Mayday, mayday! It’s First Friday! This weather is perfect, eliciting looks of longing toward the window and fantasies about an
early, outdoor dinner and a fun evening of art openings. The following
highlights are just a few of the events offered tonight; check out more options
listed at firstfridayrochester.org and in our calendar.
All events run 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight and are free to attend unless otherwise
stated.
An opening reception
for “ReActivate” will be held tonight at Genesee
Pottery’s Firehouse Gallery (713 Monroe Avenue). The show features ceramics by Emma Moran and Alyssa Lown,
who are earning their BFA’s from RIT’s School for American Crafts. This is a
quickie show, so don’t sleep on it: “ReActivate” will
close on Saturday, May 9. Genesee
Pottery hours are Monday through Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday,
10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; and Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call
271-5183 or visit geneseearts.com.
Visual Studies Workshop Gallery (31 Prince Street) will
host an opening reception for “Marion
Faller: Flora and Fauna,” an exhibition from the VSW archives featuring
selections from three bodies of work by American photographer and VSW alum, Marion
Faller (1941-2014): “Second Flora,”
“Snapshot Anthologies,” and the
book work, “Resurrection of the
Exquisite Corpse.”
Opening in VSW’s MFA Gallery, “The Educators” features work by VSW alumni who have made an
impact on their respective communities through their work as teachers. The
majority of works in this exhibition have been drawn from the MFA thesis trace
archives in VSW’s Research Center. Both this show and “Marion Faller” continue
through July 3.
VSW’s Project Space will hold a closing reception for Laurie
O’Brien’s series of collages that explore a world that is becoming both
increasingly more connected and distant.
Call 442-8676 or visit vsw.org for more details.
RIT’s “Metal
Interpretations” will be featured in Rochester Contemporary’s RoCo Upstairs Gallery (137 East Avenue, upper
floor). The exhibition is a showcase of student work from RIT’s School
for American Crafts, Jewelry and Metals Design Department, featuring work from
students in all years, including both graduate and undergraduate students. For
more information, call 461-2222, or visit rochestercontemporary.org.
This article appears in Apr 29 – May 5, 2015.
