Week of June 18-25, 2025

By Jimmy Keller

(Image above: 63rd Annual Art Show + Block Party Poster.)

Welcome to Hive Highlights; a weekly exhibits roundup from Buffalo Hive. This showcase is meant to point you to gallery openings, ongoing exhibits, closings, artist talks and happenings in the visual arts community of Western New York for the week/end ahead. These lists are not designed to be comprehensive, instead providing a keyhole into the creative hum of our region. 

1. 63rd Annual Art Show + Block Party. at Locust Street Arts
   • Reception & Block Party, Saturday June 21, 2025 1-4p
   • 138 Locust Street, Buffalo, NY 14204

A block party celebration of everything creative! This family friendly event is a great opportunity to connect with the creative community at Locust Street Arts and of course check out this year’s annual art show. You can enjoy live music, food, games, and artwork this Saturday.

Learn More: https://www.locuststreetart.org/art-show-2025

2. Elsewhere, opening at Rivalry Projects
   • Opening, Friday June 20 5-9, 2025
   • 106 College Street, Buffalo, NY 14201

Rivalry Projects presents a group exhibition featuring six artists from across the country, all focusing on our external and internal minds active life such as memory, intuition, perception, etc. With pieces ranging from paintings and photography to sculpture and textiles, this is a multimedia exhibition with fascinating topics we all can relate to. 

Learn More: https://www.rivalryprojects.com/elsewhere

3. Sculptorial Art, on view at Arcangel Gallery-Buffalo Botanical Gardens
   • ONGOING, Saturday June 20 through Sunday Aug 3, 2025
   • 2655 South Park Avenue,Buffalo, NY 14218

In the center of the Botanical Gardens here in WNY, lies a gallery featuring local talented artists. This new exhibition features Buffalo painter, sculptor,  and designer Jeff Lennox as he pulls inspiration from the gardens and creates three dimensional paintings. Additionally, Lennox will be at the gardens several times in the next two months (July 12, 19, 26, and Aug 3) creating pop-up portraits for viewers to take home. Get your tickets today to check out this new exhibition and of course amazing plants!

Learn More: https://www.buffalogardens.com/events/sculptorial-art/