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Check out the article on page 8 of the current issue! May 2010, Volume 5 Issue 5

We’ve recently done a complete website makeover and are excited to put it to use during our new 2010 season!  Let us know what you think, and we look forward to seeing you all this Spring!

We were recently featured in the Plain Dealer (based in Cleveland, OH).  Check out the article here:

http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2010/02/museum_in_closed_catholic_chur.html

When we started our internship program, our goals were simple: receive high quality assistance with our tough projects, and hopefully provide different kind of learning experience for the students. Receiving an award for our program was never a thought.

But that’s just what happened last week, when the Buffalo Religious Arts Center was named the Outstanding Non-Profit Internship Site for 2009 by the UB School of Management. It was a surprising honor, but a great testament to our wonderful interns, who have done marketing research, started our accounting books, and putting us on FaceBook, among many other projects.

Thank you to Carrie Gardner, the Director of the program, for this recognition. With the help of our interns, volunteers, members, and friends, the Religious Arts Center is growing every day.

by Brian Castner

The Buffalo Religious Arts Center is pleased to announce that it now owns the Saint Francis Xavier Complex, located at East and Amherst Streets in Black Rock. Included in the purchase is the Roman Basillica style church built in 1913, the 27,000 square foot school, and the Parish House. An anonymous donor provided funds for the entire purchase cost.

The Buffalo Religious Arts Center is converting the church into Xavier Hall, the first gallery dedicated to religious art in the United States housed in a former church. It will concentrate on the heritage and history of Buffalo, as told by the religious art created by its immigrants. Not affiliated with any specific denomination, the Buffalo Religious Arts Center seeks to display art of all faith traditions.

“This gallery is not just for the faithful, though the deep faith embodied in these works is apparent to all,” said Brian Castner, Executive Director. “If you love art, if you love architecture, if you just love Buffalo and its history, there is something for you at the Religious Arts Center.”