For more than a decade, until recently, the Memorial Art Gallery’s main contemporary art space was segmented off by a series of internal walls. These walls divided the exhibits into small groups and dissociated the room from the outside. Visitors sometimes didn’t know whether they were on ground level or below it. One of the […]
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8 visual exhibitions to check out this fall
Life has many of us bouncing between sleepless concern over relentless waves of serious issues and the desire to walk into the woods and never look back. Maybe it’s always been that way. But, good news: this season, the roster of offerings at local and regional art houses has something for both needs (and we […]
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Monroe County announces nearly $900,000 in funding available to mid-sized arts orgs
Applications for 2025 operational grants are due by September 3.
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A spa with sparks
Welder and metal sculptor Stacey Mrva provides empowerment and community at Ironwood Studios.
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Eastman Museum celebrates 75 years; keeps a cautious eye on the future
With federal grants in jeopardy, the center looks to alternate sources of funding for ambitious expansion projects.
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Dance Review | ‘Anastasia: A Ballet Reimagined’
The ballet, co-produced with the Society for Chamber Music, trades tutus and sparkle for a more mature, intimate aesthetic.
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Plant-based chemistry
Photo artist Alice Cazenave’s work reflects Kodak’s past ecological impact while presenting sustainable solutions for the future.
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The power of positive masculinity
Muck Duck Studio explores gender with an inter-arts exhibition through April 4.
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Young photographers bring their vision to the George Eastman Museum
A photo exhibit by RCSD middle schoolers is on display in the Gallery Obscura through May 11.
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Mindful movement
Heather Acomb finds breath and balance through intentional physicality.
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A community loss
The Hungerford Building was once the epicenter of artist studios downtown — now it’s an empty shell filled with waste.
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Rochester City Ballet charts life’s possibilities with premiere of “Boléro”
The new work will be part of “VISIONARY,” which plays at the Rochester Institute of Technology February 21-23.
