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Although Window Shopping: Art Pop Up has come to a close, you can still experience Know Your Garden, the installation by Claudia Carballada with music by Sarah Maybee. The installation was on display at I AM MAGICK – 216 Grant Street from July 24 – Aug 7.

The following is an excerpt from the Hopi Prophecy of June, 2000 from the Elders of the Hopi Nation:

You have been telling people that this is the Eleventh Hour, now you must go back and tell the people that this is The Hour. And there are things to be considered…

Where are you living?
What are you doing?
What are your relationships?
Are you in right relation?
Where is your water? 
Know your garden. 
It is time to speak your truth. Create your community. Be good to each other. And do not look outside yourself for your leader.

Then he clasped his hands together, smiled, and said, “This could be a good time!”

https://www.areveryware.com/

To learn more about the project and to experience the visual and audio collaboration follow these steps:

  1. Download the AR image recognition app from @AReveryware on your smartphone
  2. With the app open, place your phone in front of any of the images posted below. Each image will bring you to a different sound improvisation.
  3. Follow the @AReveryware app prompts which take you to YouTube.
  4. Press play and listen to a unique sound piece for each image, immersing yourself in the sights and sounds of Know Your Garden. Enjoy!

Know Your Garden – Final improvisational music compositions with corresponding images:

The Middle
The Middle
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Rise
Rise
6 views
Strands
Strands
5 views
Blue Whimsey
Blue Whimsey
6 views

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Coming soon, Buffalo Obscura presents, Window Shopping: Art Pop Up, in partnership with 13 local businesses and storefronts and featuring 19 artists working in photography, video, painting, installation and more. Soon windows like these all over Buffalo will be filled with art about Buffalo, made during the pandemic. More details as well as an official list of artists and businesses coming VERY soon. STAY TUNED!

Spolka Building – 436 Amherst Street, Buffalo, NY

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2020 took an unexpected turn for everyone. Given the current state of the world, like many, we had to put some projects on hold and shift our focus to finding new ways to approach our mission. We are happy to report that plans are in the works for a multi-venue installation in July. We’ve been holding artists meetings via zoom and making preparations that we’ll be ready to announce very soon. Here are some of the artists who will be presenting their amazing work with us! Stay tuned for more information!

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The word is out and we are here to confirm it. Our 8th pop up show is in the works. “The City Beyond the Falls: Pop Up Art Show” will be held on Main Street in the city of Niagara Falls, NY. We met with some of the artists today and planning is in the works

Daniel Calleri, Molly Jarboe, Chris Hawley, Christina Laing, Julien Chinana, Adam McCullough

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We would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who came out and helped us make Big Tent Revival: Photography Pop Up an event to remember. Also a big thanks to the artists who participated and helped with preparations all along the way. And to the Buffalo Obscura team members who work behind the scenes in countless ways to help us realize our vision, there is no way we could do this with out you! Special thanks to Daniel Britt who hosted us at Transfiguration Church, his passion project.

Buffalo Obscura - Big Tent Revival Group Photo
Big Tent Revival: Pop Up Art Event

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We’ve had several  Buffalo Obscura meetings recently with contributing artists for our upcoming show, Big Tent Revival: Photography Pop Up, scheduled for Friday July 26th in a soon to be announced obscure location near you. In addition to photography, we’ll have a series of short features involving large scale projections, live drawing, music and more. Stay tuned.

  • Buffalo Obscura Artist meet up 1

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We are very excited to announce that ‘meet the bacons‘ will be joining us for, Route 62: Photography Pop up at Mackey’s Shamrock Room!

The acoustic duo of Joe & Robin Bacon are from Buffalo, NY. They draw influences from many great vocal duos, like Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, Simon and Garfunkel, Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris and Shovels and Rope, with music styles that cross classic country, rock, bluegrass, blues and folk (more easily described as Americana music).

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Jim Cielencki, Molly Jarboe, Chris Hawley, Macky Moberly and Christina Laing at Macky’s Shamrock Room on Route 62.

Our next show is Route 62: Photography Pop Up. This will be a one-night only event at Macky’s Shamrock Room, 1634 Bailey Avenue, on Friday, April 5, 2019, 6 to 11 pm. The show will direct the lenses of three photographers and a special guest videographer toward Route 62, the only U.S. highway to enter the City of Buffalo limits.

Check out more details in the Events tab!

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pressuredropAs always, we’ll be serving beer from a local brewery at our event.  Join us for “Buffalo’s Back Yard: Photography Pop Up Show” this Friday from 6-10pm. This time it’s “Citra Screamer” from Pressure Drop Brewing Company! Pressure Drop is the craft brewery headquartered at the newly-restored Barrel Factory, a 115-year-old historic factory in Buffalo’s legendary Old First Ward! Check out the event page and come join us!

http://www.barrelfactory.com/pressure-drop-brewing.html