Created as part of the team at Telesco Creative Group.
Illustrations by Pete Reiling.
The Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts was a beloved annual event held in Buffalo,
New York, typically during the last weekend of August. For 24 years, it transformed
Buffalo’s Elmwood Village into a vibrant celebration of local culture, featuring over
170 artists, live music, and dance performances.
New York, typically during the last weekend of August. For 24 years, it transformed
Buffalo’s Elmwood Village into a vibrant celebration of local culture, featuring over
170 artists, live music, and dance performances.
Each year, the festival team selected a theme—and then we ran with it. Artists and
performers would take inspiration from the theme when designing costumes and building large-scale puppets that roamed the festival grounds. All in all, it was 48 hours of wild, unbridled creativity and community spirit.
performers would take inspiration from the theme when designing costumes and building large-scale puppets that roamed the festival grounds. All in all, it was 48 hours of wild, unbridled creativity and community spirit.
