Springville Center for the Arts seeks to add a full-time Performing Arts Director to our team who will manage music performances, coordinate our theater program, work with interns and guest artists during our summer youth programs, and help to craft special events or touring programs.

DUTIES

Performing Arts Presentations: Provide artistic direction, technical support, event management, and marketing related to concerts at our venues.

Theater Programs: Work with Theater Committee volunteers to produce a season of shows. Manage theater spaces and other assets such as props, costumes, or tools.

Summer Youth Programs: Select and manage summer interns and guest artists to participate in youth workshops and performing arts productions.

Special Events: Produce performing arts content at special events such as Art Crawl, Bootleg Soiree, or the Artsapalooza touring show.

General Administrative duties that are shared include staffing box office hours, researching funding, work on sponsorships and creating reports.

Candidates may come from a broad variety of backgrounds and those most likely to succeed have a long-term interest in the arts, experience in a nonprofit working environment, and/or event management. SCA has a small team and this position requires a person who is a self-starter and able to work with many different types of volunteers. They should have the ability to multi-task and adjust to seasonal or event-related fluctuations in workload. The position requires attendance at many weekend and evening programs. Long distance travel or working from home won’t lead to success. Learning is expected.

Review our Strategic Plans (2024 edition out very soon)

See a longer list of duties.

It’s more of a lifestyle than a job. It might sound exciting but it is a lot of work. Salary is $38,000.

TO APPLY

Send a cover letter expressing your interest along with a resume to Seth Wochensky, Executive Director at scaseth@gmail.com with the subject line “PAD Application.” If you do not currently live within our service area, please explain. We will confirm receipt of your application. We hope to have someone in this position at the start of the year.

SPRINGVILLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Springville Center for the Arts (SCA) is a catalyst for creative inspiration and expression in our community and beyond. Typical programming includes exhibits, concerts, theater, residencies, workshops and other arts programs. Our main facility is an 1869 former church. We also program at our sister project, Art’s Cafe, a community-owned redevelopment with a small stage, workshop, residency and public green roof centered around a bakery-cafe.

SCA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Local bluegrass favorites Creek Bend will perform holiday songs at Art’s Cafe.

A weekly evening of jazz standards from the 40’s to the present, selections from the Great American Songbook, and a touch of Latin too.  

Join us for our first trivia night. It’s trivia –  with a Springville twist: half the questions will test your knowledge of local history and authors.

Using a colorful display of fruits and vegetables as inspiration, create a free flowing watercolor painting. Float color and water, create definitive brush strokes, and splatter luminous colors onto a unique and malleable paper called Yupo.

Stop into Art’s Cafe for your morning coffee and let the kids make a seasonal craft right on stage! 2nd Saturday of the month

With Warren’s classical foundation and Flick’s experience in bluegrass and jazz, their contrasting backgrounds give this collaboration a unique and compelling musical narrative.

Holiday favorites from SJO

Calling all folkies! Curated by Ben Collier, Folk Night will focus on folk and traditional music hosted by a constellation of players. First Thursday of each month.

Penny Minner, a member of the Seneca Nation, Turtle Clan, will give a brief history of traditional weaving. Students will learn how to weave an ornament using sweetgrass.

SCA Executive Director Seth Wochensky will moderate a conversation with a panel of artists from the Founders Show. The show and panel consists of some of the original gallery members and influential artists of SCA’s early days.

Participants will produce a memorial artwork with a photograph and assorted dry media materials, which will be applied to a woodblock for presentation.

Formed in 2016, Smilo and the Ghost have been delivering hard-driving, old-time influenced folk-rock to crowds around the Northeast.

Calling local artists! Springville Center for the Arts is seeking work for Community Threads. This exhibit will showcase a variety of fiber arts from our region.

At a Silent Book Club there’s no assigned reading or discussion guides—that’s the “silent” part of our book club—but we do like to share book recommendations and meet other book-loving people.

Come join our local community of crocheters! Meet other fiber artists, work on your projects, find new patterns to begin, or learn to crochet for the first time.

Fine wares created by local artists and artisans will be on display and available for purchase at Art’s Cafe during the holiday season.

Aleksi combines his powerful voice with rich songwriting, all while accompanying himself on the violin and seamlessly switching between English and French.

Water is the facilitator of beautiful watercolors! Participants will use a dampened paper to mix transparent watercolor pigments while learning control of fluid washes and wet into wet techniques.

Learn a tune on the ukulele with Seth Wochensky at Uke Night. Musicians of all experience levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Extra ukes will be provided, or bring your own.

ARTIST NIGHT: QUINCY KOCZKA
1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month | 6:30pm | Free

Join us for a series of talks hosted by staff artist Max Collins focused on spotlighting an assortment of artists from all disciplines.

Artist Night is very laid back, with the intent being to create a conversational dynamic. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and chat with the artists and other audience members after the presentation.

These events are a great way for both artists and those interested in the arts to network, learn about events and opportunities, and hear more about all the exciting art-making happening in Western New York!

QUINCY KOCZKA
November 15th

Quincy Koczka is a designer, builder, skateboarder, and artist based in Buffalo, NY. He has a masters of architecture from the University at Buffalo and was the lead trainer, as well as lead builder for Assembly House 150 in Buffalo, NY. He currently is part of the newly formed 1338 Workshop which is an interdisciplinary collection of artists, designers, and tradespeople working in the realms of art, decorative art, and architecture.

Learn to punch needle as we create a holiday-inspired artwork! Punch needle art is a super simple form of embroidery / rug-hooking which uses a large needle-like tool to punch loops of yarn into your chosen fabric.

Come write with us! This workshop will focus on starting a short story. Through writing prompts and activities, attendees will leave the class with at least the beginning of a short story written.

The Human Dream Project is a multimedia performance project that takes recordings of humans intimately describing a dream they have had and illustrates their dreams along to the recording using beautiful and irreverent puppetry, performance and live music.

A weekly evening of jazz standards from the 40’s to the present, selections from the Great American Songbook, and a touch of Latin too.  

Learn how to take better portraits using your favorite camera: your phone! In this workshop, we’ll learn some helpful compositional tips, take pictures, print them out, and wheat paste them to blocks of wood.

Inspired by a still life provided by the instructor, participants will mix water and transparent watercolor pigments to create fluid washes with a focus on layering clean transparent color for a luminous painting.

The “Folkana- Roots-Rock” brand of Americana music is a multi-faceted soundscape infused with elements of Folk, Rock, Reggae, Bluegrass, and Funk.

Calling all folkies! Curated by Ben Collier, Folk Night will focus on folk and traditional music hosted by a constellation of players. First Thursday of each month.

Exhibiting members and influential artists from the early days of SCA will be part of a special Founders Show. The exhibit will showcase the talented people who helped make Springville Center for the Arts the organization that we are today.

Bethany Krull is a sculptor based in Buffalo, New York working in clay (primarily porcelain) for over twenty years. These events are a great way for both artists and those interested in the arts to network, learn about events and opportunities, and hear more about all the exciting art-making happening in Western New York!

 VIEW FINDERS is known for exhibiting work taken “through the lens” that has not been digitally manipulated. The theme A Taste of Tradition focuses on capturing vintage, food-related moments.

Do you have ideas on the types of programs you’d like to see at SCA? If you have input, come to Arts Cafe on Thursday, October 26 at 6:30pm.

Suminagashi or “floating ink” is the process of marbling plain paper using water and ink. Create your own unique marbled paper to use in a future project.

MJ Meyers is a prolific artist from Buffalo, NY focusing on drawing and painting. These events are a great way for both artists and those interested in the arts to network, learn about events and opportunities, and hear more about all the exciting art-making happening in Western New York! 

When you Learn to Weave, you will be able to create textiles, wall hangings, tapestries, rugs, baskets, and jewelry.  In this class you will learn about the materials and supplies, how to begin a weaving, and how to create a variety of weaving patterns.

The show depicts a hilarious view into the lives of siblings Minerva and Maximus as they sift through the personal artifacts and trappings of their recently deceased father.

A weekly evening of jazz standards from the 40’s to the present, selections from the Great American Songbook, and a touch of Latin too.  

Have you written a scary story, a spooky sonnet, an eerie essay, a morbid memoir, or even a chilling chorus? Come share it with other writers for the chance to hold the title of Scariest Storyteller. All writing forms welcome at this drop-in open mic.

Three floors of party in a historic Oddfellows hall. This album release party features The Lowlies, performing songs from their debut album Delta Star. Admission includes live music, refreshments, and art installations. Cash bars.

Experiment with monotype techniques that you can replicate at home. From trace monotypes to Gelli plate prints, you can play with stencils, hand drawing, and color layering to create unique, original prints on paper.

This workshop is designed to hone your inner photography skills by slowing down, observing and seeing the beauty of nature, water, the atmosphere, and manmade objects.

Calling all folkies! Curated by Ben Collier, Folk Night will focus on folk and traditional music hosted by a constellation of players. First Thursday of each month.

Rachel Shelton centers an experimental and process-based practice around printmaking, expanding into book arts, enamel, public art, and sculpture. These events are a great way for both artists and those interested in the arts to network, learn about events and opportunities, and hear more about all the exciting art-making happening in Western New York! 

This workshop includes history, philosophy, and an introduction to creating a monoprint utilizing latex fish molds rather than real fish.

Participants will choose their unique view to paint en plein air and receive guidance on simplifying the landscape, value structure, composition, and focal point. All mediums are welcome.

Kool-aid isn’t just for kids! Use it as a dye to design your own beautiful silk scarf.

Fundamental drawing experience using a charcoal midtone, followed by development of shadow and highlight shapes to create the form, with charcoal manipulation and line quality enhancing the shapes.

Each photograph is unique in its characteristics, portraying different degrees of light and shadow, various color schemes, seasonal vegetation, and assorted angles and views of the trees and foliage. Some photos show the trees individually or in groups, while others are close-ups of leaves, blossoms, and berries. The trees themselves seem ageless and eternal, growing and changing season after season, as the cycle of days pass and begin again.

A creativity program for children aged 2-5 years modeled after the Reggio Emilia approach. Activities include painting, dance, theatrical storytelling, story making, acting out scenes, and general art-making mayhem. 

Shasti O’Leary Soudant is a multidisciplinary artist, sculptor, designer and writer whose colorful public art is inspired by humanist, philosophical, political, and scientific concepts. These events are a great way for both artists and those interested in the arts to network, learn about events and opportunities, and hear more about all the exciting art-making happening in Western New York! 

A weekly evening of jazz standards from the 40’s to the present, selections from the Great American Songbook, and a touch of Latin too.  

Olmsted Gallery Reopening &
Buffalo Society of Artists 127th Catalogue Exhibition
Cocktail Reception
September 14th | 6 – 8 pm
tour the space | meet the artists | refreshments | free

Formed in 1891, the Buffalo Society of Artists is one of the oldest art organizations in Western New York and the United States. Early exhibits included the works of both members and non-members such as Charles Burchfield and Claude Monet. The BSA embraces visual exploration as critical to the voice of our time, advancing visual art and the presentation of the finest artistic traditions.

Calling all folkies! Curated by Ben Collier, Folk Night will focus on folk and traditional music hosted by a constellation of players. First Thursday of each month.

To make a batik, selected areas of the design are blocked out by applying hot wax over them, a dye is applied on top and the parts covered in wax resist the dye and remain the original colour.

Students who participated in the All-Out-Arts summer program will put on a production of The Phantom Tollbooth Jr.

An end-of-summer street party including a mural unveiling by Miss Birdy, live music, food trucks, a kid’s Art Reception at The Lab, and a Lil’ SLAM performance of The Phantom Tollbooth Jr.

Baltimore-based band The Honey Dewdrops continue to expand their experimental folk sound while maintaining a commitment to deepening their understanding of the world through the lens of music.

TICKETS HERE

Presented by SCA and Students Loving Art and Music (SLAM). The show centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three equally quirky grown-ups.

Participants will use a dampened paper to mix transparent watercolor pigments while learning control of fluid washes and wet into wet techniques.

Shibori is a Japanese manual dyeing technique used on textiles to create patterns that spread unevenly across the fabric. The resulting patterns are often emblematic of Japan’s appreciation of the beauty of imperfection – known locally as wabi sabi.

Inspired by a still life provided by the instructor, participants will mix water and transparent watercolor pigments to create fluid washes with a focus on layering clean transparent color for a luminous painting.

Participants will choose their unique view to paint en plein air at the beautiful Olmsted Camp.

A creativity program for 2-5 year olds that meet on Fridays at Arts Underground.

Join Bob Adler for a photography walk at the beautiful Olmsted Camp

Join artist Cliff Redeye of the Seneca Nation for a beginner’s leather-working class.

Enjoy a free outdoor concert by Chris Rattie & The New Rebels. Other activities include the SPARK! tent with kids’ activities, theater pop-ups, and interactive fun for all ages.

Do you have questions about getting published or publishing opportunities unique to Western New York? Are you a reader who wants to support local authors and publishers? Then this panel is for you!

Join Janet Vedder, an artist-in-residence on the Roycroft Campus, for an introduction to a beautiful art style. The class includes history, philosophy, and specific brush strokes to create an artwork.

Noah was writing the chapters of Genesis when suddenly God spoke to him: There will be a world-destroying flood, and Noah must build an ark to house two of every kind of animal. So begins the story of Two by Two, a musical retelling of the biblical story of the Great Flood.

This workshop includes history, philosophy, and an introduction to creating a monoprint utilizing latex fish molds rather than real fish. 

Enjoy multiple live music acts, hors d’oeuvres, cash bars indoors and outdoors, theater and art pop-ups, and a sneak peek into the theater and entrance addition renovations at SCA.

The Downtown Springville Art Crawl is a free, all-ages, immersive, one-night art event. Juried artwork is hung in local businesses, transforming Main Street into a gallery. Art, live music, performances, installations, art demonstrations, kid’s activities, vendors, and more fill historic downtown Springville.

Springville favorites Nick Kody and Lydia Herren will be holding an acoustic performance of their new album at Art’s Cafe.

A creativity program for 2-5 year olds that meet on Fridays. Getting your hands dirty is a given, getting covered head-to-toe in paint is a good possibility!

Join us for a series of talks hosted by a wide range of artists all all disciplines. There will be mini-workshops, chances for art-making, networking opportunities, and more.

Stop into Art’s Cafe for your morning coffee and let the kids make art right up on stage.

The Bell Canto Quartet will be holding a free concert at Art’s Cafe. Donations are encouraged.

Liam Thomas Bailey and Two Bird Stone, along with Sarah Siskind, will be in Springville for a residency.

Join us for a series of talks hosted by a wide range of artists all all disciplines. There will be mini-workshops, chances for art-making, networking opportunities, and more.

Guy uses a blend of roots, blues, folk, rock, and world music to comment on and address the frustrations of social injustice, touching topics of politics, historical events, and common life struggles. He sings, plays six and twelve string guitars, the five-string banjo, harmonica, and Didgeridoo.

In this series, draw inspiration from works by a variety of artists and create your own masterpiece.

This workshop aims to encourage visual journaling with a figural focus. Participants will use a mirror to create a basic self portrait, then enhance their drawing with various mediums.

Come paint in a TBD location in Springville. Beginners will learn how to approach a painting while more advanced painters can practice and connect with other artists.

In this series, draw inspiration from works by a variety of artists and create your own masterpiece.

Join us for a series of talks hosted by a wide range of artists all all disciplines. There will be mini-workshops, chances for art-making, networking opportunities, and more.

In this workshop participants will produce a memorial artwork using a woodblock and a photograph that captures the life or memory of a loved one, a pet, or a special place.

In this workshop, collage a character into existence with historical found photographs, build their personality and story through short prompts, then construct a fictional album. You’ll walk away with an object that is part art, part story—a narrative in disguise.

Two by Two Auditions on Saturday, April 15th at Arts Underground.

So much party we have to say it twice. Drop your kids ages 5-11 off at Art’s Underground for an evening of dancing and fun. Pizza included.

Koury and Walker connect the viewer to nature’s landscapes through their use of light and color, creating an appreciation for communing with nature.

An evening focused on showcasing original local music reimagined in a raw format for the intimate Art’s Cafe performance space. Featuring The Burkharts who play infectious indie pop with a nod to the surfy sounds of the 1960’s. More acts to be announced. Hosted by Dave Danielson.

Join us for a series of talks hosted by a wide range of artists all all disciplines. There will be mini-workshops, chances for art-making, networking opportunities, and more.

Learn plaiting and twining techniques to create a small rectangular basket.

Learn all the techniques involved in stained glass to make a small panel in one day.

Join us for a series of talks hosted by a wide range of artists all all disciplines. There will be mini-workshops, chances for art-making, networking opportunities, and more.

Create small sculptural objects out of clay and leave with a silicone mold ready to cast multiples.

In this three-part workshop series, participants will learn how to take better photographs while learning the manual functions of their digital camera such as shutter speed, aperture, and ISO.

Corner House is a trans-atlantic quartet with a unique blend of traditional, indie-pop and rock sounds. They incorporate progressive bluegrass, Celtic, and old-time influences to create lush instrumental textures, thoughtful arrangements, and intimate lyrics.

A creativity program for preschool children aged 3-5 years modeled after the Reggio Emilia approach. Activities include painting, dance, theatrical storytelling, story making, acting out scenes, and general art-making mayhem.

Join us for a series of talks hosted by a wide range of artists all all disciplines. There will be mini-workshops, chances for art-making, networking opportunities, and more.

Learn the Coptic Stitch and make a book from scratch using wood for the covers.

Help rebuild our theater community by joining our monthly theater night that will include a mix of presentations by guest actors, playreading, masterclasses, and more

Join an exciting new community sculpture project! Create your own art installation using plaster. Completed works will be temporarily installed at Art Crawl on June 3rd.

COMMUNITY SHOW
On Display February 22nd – April 8th | Art’s Cafe Gallery
Reception February 24th | 6 – 8pm

The Community Show features fine art from Springville and the surrounding region.

Join us for a reception on February 24th to see the exhibit, speak with the artists, and enjoy refreshments.

Learn the Japanese Side Stitch, how to size and  cut paper, and create a book from scratch

Learn the basics of stained glass and create a small abstract suncatcher to take home with you

Join us for a series of talks hosted by a wide range of artists all all disciplines. There will be mini-workshops, chances for art-making, networking opportunities, and more.

Wielding claw-hammer banjo, Irish bouzouki, mandolin, and acoustic guitar the duo sings predominantly original music as well as reworked traditional ballads gathered from their travels.

Spend an evening with other local writers. Attendees will complete writing prompts that will later be turned into a collaborative visual art piece to be displayed at the Art’s Café.

Spend an evening with other local writers. Attendees will complete writing prompts that will later be turned into a collaborative visual art piece to be displayed at the Art’s Café.

An interactive exhibit featuring photographs of potential sites for public art installations around Springville. Visitors will have the opportunity to leave feedback and sketch ideas they would like to see in the community.

Using colorful fruits and vegetables as inspiration, create a free flowing watercolor painting on unique Yupo paper.

A creativity program for children aged 2-5 years modeled after the Reggio Emilia approach. Activities include painting, dance, theatrical storytelling, story making, acting out scenes, and general art-making mayhem.

Folk Night will focus on folk and traditional music by a constellation of players. Come sit in, feel free to bring an instrument, and share a few songs.

Volunteers who know how to crochet are needed to create a massive amount of small crocheted hearts, which will be installed on the trees in downtown Springville.

Join us for a series of talks hosted by a wide range of artists all all disciplines. There will be mini-workshops, chances for art-making, networking opportunities, and more.

Our workshop space will be open for artmaking of all kinds every Wednesday! Use our supplies or bring your own, network with other local artists and art-curious folk, and get creative.

Bring your instruments, songs, poems, etc. Hosts TBA.

Silent Book Club is a global community of readers and introverts, gathering to read together in quiet camaraderie.

The Annual Meeting of the Membership of Springville Center for the Arts, Inc. will be held on Monday, January 23rd at 7pm at The Lab, 67 East Main Street, Springville. Official business includes a presentation of our finances, a review of the programs of 2022, plans for 2023, and an update on capital projects.

Learn a variety of techniques to bend and connect wire to create a contour design, 3D form, or mixed media sculpture or mobile.

Come play a tune with fellow uke-lovers

Students will learn fundamental artistic principles and explore various mediums. For kids ages 11 – 18.

A weekly evening of jazz standards from the 40’s to the present, selections from the Great American Songbook, and a touch of Latin too. Bring your dancing shoes…

On Display January 4th – February 18th
Reception January 13th | 6 – 8pm

Calling local artists! This exhibit will showcase fine art from the surrounding region.