Everybody Eats-Celebrating Our Agricultural Heritage

During the growing season in 2023, Providence Farm Collective farmers, staff, and their families worked with international photojournalist Brendan Bannon, poet and photographer Joshua Thermidor, and videographer and photographer Ray Jones to create cyanotype tapestries that serve as portraits of their family farms and a record of the farmers’ agricultural heritage. From this project 12 cyanotype tapestries of various sizes were created, along with poetry, videos, and photographs. The Everybody Eats: Celebrating Our Agricultural Heritage exhibition is a 5-month traveling art show that endeavors to build bridges across urban and rural communities, farmers and consumers, and artists in Western New York. Access the program brochure here.

Join the Providence Farm Collective community as we cultivate connections through agriculture, art, and food this summer!

Providence Farm Collective Events:

To support PFC’s mission, program activities, and operational costs, cyanotype tours and workshops at the farm require pre-registration and payment. Please view the PFC Events Calendar for dates and registration information.

Buffalo Event Schedule:

All events are free. Because of limited seating, events are ticketed and open only to guests who register. Please visit the Providence Farm Collective events page to register for Buffalo events.

Everybody Eats Event Launch-The Convergence of Agriculture, Food, and Art

Join panel moderator Dejia James as she leads a discussion about the project with participants Brendan Bannon, Mahamud Mberwa, Hamadi Mganga, Abdi Sundi, and Josh Thermidor.
Thursday, June 25 from 7:00-8:30 PM – Burchfield Penney Art Center Auditorium

Food with Dignity-An Evening with Clancy Harrison and Providence Farm Collective

Join Katie Mallinson as she welcomes Food Dignity Movement founder Clancy Harrison, PFC Deputy Director Hamadi Ali, and PFC Executive Director Kristin Heitman-Weiss in a discussion about food with dignity and what that looks like in Western New York.
Tuesday, August 4 from 7:00-8:30 PM – The Kavinoky Theatre

A Harvest Celebration

Join us for an evening of music, dance, and poetry by local arts groups that celebrates harvest and gratitude in Western New York.
Thursday, November 19 from 7:00-8:30 PM – The Buffalo History Museum

Western New York Cyanotype Exhibition Sites:

Select tapestries and photos will be on view to the public on the noted dates at the following sites.
No registration is necessary.

Food By Our Community and For Our Community

Free and open to the public on days the community center is open.
July 17 through July 31 – The Delavan Grider Community Center

Nurturing a New Generation of Farmers and Stewarding Our Farmland

Fair admission is required to enter the grounds.
August 12 through August 23 -The Erie County Fair Grange Building

The Importance of Building Equity and Sustainability in Western New York’s Agriculture and Food Systems

Free and open to the public on days the library is open.
September 16 through October 19 – The Honorable Shirley Chisholm Library

The Providence Farm Collective community shares our gratitude for the partnership and fellowship of the following people and organizations who participated in the project:

The Providence Farm Collective community is grateful for the Western New York Foundation’s generous support, which helped bring this important traveling exhibit to fruition.

The Western New York Foundation is honored to support Providence Farm Collective’s new traveling art show “Everybody Eats,” which reflects the deep roots of our agricultural heritage and shared community story.

One of the many ways the Western New York Foundation is celebrating 75 years of impact in 2026 is through innovative opportunities with community partners to create meaningful connections and support a stronger local food ecosystem. Learn more at wnyfoundation.org

The 2023 cyanotype project was made possible with funds from the Expanding Access to Arts Funding in WNY, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Cullen Foundation.