The Project Space - 155 CFA

Usually Fridays and weekends are used for show turnover (deinstallation, painting, and install of new shows), so Monday-Thursday is the best time to visit.

Additional evening and additional weekend hours may be available but will vary. To confirm open hours in advance of visiting, contact the Art Resource Manager.

Scheduling of the Project Space is done by the Art Resource Manager, Whitney Kehl Chamberlain. 

Scheduling decisions are made based on factors of chronological order of request being submitted, volume of interest may determine length of scheduled time, and considerations of other showcasing/exhibition opportunities that students may or may not have. 

If demand is very high and all requests cannot be accommodated, Whitney will consult with the Department's Faculty on the Gallery Committee, to make scheduling decisions.

Scheduling for each semester typically occurs in the 1 to 2 months before the semester starts (July/August for Fall, December/January for Spring). Winter and Summer use is not recommended because the audience size is greatly diminished when UB classes are not in session, but if you have a use to propose for those times, submit the form and discuss with the Art Resource Manager.

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2025 Timeline for Project Space scheduling: 

• NOTE: Whitney will be on maternity leave late June-Late October 2025, and because of this, all Fall 2025 semester P.S. use will be scheduled by mid-June. 
• Interest form open on a rolling basis 
  • Priority for Fall 2025 will be given to use requests received by June 7th. 
  • Requests made by this date will hear back in mid-June, to be accepted, denied, or waitlisted.
  • Requests made later in June might be accommodated, if possible. 
• No request is guaranteed to be fulfilled. You are not confirmed to exhibit unless you receive an email from me stating such. You might also be denied or waitlisted. If you don't hear back from me about a request feel free to email or call to check-in.  
• Spring 2026 use requests can be submitted anytime, and will be addressed (accepted, waitlist, or denied), in November-January.
  

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Regular Year Timeline for Project Space scheduling: 

• June 30th: Interest form opens to incoming MFA students
• Rolling Basis: Interest form open on a rolling basis for undergraduates, returning MFA students, and Instructors looking to book for a class they teach.
• Submit a use request form as soon as you have a firm idea of when you want to exhibit, since there is an element of first-come first-serve to the scheduling process. 
• Form submission by 7/31 for Fall and 12/31 for Spring gives greatest likelihood of acceptance. Later entries may be considered depending on volume of ones receive prior.
• Notification of acceptance into a slot for the Project Space will be by the Friday before classes start, and will be earlier when possible.

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Essentials to Note:

1. Those who exhibit in the Project Space are recommended to create their own poster advertising the show, and may host evening receptions. 
2. The Art Resource Manager (ARM) is able to assist in distributing advertisements via Department listservs and social media platforms. 
3. Refreshments are allowed in the space. The week of your reservation, you may sign out a "Project Space Snack Box" from the CFA Room 202 Department Office, which includes packaged cookies, bags of chips and pretzels, salsa, and canned beverages. You may choose to procure other or additional refreshments at your own expense. No alcohol allowed. From UB Policy: "When alcohol is provided at a hosted event, it must be served by a provider licensed to serve alcohol. Proof of use of a licensed provider is required at the time of approval; exceptions are not allowed and will not be processed when alcohol is served without a licensed provider." (full policy here).
   
4. Because it is in our gallery space, the Department of Art is "hosting" this event, and you must confirm permissible times for hosting any evening reception in the Project Space, with the ARM. 
5. Those who exhibit in the Project Space are responsible for leaving it in the condition in which it was found. This includes spackling and painting wall damage, and removing any paint or other material that gets stuck on the floors. The supplies will be provided to you. If gallery attendant staff are available to assist you in these processes, the Art Resource Manager will notify you. You are encouraged to let the ARM know which day you plan to deinstall and clean the space in advance, so they can try to coordinate assistance from the gallery attendants. 

Questions may be emailed to the Department's Art Resource Manager, Whitney Kehl Chamberlain, at whitneyk@buffalo.edu