About Us

Mission:
Emerging Leaders in the Arts Buffalo (ELAB) is a group of multi-disciplinary artists, arts administrators and patrons who work to support each other's professional and artistic growth through networking activities, critiques, workshops and community art projects.

About ELAB:
Formed in January of 2010, ELAB is a local chapter of the Americans for the Arts Emerging Leaders network that exists to cultivate the next generation of arts managers, patrons and artists by connecting emerging talent with skill-building and leadership development resources.

What we do:
ELAB presents programs to benefit the arts community at large such as ARTworking to connect current and new members, ARTlab where artists can get feedback and support from one another and professional development workshops.