Contemporary Art Exhibits
Betsy Potter: Breaking Nature
February 5, 2012 - July 1, 2012
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University’s TopSpin Series of exhibitions for emerging regional artists continues with Betsy Potter: Breaking Nature, which opens with a reception on Sunday, February 5, 2012 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. The artist will give a talk about the... Learn More »
Albert Bierstadt to John Henry Twachtman: Masterpieces of the North American Landscape
October 30, 2011 - May 13, 2012
Masterpieces of the American Landscape includes popular selections, as well as recent acquisitions, from the Castellani Art Museum permanent collection that capture the character and natural beauty of American scenery before it was forever changed by industrialization. Through paint, brush and canvas American artists celebrated... Learn More »
Four Decades of Abstraction
September 25, 2011 - September 28, 2014
The exhibition features the finest examples of abstract art from the Castellani Art Museum's permanent collection. Abstract art is non-representational – often it does not depict an identifiable object. But like representational styles it does convey messages all the same. Abstract artists use color, brush... Learn More »
Aperture: Works from the Castellani Art Museum Photography Collection
September 11, 2011 - April 29, 2012
The aperture, in photography, is a thin light-blocking plate or interleaving set of adjustable plates that permits light to pass through a lens. The aperture, which is adjustable in size and allows the photographer to control the amount of light entering the camera is... Learn More »
