Benjamin Hickey

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RIT Big Shot at HighmarkStadium was great! Thank you for the collaboration! Happy to have been involved. Thank you @eric_kunsman @rit_artdesign @cepagallery (@douglas.levere (thanks for the images, Valerie Ingold as well!) @delreid26 @buffalofambase Thank you @bgreen.photo and @buffalobills Visit https://www.rit.edu/bigshot/sites/rit.edu.bigshot/files/images/paragraph/big-shot-project/Big%20Shot%20No%2037_Highmark%20Stadium%20EDIT.jpg to see an early version of the print!

Meet the Visual Art Jurors 🎨 ARTSassist is the only unrestricted individual artist grant program in Shelby County, and these out-of-market jurors, recruited by our ARTSmemphis Artist Advisory Committee, ultimately determined our local grant recipients for this second round of funding. Help us thank them for their time, diligence, and appreciation for our local arts sector! Rehema Barber, Director of Curatorial Affairs, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI Michael Dickins, Director & Chief Curator, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, College of Charleston, SC Benjamin Hickey, Executive Director, Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts, Buffalo, NY

CEPA needs you! Want to be a volunteer for the RIT Big Shot at Highmark Stadium? Email [email protected] to sign up and learn more! Volunteers will receive a free t-shirt! Click the link in our bio to learn more about RIT Big Shot. #buffalo #buffalony #buffalobills #bills #football #highmarkstadium #bigshot #volunteers #billsmafia #october

Install today for: @cepagallery Portrait of Buffalo II: Satellite @fitz_books_and_waffles Opening Reception: Saturday, July 12th from 5-8 PM photographers: @andreawenglowskyj @_itstiffanyyy @djcarrr @thepeoplesphotographer @yungpainkiller @jake_amadori Co-curated by Sophie Barner and Robert George

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Wonderful evening at Mulberry Italian Ristorante with the gang. Until next time. Go Bills! Alexa Tontarski Nate Sooch Paul Craine Erik Zorich Shauna Zorich Kate Donovan Craine Mary Kate Suchyna

On my way to PhotoNOLA.Looking forward to reviews! For those who like to travel in style CEPA Gallery T-shirts are available at cepagallery.org!

I will be a reviewer at PhotoNOLA 2024. Thrilled to see new work and old friends! Visit / to sign up. @photonola.festival @photoalliance @cepagallery @ubphotoclub @buffstatephoto @buffstatephotoclub @ubuffaloart

I will be a reviewer at PhotoNOLA 2024. Thrilled to see new work and old friends! Visit / to sign up. @photonola.festival @photoalliance @cepagallery @ubphotoclub @buffstatephoto @buffstatephotoclub @ubuffaloart

Welcome our new CEPA Executive Director, Ben Hickey! After an extensive national search, the board of trustees for The Center for Exploratory & Perceptual Arts (CEPA Gallery) announces the hiring of its next Executive Director, Ben Hickey. A skilled administrator with an excellent curatorial pedigree, Hickey brings 19 years of experience to CEPA. Most recently, he served as Interim Director at the Hilliard Art Museum in Lafayette, Louisiana. During his seven years as Curator at the Hilliard, he also served as a member of the leadership team responsible for the museum’s inaugural American Alliance of Museums accreditation. Hickey’s biography is available here. As an artist-founded gallery, CEPA has a long history of supporting experimental and ground-breaking artists who have changed the world of photography. Hickey’s hire will kick off a year-long 50th Anniversary celebration. Community outreach and education, as well as access to excellent studio facilities for photographic artists will continue to be a point of emphasis for CEPA. Hickey will work for an engaged board of directors and lead a talented staff composed of some of WNY’s most up-and-coming arts professionals. Hickey says, “Our capacity for collaboration is amazing. Current partners include Roswell Park, WNY Council on Occupational Safety and Health, and the AKG Buffalo Art Museum among others.” Hickey concluded, “I am especially eager to begin a new era of robust, boundary-pushing exhibitions with strong educational components. I want CEPA to thrive and turn heads.” To learn more about Ben, his background and the upcoming events for CEPA, visit the link in our bio or /about/staff/ #cepagallery #executivedirector #photography #gallery #fiftyyears #wnyarts

REVIEWER SPOTLIGHT: Dina Mitrani | @dinamitrani.gallery Dina Mitrani has been working in the art world for 30 years. She is the owner/director of her eponymous photography gallery in Miami which opened in 2008. After receiving a Bachelor’s in Art History at the University of Michigan and a Master’s from Hunter College, she worked at Christie’s, and several galleries in New York City. In 2000, Dina returned to her native Miami inspired by a hunch that the garment district where her family had a clothing factory was transforming into an art district. Dina is a gallery curator, a private art advisor and an art consultant for interior designers and architects. She has served as a board member of the Miami Art Dealers Association, and the Photography Center of the History Miami Museum. She has juried numerous photo competitions, leads art talks to students on the university and high school level and reviews artist portfolios at national photography festivals such as PhotoNola, Photolucida, FotoFest, Palm Springs Photo Festival, Atlanta Celebrates Photography and the Miami Street Photography Festival. Benjamin Hickey | @_normal_ben_ Ben Hickey is the Executive Director for the Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts in Buffalo, New York. Previously he was curator of exhibitions and Emily Cyr Bridges Endowed Professor of Art at the Hilliard Art Museum on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. During his tenure he served as interim director for nearly a year. Most central to his curatorial practice are projects that blend social history, sense of place, and interdisciplinary collaborations. With over one hundred exhibition credits, artists he has worked with include Brian Kelly of the Marais Press, Letitia Huckaby, L. Kasimu Harris, Robert C. Tannen, Richard Landry, Pat Phillips, Beili Liu, Sonya Clark, Hasan Elahi, Dawoud Bey, and James Surls. #portfolio #photography #photographyfestival #photonola #portfolioreview #curator #director