{"id":29954,"date":"2020-03-05T11:15:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T11:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=29954"},"modified":"2020-03-05T11:15:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T11:15:44","slug":"keybank-foundation-donates-1-2m-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/keybank-foundation-donates-1-2m-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"KeyBank Foundation donates $1.2M to Burchfield Art Centre for expanding education programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

KeyBank Foundation is awarding $1.2 million in two education grants to Burchfield Penney Art Centre in Buffalo. The total money is in partnership with the First Niagara Foundation, along with the Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation.<\/span><\/strong>
\nKeyBank helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce.<\/span><\/strong>
\nBurchfield<\/span> Penney<\/span> Art<\/span> Centre<\/span><\/a> situated<\/span> in<\/span>\u00a0Buffalo<\/span> State<\/span>\u2019s<\/span> SUNY<\/span> campus<\/span> has<\/span> received the education grants totaling to<\/span> $1<\/span>.2<\/span> million<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> used<\/span> for<\/span> expanding<\/span> education<\/span> programs<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> institution<\/span>.<\/p>\n

KeyBank Foundation supports thriving art center<\/h2>\n

KeyBank Foundation activities incorporate the important values of diversity and inclusion. Foundation support is achieved through philanthropic investments, corporate contributions, and employee volunteerism. <\/span>
\nPrecisely<\/span>, the education grants<\/span> will<\/span> go<\/span> into<\/span> developing<\/span> a<\/span> new<\/span> center<\/span> for<\/span> art<\/span>–making<\/span> by<\/span> families<\/span>. Cynthia<\/span> Baird<\/span>, a<\/span> Burchfield<\/span> Penney<\/span> Trustee<\/span> reiterated<\/span> that<\/span> they<\/span> were<\/span> thrilled<\/span> by<\/span> helping<\/span> in<\/span> the\u00a0expansion<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> museum<\/span>\u2019s<\/span> art<\/span> programs<\/span>.
\nBurchfield<\/span> Penney<\/span> offers<\/span> education<\/span><\/a> in<\/span> arts<\/span> and<\/span> community<\/span> mobilization<\/span> that<\/span> give<\/span> insight<\/span> to<\/span> youth<\/span>\u00a0through<\/span> exposure<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> rich<\/span> diversity<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> creative<\/span> arena<\/span>. The<\/span> additional <\/span>education grants totaling<\/span> to<\/span> $225<\/span>,000<\/span> will<\/span> go<\/span> into<\/span> upgrading<\/span> the<\/span> institution<\/span> facilities<\/span> at<\/span> Burchfield<\/span>.
\nThe<\/span> newly<\/span> built<\/span> creativity<\/span> space<\/span> will<\/span> house<\/span> the<\/span> education<\/span> faculty<\/span>, as<\/span> well<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> community<\/span> mobilization<\/span> of<\/span> resources<\/span> center<\/span>. Being<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> Niagara<\/span> grant<\/span>, it<\/span> complements<\/span> and<\/span> solidifies<\/span> the<\/span> institution’s<\/span> vision<\/span> towards<\/span> a<\/span> tower<\/span> of<\/span> learning<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> area<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Engage<\/span> youth<\/span>\u00a0from<\/span> Western<\/span> New<\/span> York<\/span><\/h2>\n

Since<\/span> 1966<\/span>, the<\/span> institution<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> engaging<\/span> in<\/span> art<\/span> education<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> education grants<\/span> will<\/span> go<\/span> a<\/span> long<\/span> way<\/span> into<\/span> enabling<\/span> Burchfield<\/span> to<\/span> engage<\/span> youth<\/span>\u00a0from<\/span> Western<\/span> New<\/span> York<\/span> for<\/span> many<\/span> years<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> future<\/span>.
\nAccording<\/span> to<\/span> Dennis<\/span>, the<\/span> Burchfield<\/span>\u00a0 Director<\/span>, these <\/span>grants<\/span> serve<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> clean<\/span> bill<\/span> of<\/span> health<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> institutions<\/span> focus<\/span> on<\/span> education<\/span> and<\/span> family<\/span>.
\nThe Burchfield Penney Art Center is dedicated to the vision of American master Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967) and to the diverse art and artists of Western New York.<\/p>\n

Exhibits<\/h4>\n

The Burchfield Penney is open from 10 am-5 pm on Saturday, April 4. In addition to the exhibitions on view, The Center offers a free tour at 2 pm. The Museum Store and Burchfield’s Cafe by Oliver’s are also open during museum hours.
\nIN THE FULLNESS OF TIME, PAINTING IN BUFFALO, 1832-1972 is on view through May 31, 2020. Presented by M&T Bank and The Tower Family Fund, Inc.
\nFeatured image credits: Smithsonian Mag.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KeyBank Foundation is awarding $1.2 million in two education grants to Burchfield Penney Art Centre in Buffalo. The total money is in partnership with the First Niagara Foundation, along with the Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation. KeyBank helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce. Burchfield […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":29960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,25],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29954"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}