Artist-in-Residence at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Ingrid Calame (American, born 1965). From #235 Drawing (Tracings up to the L.A. River placed in the Clark Telescope Dome, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ), 2007. Enamel paint on aluminum, 40 X 24 in. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery, NY.

The Albright-Knox is pleased to present a series of hands-on workshops, culminating with Ingrid Calame's arrival at the Gallery. These workshops will be held during Gusto at the Gallery Free Fridays and at community and school partner sites.

* AIR Calame Academy
Come to all four workshops and receive a degree in AIR Calame!

AIR Calame 101
My Fantasy Residency
Friday, May 9, 5 - 7 pm
Education department classrooms
FREE
What's an artist residency? How do you select an artist for residency? How do you decide what the artist will do once he or she is there? Students will learn how the Gallery is bringing together artists and community while they create their own fantasy residency plans for an invitee of their own choice. We will also be collecting memories for our Oral History Project from 5 to 10 pm.

AIR Calame 102
From the Ground Plan Up
Friday, May 16, 5 - 7 pm
Education department classrooms
FREE
Ingrid Calame uses the floor plans of buildings to create a basis for her work. Learn about her process and create the basis for your own artwork using floor plans as source material. We will also be collecting memories for our Oral History Project from 5 to 10 pm.

AIR Calame 103
The Ins and Outs of Tracing
Friday, May 30, 5 - 7 pm
Education department classrooms
FREE
Ingrid Calame traces stains, spills, paint marks, and other evidence of human presence to create energetic paintings that look entirely abstract. Are they really abstract or are they exact representations of things found in the real world? Find your own marks and create a drawing or painting using Calame's process. We will also be collecting memories for our Oral History Project from 5 to 10 pm.

AIR Calame 104
Welcome to Buffalo, Ingrid Calame!
Friday, June 6, 5 - 7 pm
Education department classrooms
FREE
Using what you have learned, create a page for Ingrid Calame's Welcome to Buffalo book. You can tell her what you have learned or create a work of art for her to enjoy. The pages will be collected, bound, and presented to her when she arrives in Buffalo for her residency. We will also be collecting memories for our Oral History Project from 5 to 10 pm.

AIR Calame
A Tracing Party
Friday, June 13, 3 - 7 pm
Ingrid Calame will be tracing in the Gallery's parking lot. Come for a snack, a tracing party, and to watch her, and her team, at work. There will be an opportunity to make your own artwork, ask questions, and meet the artist.

Sincere thanks are extended to the local management at ArcelorMittal for their participation in the AIR Calame project. Ingrid Calame will trace inside their Lackawanna plant during her residency.

The Artist-in-Residence Program (AIR) is made possible with major funding from the MetLife Foundation Museums and Community Connections Program and through the generous support of Sandy and Margie Nobel.