An upcoming event in the “At the Crossroads” art and community conversation series centers on the concept of applying historic activism to the current struggles of vulnerable groups.
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‘Crafting Democracy’ fights fire with fiber
“Crafting Democracy” explores the 2016 presidential campaign and its (ongoing) aftermath as its main focus, using the language of traditionally women-oriented crafts — subversive embroidery, soft sculpture, quilts, and other resistance art.
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Review: Eastman’s moon photography and ‘Woven’ exhibits
In a way, the exhibits are macro and micro mirrors of one another, representing order and chaos, growth and entropy. And all of life as we know it is suspended between the two, ultimately helpless.
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No WallTherapy festival, still fresh paint
July is wrapping up, and for the only the second time eight years, WallTherapy is not putting on its annual mural festival. But the group’s organizers are still working to link WT artists with opportunities to paint new murals around Rochester.
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UUU Art Collective creates space for emerging creatives
One word to describe the UUU Art Collective and its three founders is legitimate, which is maybe not what you would expect from a company whose origin story includes house parties and bathroom kegs. Nevertheless, co-founders KC Sullivan, Dylan Niver, and Zac Lijewski have built something worthy of the word.
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“Depatriarchalizing” event to be staged in Planned Parenthood parking lot
The war on women and femininity, especially when it comes to body autonomy, is alive and rearing its ugly head. These concerns are central to an upcoming event in the “At the Crossroads: Activating the Intersection of Art and Justice” art and community conversation series.
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Review: “The 66th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition”
This year’s iteration of the biennial Rochester-Finger Lake Exhibition has a strong emphasis on experimental drawings and many from that group were among Rebecca’s favorite works in the show. She discusses her top 20 picks from the group of 62 featured artists.
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Arts group plans event on revitalizing cities
For the past several months, a new arts-focused community coalition called Arts in the Loop has been studying ways to use the arts to help revitalize downtown. It’s been looking at what other US cities have been doing to create successful, vibrant arts programming. Now it’s planning a two-day symposium – June 5 and 6 […]
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VSW celebrates 50th anniversary
If someone were to create a Venn diagram with circles labeled “respected academic institution” and “punk-DIY-ethos hub,” you’d find Visual Studies Workshop in the intersecting space. It’s marking its anniversary with an exhibition, film screening, panel discussion, and art auction.
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‘Verified’ curator Amanda Chestnut talks identity
“Culturally we tend to speak about race very much in dichotomy. It’s an ‘or’ situation. And for the most part, many people are ‘and,’ but linguistically and culturally we don’t give them space to be ‘and.'”
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Earth Day feature: Painting a picture of a planet in peril
Artists make the environment their work
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Megan Joy May’s practical magic
The artist in residence at Flower City Arts Center performed a bloody, earthy ritual of rebirth at the opening of her photo exhibition. May’s artistic practice involves healing the wound of fear and achieving unconditional love for the self and others.
