Member Preview Tour: Abraham Ferraro: New Directions ↗ Going Up

  • March 6, 2025 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

    7 Varsity Drive
    Niagara University, New York 14109
Ticket Price Free Registration
Description

Get the first opportunity to interact with artist Abraham Ferraro as he and Castellani Art Museum curator Michael Beam lead a tour of Abraham Ferraro: New Directions ↗ Going Up. 

 

Featuring interactive artworks that explore the creative process with humor and ingenuity, Ferraro’s mailable sculptures and monumental installation offer a playful yet insightful look at the challenges of making art.

 

New Directions ↗ Going Up exemplifies the power of state funding to bring innovative and interactive art experiences to life. This exhibition offers audiences a deeper understanding of the toil, creativity, and conceptual underpinnings of art while celebrating the unique energy of site-specific installations. Ferraro’s work ensures an unforgettable experience that invites participation and sparks imagination.

 

Stay after the tour to join the public reception from 5:00-7:00 p.m. for this exhibition and Inkfluence, a gallery featuring ten Niagara County tattoo artists. Those attending this tour DO NOT need to sign up for the reception as well; just stay and enjoy!

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"These pieces trace my artistic journey through mail art, showing how my use of form, color, and concepts evolved over time through the dated postmarks and addresses.” 

 

Abraham Ferraro is a multidisciplinary artist with degrees from the State University of New York at Fredonia (BFA) and the State University of New York at Albany (MA & MFA). He has exhibited extensively, with 22 solo shows at venues including Artists Space, New York, New York; Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, New York; and The Gallery at Penn College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

In addition to many private collections, Ferraro's work is included in notable museum and university collections, including the Albany Institute of History & Art, New York; Washington & Jefferson College, Pennsylvania; SUNY Fredonia University Art Museum, New York; and Monroe Community College, Rochester, New York.  His art has been published in magazines such as Climbing Magazine, Climb, Hyperdrawing: Beyond the Lines of Contemporary Art; and Gambling the Isle, 365 Artists 365 Days, Contemporary Performance Almanac. Ferraro's video documentaries have also been featured on the home-pages of YouTube.

Ferraro has received many awards for his artistic efforts including "Best in Show" at the Made in New York exhibitions (2010, 2012) and was a 2006 resident at Sculpture Space in Utica, NY. Currently, Ferraro is the Fabrication Shop Manager at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.  More information is available on his website: abezart.com or on his YouTube Channel @abeZart.

 

This exhibition is made possible in part through the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Date & Time

Thu, Mar 6, 2025 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Venue Details

Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

7 Varsity Drive
Niagara University, New York 14109 Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

The Castellani Art Museum (CAM) at the center of the Niagara University campus is dedicated to the enjoyment and educational potential of artistic creativity. As a major resource for the visual arts in Niagara County, the CAM's permanent collection includes over 5,000 pieces of mainly modern and contemporary art, and hosts a unique Folk Arts Program supporting traditional artists and community-based cultural traditions in the Buffalo-Niagara region. 

In keeping with Niagara University's Vincentian mission, the museum recognizes and serves the diverse racial, ethnic, and religious communities of the Niagara region through the organization and presentation of exhibitions which honor and explore their artistic traditions and contemporary output. In addition to presenting diverse artistic expressions, the museum works in partnerships to explore and redefine the relationship between the museum and its constituencies.

As a university museum, the Castellani Art Museum serves the educational needs of the community,  by working with Niagara University faculty on integrative learning projects for college students and providing art education programs for area schools and cultural organizations. The museum staff works with educators to develop art-based learning programs that help to promote critical thinking.

Visit us online at https://castellaniartmuseum.org/


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