Glass Landscapes merges stained glass and photography to create a body of work investigating memory, landscapes, and their distortions. Accompanying the creation of the work is a series of free public workshops on Polaroid Emulsion Lifts.

Dreams Travel Wondrous Wires is a dream-like, short experimental film that explores altered states of consciousness through The Seth Material, a formative series of New Age texts published by Jane Roberts as the result of her channeling the non-physical entity, “Seth.”

Pick-A-Print vending machines will host small-scale pieces of art (handmade prints, limited editions, zines, found objects, and more) from local Buffalo artists, in a fun, accessible, low-cost format. It intends to host work from over 40 different artists in its first year, and expand from there.

Through historical Eurocentric and misogynistic views, there has been a separation of craft and art. This show will consist entirely of craft materials focusing on Filipino culture being highlighted by technological aid; the same inventions used to suppress many indigenous cultures and diminish traditional knowledge transfer.

Funding will support two group exhibitions showcasing artists' books, focused on personal sketchbooks and photo books made of Polaroid photos. The exhibitions will allow visitors to touch and flip through books, providing inspiration and enabling comparisons between artists techniques.

The goal of this project is to break down financial barriers associated with gold leaf and make it accessible through subsidized workshops. I will also be funding my own education into brilliant cut glass with a course at the Corning Museum of Glass. Check out www.theyames.com for updates and more!

Into Dust is a short film love story about two young Buffalo Natives who, along with the rest of their class, learn that the world is ending in less than 24 hours. Feeling powerless, they decide to throw one last big party where things take a dark turn.

Analog versus digital. Nature versus destruction. The battle unfolds on a giant cube, where analog devices casting natural landscapes compete with intermittent AI-powered digital projections of disaster. The convergence and clash of these visuals invite reflection on the fragility of our environment and the profound consequences of unchecked technological advancement.

Frontera de carácter (Frontier of Character) is an exhibition that utilizes photography and Adobe building materials to express my identity as a second-generation Mexican American and references the experiences of living within my Mexican and Northwest American cultures.

I’ll produce an artist book in conversation with the work of Helen Adam (1909-1993), made while visiting her archives at the SUNY Buffalo Poetry and Rare Book Collection.

An immersive interdisciplinary installation exploring themes of connection and dis-connection through cymatic (sound made visible) projections juxtaposed over patterns and networks found in nature in the greater Niagara Falls region.

In Vision of Vocation: Finding Rest, Joel explores themes of labor, purpose, value and overlooked moments of stillness within the lives of workers. I plan to create frames for the drawings I will show as an intentional finishing touch that will supplement the subjects.

Sunshine Recorder is an arts and culture zine showcasing Buffalo's unique creatives through studio visits, gonzo journalism at events, and any exciting happenings in 2025. Featuring musicians, illustrators, painters, poets, photographers, and vigilantes, it captures the endless artistic expressions that define the city's dynamic cultural landscape.

716 & Art is an event showcasing the vibrant film-art scene in Buffalo. Hosted in the Ujima Theatre, this event will gather seven talented Buffalo-based directors to showcase their short films, followed by a brief Q&A session.

ReFuse is a multi-channel screening of films that document the urban landscape of Buffalo NY, made by local filmmakers, and constructed from salvaged building materials and old CRT video monitors. The work will be publicly exhibited at ReUse Action on Buffalo’s East Side neighborhood, and includes artist talks and workshops.

A magic market focused on childlike imagination, community, and creating safe spaces. A local gallery is transformed into a playful storefront, creating an immersive exhibition space for unique and free public programming. Bodega 333 is a dreamlike space where all are invited to wander and wonder.

We believe we shape the world of objects - but our objects shape us. We are symbionts. These things carry, collect and present. Their role is ambiguous, residing between art and science, data and display. Collect, grow, feed, perform: responsive in the world.

Tangled Gravities is a public sculpture / interactive mixed reality worldbuilding exercise, where people with radically different gravities coexist innocently, traversing a playground of AI-generated nonsense.

Prairie is a new center for artistic growth, experimentation, and connection, where artists from diverse backgrounds can come together to collaborate and inspire one another, while cultivating an inclusive artistic ecosystem that helps Buffalo thrive.

A new creative workspace for artists exploring the intersections of photo/video, performance, and printed matter. The Generator Fund will support initial costs establishing an adaptable space and subsidize materials for use in workshops and by guest artists.