The Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History & Nature (C-SAAHN)         Sponsored the following presentation: 2010 - 2011 Downtown Library Noon-Hour Lecture/Discussion Series "Why are Buffalo Niagara's Art, Architecture, History, and/or Nature Important?" Presented by: Jonathan Schmitz Archivist & Historian, Chautauqua Institution Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Jonathan Schmitz, Archivist and Historian, Chautauqua Institution, developed the Art at Chautauqua theme from its founding in 1874. Understandings of art evolved, including art's moral implications on participants at Chautauqua. The last portion of the presentation focused on the Arts and Craft Movement at Chautauqua. The Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History & Nature (C-SAAHN) sponsors the Noon-Hour Lecture/Discussion series on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at the Buffalo & Erie County Downtown Central Library. The theme for the 2010 - 2011 Series on the 4th Tuesday is "Why are Buffalo Niagara's Art, Architecture, History and/or Nature Important?" --- By Dennis Galucki, Founder, C-SAAHN Audio