CAI was created to bring great artists to UB and Buffalo. Here are a few reasons why artists will find Buffalo a great place to create:

  • Work in America’s Best Designed City
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    Architecture is Art!  Fredrick Law Olmsted described Buffalo as “the best planned city in America”. Buffalo is a showcase for generations of the :
  • Goodbye, CAI
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    For 6 years, the Creative Arts Initiative (CAI) received many excellent proposals for artist residencies from a wide variety of disciplines, from across the country and around the world and were able to bring some amazing artists to Buffalo to create new art while engaging with our students and the Buffalo community. We are very sorry to see this important effort come to an end.
  • Be part of the legacy
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    Buffalo has long inspired great artists like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Mark Twain, both of whom called Buffalo home. Our literary legacy continues to thrive, through one of the nation’s top literary presenters, the :
  • Find Inspiration Inside and Out
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    Buffalo’s snowy winters provide a . On the shore of Lake Erie, above Niagara Falls, it would be hard to find a more beautiful place to stoke your creative fires. Discover why Buffalo is called the “City of Good Neighbors”.
  • Connect with the next generation
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    Arts One is a unique course offering UB students the chance to experience the wide range of art available in Buffalo by attending something new each week:
  • Follow the footsteps of Artistic Pioneers, or break a new trail
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    The University at Buffalo has a tradition of nurturing pioneering spirits such as:
  • Help bring spectacular to Buffalo!
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    Buffalo is blossoming and the energy is contagious. Once a hub for shipping across the Great Lakes, Buffalo is becoming a center for green energy, higher education, and culture. Historic spaces are being recycled, repurposed, and rennovated:
  • Leading the way in Contemporary Art
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    Buffalo’s arts community has deep roots, wide impact, and a unique regional sense of identity. The Creative Arts Initiative shares leadership and encourages partnership and collaboration with Buffalo’s leading artistic and cultural institutions.