Week of May 21-27, 2025

By Jimmy Keller
(Image above: Ben Erlandson. Canyon De Chelley, No. 1. 2023. Courtesy of the Artist, from Roger Tory Peterson Institute exhibit)

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. Art That Matters to the Planet: Wild America, on view at Roger Tory Peterson Institute
   ONGOING, through Sunday July 27, 2025
   311 Curtis Street Exd, Jamestown, NY 14701

Artists invited from around the world contribute to this environmental call, featuring art that evokes a change or may just simply exist as a reminder of the beauty in our wild home. This year’s exhibition theme is inspired by the 70th anniversary of the original publication of Wild America. This was a chronicle from Roger Tory Peterson and James Fischer over the course of 100 days/30k miles. This exhibition can be viewed through July 27, 2025. 

Learn More: https://rtpi.org/exhibitions/art-that-matters-to-the-planet-wild-america/

2. Ink & Insight: 20 Years of Adam Zyglis Cartoons, on view at The Buffalo History Museum
   ONGOING, through Friday May 30, 2025
   1 Museum Ct, Buffalo, NY 14216 (Lower Level)

Almost everyone in WNY is familiar with Buffalo News cartoonist Adam Zyglis. This exhibition is a journey of history, politics, worldwide happenings and expressions of contemporary life here at home. Over 20 years of drawings are displayed in this retrospective. Beyond inked art, it’s a journey of what is described as “pushing society forward.”

Learn More: https://buffalohistory.org/exhibit/ink-insight-20-years-of-adam-zyglis-cartoons/

3. The Image in its Absence: Azza El-Hassan, Carolina Ebeid, Crystal Z Campbell, Noor Abuarafeh, on view at Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center
   ONGOING, through Friday May 30, 2025
   2495 Main Street, Suite 310, Buffalo, NY, 14214

Films and photographs take on an archival lens through this exhibition, featuring pieces of Israeli, Palestinian and other contemporary international importance. It explores the impact and meaning of these productions and the process of keeping them from becoming lost art. Visit on the last day of the exhibition for the closing on May 30 from 6-7p.

Learn More: https://squeaky.org/event/the-image-in-its-absence-azza-el-hassan-carolina-ebeid-crystal-z-campbell-noor-abuarafeh/