Celebrate Spring at the UB Center for the Arts! Spring into Art brings together and showcases the diverse talents of the artists and creators across the arts at UB. The UBCFA comes alive with performances, installations, interactive activities, and more! Guests are invited to see, celebrate, and experience the artistry that happens right here on campus. 

Presented by the Center for the Arts in collaboration with the departments of Art, Arts Management, UB Art Galleries, Media Study, Music, and Theatre and Dance.

This event is FREE and open to University at Buffalo students, faculty, staff and the public.

Evening Highlights

• Live performances by UB’s Departments of Theatre and Dance and Music featuring selections from The Pajama Game, Zodiaque Dance Company, ChoreoLab, student choreographers and musicians  
• Exhibitions in the UB Art Galleries and BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition
• Film and media installations by students in Media Study
• A Many Hands Community Embroidery Table led by Stitch Buffalo
• The Spring ‘25 Student Art Sale, offering original works by UB student artists
• An interactive T-shirt printmaking station presented by the Department of Art
• A fashion show finale by UB Blueprint
• A commemorative 30th Anniversary Mural, celebrating three decades of memorable experiences

For more information, please contact the Center for the Arts at ubcfa@buffalo.edu.

Drop-In T-Shirt Printmaking

Department of Art’s Jeff Sherven (Print Media Technician) presents this unique artmaking experience alongside undergraduate printmaking students.

Spring ’25 Student Art Sale

Original, handmade, and one-of-a-kind pieces and prints created and produced by students across UB enrolled in art courses. This coincides with the Pop-Up Shop series organized by ART422: Entrepreneurship for Creators, taught by Art Faculty Kelly Myers-Chunco.

Center for the Arts 30th Anniversary Mural

In celebration of 30 years of memorable experiences at the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts, a special mural has been curated with highlights from the Center’s legendary history.  

5 p.m. 
Selections from The Pajama Game, Department of Theatre and Dance 

Music Direction: Matt Marco
Performers: Ryan Butler, Robert Bartolotta, Jack Catena, Gwen Daretany, Alex Louis, Erinn Cosgrove,
Grace Rezin, Allinee NeGron
Music: “Hey There”, “Steam Heat”, & “There Once Was A Man” from The Pajama Game
by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross

5:20 p.m.   
Bound by Thought, ChoreoLab, Department of Theatre and Dance

Choreographer:  Madeline Elizabeth
Dancers:  Isabella Guerrucci, Rachel Hunt, Kendra Jones, Aniyah Mungo, Sophia Pham, Abby Postle,
Valentine Lants, and William Schmidt
Music: “Fear of the Unknown and the Blazing Sun” by Colin Stetson; “Vessels” by Philip Glass

5:30 p.m.   
Take a Seat, Zodiaque Dance Company, Department of Theatre and Dance

Choreographer: Kurt Adametz
Dancers: Erinn Cosgrove, Alexa Nanfro, Ariana Parsons, Jasmine White
Music: "Airmail Special (Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)" by Ella Fitzgerald; and "Sing Sang Sung" by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

5:40 p.m.
A Drink of You, ChoreoLab, Department of Theatre and Dance

Choreographer:  Kelly Quinn (KQ)
Dancers:  Shannon Brien, Makayla Garrett, Ella Hankinson, Rachel Hunt, Kendra Jones
Music: “Composition” by Composer; “So Real” and “Lover, You Should've Come Over” by Jeff Buckley

5:50 p.m.
Fandango, Zodiaque Dance Company, Department of Theatre and Dance

Choreographer: Kerry Ring
Dancers: Sarah Chowaniec, Nathan Eck, Mario Liguori, Olivia Lopez, Gabi Marshall, Alexa Nanfro, Ariana Parsons, Selena Pereyra, Fallon Tuholski, Adriana Vetcha, Jasmine White, NJ Wingo
Music: "Carmina Quartet" by Luigi Boccherini

6 p.m.
The Doctor, Choreographed by Ariana Romeo-Mullin

Choreographer: Ariana Mullin (Senior Dance & Exercise Science Major)
Dancers: Shannon Brien, Grace Lamanna, Sophia Pham, Mya Tran, Fallon Tuholski, Adriana Vetcha, Nj Wingo Music: Spitfire by Infected Mushroom

6:20 p.m.   
Eli Wardlaw, Classical Guitar Solo

Performer: Eli Wardlaw (Sophomore Guitar Performance Major)
Piece: Elegy by J.K. Mertz

6:30 p.m.  
Tasnim Daouaou, Guitar Solo

Performer: Tasnim Daouaou (Junior Psychology Major)
Piece: Original Songs & an Indie-Folk Cover 

6:40 p.m.  
John Martell & Eli Wardlaw, Guitar & Cello Duets

Performers: John Martell, Cellist (Sophomore Information Technology and Management Major)
Eli Wardlaw, Guitarist (Sophomore Guitar Performance Major)
Piece: Two Nocturnes by Frederich Burgmüller

6:50 p.m.  
UB Blueprint 

Club Leadership: Samuel Agorioge, Brandon Poindexter, Mohammed Musleh, Christopher Santiago

Maria A. Guzmán Capron: Fitting Room, UB Art Galleries, First Floor

Amanda Besl: Temple of Hortus, UB Art Galleries, Second Floor

BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition & Reception: Chrysalis, Department of Art

Location: Lower Gallery (Room B45) & Project Space (Room 155)
Time: 4-8pm

Stitch Buffalo: Many Hands Community Embroidery Table

Location: UB Art Galleries, CFA First Floor Gallery, in the exhibition Maria A. Guzman Capron: Fitting Room
Time: 5-7pm

DMS 103, 323, 341: Animation, Entryway to DMS

Professor: Christine Marie

Amatryx Game Lab Game Night, Room 235 

Professor: Cody Mejeur

DMS 121: Basic Digital Art & DMS 331: Mobile and Social Media, Room 244

Professor: Jenson Leonard

Virtual Production Research Project, Room 281

Professor: Dave Pape
Participants: Gabe Martin and Klaudia Jefferson

Inquiries into Signal Processing Techniques, Extensible Media Lab, Room 242

Professor: Jason Geistweidt
Participant: James Pardue (MFA Candidate)

Haunting of the Hereafter, DMS 518: Innovate Screens, Room 278

Professor: Sama Waham
Participants: Nastaran Bagheri, Misael Hernadez, Joel Mulindwa, Robbie Palmer, James Pardue, Augustine Peprah-Frimpong, KJ Honan, Tenzin Woodhean

Marc Baan (MAH Candidate): Fallacy Prints Collection, Corridors of DMS

Chris Hansen (PhD Candidate): Meditations on Voice Heard, Audio installation, Studio 258C

Drama Theatre

View the scenery for the Department of Theatre and Dance’s upcoming production of The Pajama Game musical.

Scene Shop (B77) & Costume Shop (B88/91)

View theatre production work in progress and tour the space.