Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center

06/16/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of our new exhibition, "With us at the center of our world". It was a joy to welcome everyone at the opening and to our new space! The exhibition is now on view Tuesday–Saturday, 12–5 pm, and with extended hours through 8 pm on Wednesdays through September 11. Don't miss the first public program next week, with an artist talk with Cameron A. Granger and Christina Corfield on Wednesday, April 24.

"With us at the center of our world" think​s through and on non-human animals and domestication, colonialism, extinction, and conservation, and the toll humans extract from our co-inhabitants on earth.​ Featuring essay films, speculative narratives, installation work, among other forms, the exhibition features work by Amy Ching-Yan Lam, Annika Eriksson, Cameron A. Granger, Christina Corfield, Deniz Tortum & Sister Sylvester, G. Anthony Svatek, Miranda Javid, and Noor Abuarafeh.​ This exhibition is supported by Teiger Foundation and the The Andy Warhol Foundation . Thank you to our intern Samuel Eschberger ( Sam Eschberger ) for photographs of the opening.

Em Annika Eriksson Cameron A Granger Deniz Tortum Sister Sylvester G. Anthony Svatek Miranda Javid

06/11/2026

Friday! Join us for the opening reception of With us at the center of our world: animals, domestications, dreams -- the first exhibition our new gallery space! Remarks by curator Ekrem Serdar at 7pm.
Featuring work by Amy Ching-Yan Lam, Annika Eriksson, Cameron A. Granger, Christina Corfield, Deniz Tortum & Sister Sylvester, G. Anthony Svatek, Miranda Javid, and Noor Abuarafeh

06/10/2026

Squeaky Wheel members and membership-curious: come hang out during our open house Saturday 6/13 between 12-2pm! See the new space, tell us what you're working on, scheme and dream together!
All are welcome, RSVP would be lovely: https://squeaky.org/event/membership-open-house/

06/09/2026

Excited to be hosting this on Saturday!

This Hex Editing/Datamosh/Glitch workshop is hosted by THE DEAD MEDIA RESIDENCY and taught by residency artist - Following this event will be an open house of the Squeaky Wheel facility and new art exhibit in the gallery.

Maximum Number of Participants is 8
To Register Please Email: [email protected]

When: Saturday June 13th 10:30AM to 12:00PM

Where: Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Center Tri-Main Center 2495 Main Street #310 Buffalo, NY 14214

Cost: Free
Equipment:

·      A Personal Mac Laptop is Recommended but not required
·      Download Application https://hexfiend.com/
·      Cache of digital images and video clips on a USB stick, drive, or computer.

*Squeaky Wheel also has MacMini computers that are free to use during the workshop.

This workshop was made possible a Potential Award from the 2025 Generator Fund provided by .buffalo and sponsored by

hexfiend

06/06/2026

We commissioned this amazing new Squeaky Wheel sticker from SW teaching artist Jake Reber to celebrate this year’s membership drive! Grab one the next time you visit, or become a member and we’ll mail you one!

Learn more about Jake:

“I like working on poetry, comics, glitch art, lofi publishing, and any possible combinations of these forms/practices.”
* You can check out some of Jake’s publications at Gutter Pop Comics!

“I've been teaching DATA classes at squeaky for 2 years! We've worked together on comics, digital illustration, animation, and RPGs.”
*DATA is our program for neurodiverse teens.

Recommended: Tan Lin's PowerPoint works, Bibliographic Sound Track and The Ph.D Sound
*You can access them at: https://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Lin.php

06/05/2026

We're kicking off something special! Join us for a FREE one-night event at the Western New York Refugee Film Festival!

Hosted at duende at Silo City on Thursday, June 25th at 7pm, our 7th annual festival will feature live music by the Voice of Victory Band and a screening of 27-minute documentary Breakaway: The Refugee World Cup. Catering will be provided by the West Side Bazaar , along with Turkish tea and desserts from Buffalo United for Peace, Inc.

RSVP by Thursday, June 18th to reserve your seats.
https://bit.ly/3PP7JDV

Stick around until 10pm for the USA vs Türkiye 2026 World Cup game projected on the Silos with Silo City Soccer!

05/29/2026

We are now accepting submissions to the 23rd edition of Squeaky Wheel's annual Animation Fest! We are proud to continue a festival showcasing short films and artworks made in a diverse variety of animation techniques, including stop-motion, claymation, 3D animation, hand-painted film, motion graphics, and more. All genres are welcome. Past festivals have showcased work from both emerging and established artists.

-Each individual submission should not exceed ~10 minutes.
-There is no submission fee.
-All selected artists will receive a screening fee of $100 per selected film.
-Multiple submissions per artist are accepted.
-Films must have been completed within the past ~2 years.

The 23rd Animation Fest will be held online and in-person on Friday, December 4, 2026 at The Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Learn more and submit your films today!
https://squeaky.org/event/call-for-submissions-squeaky-wheels-23rd-animation-fest/

05/26/2026

Join Deon Thedford, aka Y.N.X.716 July 13th-17th for an immersive, hands-on workshop for aspiring artists and music producers with during our Tech Arts for Youth Summer session! Students entering grades 6-9 will learn how to chop, loop, and manipulate audio samples, building skills to create cohesive, rhythmically captivating tracks. Explore the world of crate-digging, the foundations of hip-hop and electronic music production, and the creative potential of symmetry in sound.
https://squeaky.org/event/sampling-in-symmetry-digital-music-production/

05/25/2026

Here’s Squeaky Wheel’s student/artist/senior membership in 2001….and 2026! It’s not business sense, folks— we just want you to be part of the Squeaky Wheel community! ❤️ Join or renew now, during our membership drive!
squeaky.org/membership