with Tullis Johnson
March 28, April 18 and May 9
Click here to meet the Tour Guides
Sunday, May 9, 2:00 pm
with Mary Kozub
Saturday, May 22, 3:30 pm
with Tullis Johnson
Heat Waves in a Swamp draws heavily from the Charles E. Burchfield Archives at the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Tullis Johnson will explain the relevance of the archival material in the exhibition and highlight plans to make archive and collection material more accessible to the public.
Sunday, May 23
The Burchfield Penney will be open from Noon - 5:00 pm on Sunday, May 23, and will host 5 final tours of the exhibition.
1:00 pm with Ted Pietrzak
1:30 pm with a Burchfield Penney docent
2:00 pm with Ted Pietrzak
2:30 pm with Nancy Weekly
3:00 pm with Tullis Johnson
Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY 14222 www.BurchfieldPenney.org