Pittsford’s Abby Feldman, who performs at Comedy @ The Carlson this week, waxes on opening for Jim Gaffigan, white supremacy and the police, and avocados. She’s eclectic.
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Performing arts in a pandemic, and remembering Jerry Englerth
Performances of people singing, talking loudly, poor ventilation is the perfect way to spread the virus, doctors say.
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BLM art project vandalized in Fairport
Two men were caught destroying a BLM art installation in Fairport village, resulting in a firing and community support for the cause.
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Protest posters break free from marches
Project A.I.R. is creating inclusive ways to support the BLM movement through art.
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MAG asks art lovers to help lower $500k deficit
The Memorial Art Gallery launches a “Protect the Arts” fundraising campaign, director Jonathan Binstock lets donors decide his humiliation.
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RoCo’s sidewalk screening
We got the scoop on Rochester Contemporary’s window video installation and the 411 on the ‘6×6’ virtual exhibition.
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Virtual museums link the broken arts chain
COVID-19 has disrupted in-person visits to the MAG and other museums, but you can experience some exhibitions and other highlights online.
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First Friday art series goes virtual
For the first time ever, the monthly mass art opening series will be streamed on May 1 to art patrons as a curated set of short presentations.
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Virtual arts as the new normal, and Brokaw’s Exquisite Quarantine Poems
COVID-19 is teaching us to slow down, but not so much that we ignore the burgeoning virtual arts scene in Rochester.
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$30K raised for artists of color, grant application period opens
WOC Art’s ambitious COVID-19 fundraiser received more than $30,000 in donations, which will be distributed as grants for artists of color.
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Grassroots grants: WOC Art Collaborative hosts 24-hour live fundraiser for BIPOC creatives
A multi-generational group of performers will present ‘COVID-19 LIVE ROC,’ a 24-hour streaming event to fund emergency grants for creatives of color.
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Operational in isolation: the show goes on with virtual exhibits at Main Street Arts
Under the lockdown, museums and galleries in the Rochester region switched to programming that could be streamed, or went silent. But Main Street Arts pivoted quickly with interactive tech to make its shows accessible to socially-distanced visitors.
