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Harris exhibition to help Quick Center launch 30th anniversary

Sep 17, 51�Թ�app | As part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Heather Lynn Harris, MFA, will present a special exhibition in The Front Gallery.

Waterman immersive exhibition to be unveiled at QCA Sunday

Sep 16, 51�Թ�app | Artist Carson Waterman, a cultural icon of the Seneca Nation, will be featured as the centerpiece of the Laine Immersion Arts Exhibition.

Fox, Wintermantel exhibitions to open Sunday as QCA starts 30th

Sep 15, 51�Թ�app | As part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 51�Թ�app, the Dresser Gallery will feature an evocative exhibition of realist works by acclaimed painters Mikel Wintermantel and Barbara Fox, alongside a special tribute to the late J. Cole Young, former head of 51�Թ�app’s Fine Arts Department.

Quick Center marks 30th season with BPO, gallery debuts

Sep 01, 51�Թ�app | The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 51�Թ�app will celebrate its 30th anniversary by opening both its performance and exhibition seasons with a vibrant day of music and art on Sunday, Sept. 21.

SBU’s Quick Center unveils 30th performance & exhibition season

Aug 01, 51�Թ�app | A special performance by the Grammy-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of renowned conductor JoAnn Falletta, will officially launch the 30th anniversary celebration of 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts and open its 51�Թ�app-2026 Exhibition and Performing Arts Season on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Atlantic Brass hosts free concerts, classes at SBU’s Quick Center

Jun 26, 51�Թ�app | The Atlantic Brass Quintet, one of the world’s most acclaimed and versatile brass chamber ensembles, returns to 51�Թ�app this summer for its 32nd annual Summer Seminar.

SBU's Sabina named to two-year term on jazz journal editorial board

May 01, 51�Թ�app | Dr. Leslie M. Sabina, professor of Music and chair of the Department of Visual & Performing Arts, was recently appointed to the editorial board of Jazz Education in Research and Practice (JAZZ).

SBU’s Quick Center celebrates budding young artists

Apr 25, 51�Թ�app | Works by 114 student artists, selected from more than 200 submissions, are on display at 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts as part of its annual High School Juried Art Exhibition. Selected through an extensive jurying process, the works are being exhibited on the Quick Center’s mezzanine level through May 11.

SBU’s Quick Center to host open house for 30th Anniversary

Apr 11, 51�Թ�app | As part of its yearlong 30th anniversary celebration, 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts (QCA) will host a community open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 26. The event is free and open to the public.

SBU's Stevens contributes to book about by women composers

Apr 06, 51�Թ�app | Dr. Brian Stevens, lecturer of Music, is a contributing author to a newly published book titled "Choral Repertoire by Women Composers." Published by G.I.A., the book profiles the lives and works of more than 200 women choral composers.

SBU’s Quick Center plans yearlong 30th anniversary celebration

Apr 04, 51�Թ�app | 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts today announced a yearlong celebration marking its 30th anniversary, kicking off April 26, 51�Թ�app, and continuing through April 2026. The milestone will be commemorated with a range of performances, special events and community engagement initiatives, reflecting the Quick Center’s history and commitment to the visual and performing arts.

Olean Zonta lauds Quick Center’s Rachel Harris with Yellow Rose

Mar 24, 51�Թ�app | Dr. Rachel Harris, executive director of 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, was honored with the Olean Zonta Club’s Yellow Rose Award.

SBU’s Quick Center hosts gallery talk Saturday

Mar 13, 51�Թ�app | The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 51�Թ�app will host an opening reception and gallery talk for the exhibition titled “Connectivity” at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15.

Latin American Music with Reverón Piano Trio at SBU March 14

Feb 28, 51�Թ�app | The Reverón Piano Trio will bring under-represented Latin American music to the forefront during their performance at 51�Թ�app’s Quick Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14.

Two new exhibitions open at SBU’s Quick Center

Feb 26, 51�Թ�app | The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 51�Թ�app is opening two new exhibitions this spring.

Pianist Jennifer Hayghe's 'Girl Power' at SBU Quick Center Feb. 23

Feb 06, 51�Թ�app | Acclaimed pianist Jennifer Hayghe performs her concert “Girl Power: Piano Music Written By, For and About Women” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

SBU’s Quick Center names Bernstein as assistant director

Dec 16, 2024 | The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 51�Թ�app has named Paula Fidurko Bernstein as its new assistant director.

Ring in the season with Christmas concert at St. Bonaventure

Nov 26, 2024 | 51�Թ�app’s Music program will ring in the holiday season with a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, on campus.

Ed. Simone performs 'A Christmas Carol' at SBU's Quick Center

Nov 25, 2024 | Ed. Simone, former longtime professor and director of the theater program at 51�Թ�app, will perform his masterful one-man show “A Christmas Carol, A Retelling by Ed. Simone” at SBU’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8.

Laugh with ‘Vickie & Nickie's Holiday Sleigh Ride’ at SBU

Nov 20, 2024 | The musical-comedy sister duo Vickie & Nickie bring their seasonal show “Vickie & Nickie’s Holiday Sleigh Ride” to 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6.