Focus Group Members/Collaborators

In addition to the coordinators, this project was developed by dedicated members of the community, many of whom were acting as representatives of collaborating organizations:

Paula Alcala Rosner
Focus Group Co-Chairperson; Economic Development Planner, City of Buffalo

Nancy Weekly
Focus Group Co-Chairperson; Burchfield-Penney Art Center

Joyce Kosinski, ACCEL/Medaille College
Mary Conboy, ACCEL/Medaille College
Anne Hayes, Albright Knox Art Gallery
Jennifer Bayles, Albright Knox Art Gallery
Celeste Lawson, Arts Council of Buffalo & Erie County
Melissa Grainger, Arts Council of Buffalo & Erie County
Joanna Angie, Buffalo Arts Studio
Margaret Frey, Buffalo Arts Studio
Kerry Mitchell, Canadian Consultate General’s Office
David Granville, City of Buffalo Arts Commission
Craig Centrie, El Museo Francisco Oller y Diego Rivera
Valeria Cray-Dihaan, Fifty Women with a Vision
Polly Little, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
Ed Taylor, just buffalo literary center
Dorothy Hill, Langston Hughes Institute
Sandra Gutowski, Women’s Pavilion Pan Am 2001, Inc.
Gretchen Stringer, Women’s Pavilion Pan Am 2001, Inc.
Sandra White, Women of the Underground Railroad
Renee Brown, artist
Blossom Cohan, artist
Anne Gunderman, artist
Cheryl Jackson, artist
Susan Klembzat, artist
Susanne Sehnalek, artist
Ellen Steinfeld, artist
Manya Tabiniak, artist
Sylvester Dihaan, arts enthusiast and community activist

Renee Perez, deceased, arts leader and enthusiast.
Renee was a leader in local arts organizations and deeply involved with raising awareness and standards for all arts. She believed the future of the Arts is dependent on enlightening children to the magic the Arts offer us all. We honor her for her contributions.

The Buffalo Arts Commission reviewed and approved selected proposals that will be created for sites on public property.