PAST EXHIBITIONS

FALL -WINTER 2004 -2005

October 3, 2004 - January 9, 2005
Opening reception with the artists and sample breads, both sweet and savory!
Sunday, October 3, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

This exhibition looks at the ritual uses and cultural meanings of breads within the
Niagara Frontier’s many
ethnic communities.
Family-friendly activities
include an exhibition booklet, 
raft table, interactives, a reading area, and comment board where visitors will be invited to share
their own bread-related
traditions. Also available will be a resource guide for

parents with an annotated
reading list, suggested
websites, and enhancement activities to try at home. A companion demonstration
series featuring master bread makers and community scholars will present both the history and “how-to’s” of traditional Native American, Asian Indian breads.
(See calendar for details.)

November 5, 2004 - January 16, 2005
Opening reception with artist’s tour:
First Friday, November 5, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Deborah Dohne’s artworks are fanciful
assemblages of mechanical wonders.
Utilizing small electric motors, valves,
and neon lights, she creates whimsical
sculpture that moves, vibrates, and
illuminates. A special piece in the
exhibition will be a neon-illuminated
one-person vehicle that will be operational
at various times

Click Here for a copy of the Deborah Dohne's Brochure

photos by Chester A. Barosky

Flash Back to the 70s
October 1, 2004 – April 3, 2005
Opening reception with curator’s talk: First Friday, October 1, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Artwork from the 1970s makes up a large and vibrant portion of the collections of the Castellani Art Museum. In these works, viewers can experience some of the most significant movements in contemporary art, movements which in some cases were winding to a close in the seventies, and in some cases were just beginning.

Some of the highlights of the Castellani’s seventies work:
•Homage to Picasso, a seventy-three work portfolio, of which the Castellani

owns sixty-nine prints, commemorating the life of Pablo Picasso, containing prints from nearly every important artist working at the time. This portfolio, which is rarely seen in its entirety, is significant not only for the fame of the artists, but for the incredible diversity of the printmaking techniques the various artists use.

• Major paintings from Color Field, Op-Art, Photorealist and Hard-Edge artists such as Alvin Loving, Friedel Dzubas, Richard Anuszkiewicz, and Malcolm Morley.

• Remarkable wall constructions from Robert Rauschenberg and Louise Nevelson.

• A photography collection containing compelling work from Danny Lyon, Nan Goldin, John Pfahl, Lee Friedlander, and others.

• Fascinating and rare early works from Cindy Sherman.

• A diverse group of works on paper, including collages from Robert Motherwell and Tom Wesselmann and drawings from Joel Shapiro and Paul Sharits.