Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center

Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center Squeaky Wheel is a grassroots, artist-run non-profit media arts center in Buffalo, NY.

We are now accepting submissions to the 23rd edition of Squeaky Wheel's annual Animation Fest! We are proud to continue ...
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/

Join Deon Thedford, aka Y.N.X.716 July 13th-17th for an immersive, hands-on workshop for aspiring artists and music prod...
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/

Here’s Squeaky Wheel’s student/artist/senior membership in 2001….and 2026! It’s not business sense, folks— we just want ...
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

Opening June 12, the first exhibition in our new gallery: join us for “ With us at the center of our world: animals, dom...
05/13/2026

Opening June 12, the first exhibition in our new gallery: join us for “ With us at the center of our world: animals, domestications, dreams”. The exhibition and public programs think 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. The exhibition is accompanied by an artist talk with Cameron A. Granger and Christina Corfield; and a screening program with films by Serge Avédikian, Chris Marker, and Wiame Haddad. Learn more in the link in our bio.

This exhibition is supported by and the . Annika Eriksson’s work is courtesy of .filmform . Deniz Tortum & Sister Sylvester’s work courtesy of Chris Marker’s work is courtesy of . Serge Avédikian’s work is courtesy of .productions .

It's our annual membership drive!Squeaky Wheel membership comes with benefits like discounts on equipment rental and wor...
05/07/2026

It's our annual membership drive!
Squeaky Wheel membership comes with benefits like discounts on equipment rental and workshops and access to gear and space, and starts as low as $30/year. It also helps us keep our programs and resources accessible and experimental! During the drive we’ll be highlighting all the great reasons to become a member or renew your membership, but why wait?! Join Squeaky Wheel’s community of inventive, critical, and courageous media makers and media lovers today!
https://squeaky.org/membership/

Stop-Motion Animation and seven other week-long half-day camps for youth entering grades 6-9 are open for registration. ...
05/06/2026

Stop-Motion Animation and seven other week-long half-day camps for youth entering grades 6-9 are open for registration. Don't delay getting a spot for the creative youth in your life!
https://squeaky.org/education/youth-programs/

We’re excited to announce that we are expanding into a new space on the third floor of the Tri-Main Center — just down t...
05/01/2026

We’re excited to announce that we are expanding into a new space on the third floor of the Tri-Main Center — just down the hall from our current home! Squeaky Wheel will now include an additional 3000 sq ft of space (totaling 5800 sq ft) that will include a larger media classroom, equipment library, and gallery alongside several flexible spaces for education and media production, as well as upgraded equipment for exhibitions, screenings, and workshops.
-- We will be closed from May 3-18, except for previously scheduled youth workshops and equipment rentals.
-- We will reopen on May 19, with expanded hours until 8pm on Wednesday evenings.
-- Over the summer, we will introduce new resources including a private video editing suite.

Construction and upgrades of Squeaky Wheel’s new space is made possible by the Erie County Cultural Capital Grant Program and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Thank you!!

Only a few spots remain in our Youth Film Lab Summer Intensive. This 6-week program is a collaborative deep dive into ev...
04/29/2026

Only a few spots remain in our Youth Film Lab Summer Intensive. This 6-week program is a collaborative deep dive into every aspect of the filmmaking process, from scriptwriting to editing. YFL is open to ages 13-19 and is offered with sliding scale registration!
Details at: https://squeaky.org/event/youth-film-lab-summer-intensive/

Address

2495 Main Street, Suite 310
Buffalo, NY
14214

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12pm - 5pm
Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+17168847172

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