As reported by the Associated Press, Professor Steve Kurtz of the Critical Art Ensemble was cleared yesterday of all charges related to the biological material found in his Buffalo, NY home four years ago. The indictment of mail and wire fraud in the improper obtaining of these specimens for his art work, which is critical of U.S. government agricultural policies, was dismissed in federal district court as "insufficient on its face."

Beyond/In Western New York to feature 9 regional artists.: Artwork: Allyson Mitchell.
OPENING AT UB ART GALLERY 9/11/07
OPENING AT UB ANDERSON GALLERY 9/12/07

BOTH EXHIBITS RUN THROUGH 11/10/07
UB Art Gallery:
For BEYOND/IN Western New York 2007, UB Art Gallery is pleased to feature
work by:
o Dorothea Braemer

UB Anderson Gallery, Before: The former School 83 building in North Buffalo's University Heights district.The University at Buffalo Anderson Gallery is housed in the former Public School 83 building. It's on Martha Jackson Place in the University Heights neighborhood of North Buffalo. This is what the building looked like prior to its restoration in the 1980s.

Dr. Sandra Olsen will discuss Selections from the Permanent Collection: Her interview appear on Time-Warner Cable's "Crossroads: Eye on the Arts" 7/2/07 at 3 pm (ET).UB Art Gallery Director Dr. Sandra Olsen will appear in a television interview on "Crossroads: Eye on the Arts," produced by James Braun. The show will air 3:00 p.m. (ET) on July 2nd. Dr. Olsen will discuss the history and mission of UB's permanent collection, which is housed at UB Anderson Gallery. Her interview will focus on the current summer exhibition, Selections from the Permanent Collection. The program will feature images from the show.

Bingyi, Space Garbage: Bingyi's show will travel to New York City.Bingyi: The Dawns Here are Quiet closed at UB Art Gallery on May 19th, 2007. The show is traveling to Ethan Cohen Fine Arts in New York City where it will be exhibited from May 31st through June 31st, 2007. These paintings focus largely on media representations of global politics and ideological conflicts pared down to a few enigmatic details. Bingyi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Visual Studies at the University at Buffalo. In addition to her careers as both an artist and educator, she has also worked as a curator for various exhibitions both in the U.S. and China.