Oprah recently gave an inspiring speech, and suddenly people began calling for her to make a 2020 bid and fix this nation’s ills. With this in mind, Rachel DeGuzman of 21st Century Arts has continued her crucial “At the Crossroads: Art + Justice” programming this month with a four-part series, “Black Magic Slays Magical Negro,” […]
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Artists reflect on Frederick Douglass’s words and legacy in ‘No Soil Better’
Americans spent a chunk of 2017 grappling with taking down monuments to Confederate figures. As the US commemorates the 200th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s chosen birthday this year, many of Rochester’s discussions are centered on the 1899 Stanley Edwards monument of Douglass that has served as a tribute of his potent words and tireless work. […]
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‘And, Ain’t I a Woman’ conversation focuses on intersectionality
While there are a limited (but important) amount of concrete things we can do to challenge racist and sexist national policies, our ability to creatively tackle inequity on local levels is just about boundless. Arts community organizer Rachel DeGuzman is continuing her series of creative forums, “At the Crossroads: Activating the Intersection of Art and […]
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Third Flower City Pottery Invitational shows 21 regional, national artists
A chunk of the joy to collecting art is getting to know the artist behind the object, whenever possible. This extends beyond picking a painter’s brain for insight into their work; the very vessels you serve food from can be part of your collection. Handmade bowls and mugs have stories, and are as much a […]
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The New Rochester Biennial hits three venues
The Memorial Art Gallery on six occasions presented the Rochester Biennial, an invitational exhibit that boasted the work of some of the best regional artists. The Biennial brand was passed to Rochester Contemporary a couple of years ago, and after some consideration and restructuring of the show, RoCo is sharing the stage. The New Rochester […]
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‘Rainforest IV’ performance gives voice to objects at MAG
“Rainforest IV,” an interactive sound-sculpture collaborative performance, will be installed at the Memorial Art Gallery Thursday, September 7, through Sunday, September 10.
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WALLTHERAPY focuses on activism in 2017 festival
Rochester’s mural festival, WALL\THERAPY, returns Friday, July 21, through Sunday, July 30, presenting a theme of arts, activism, and community. The festival has been held each July since 2011, except for 2016 when the organization participated in an artist exchange with a Berlin-based arts group. The organizers originally had “storytelling” as a loose theme for […]
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‘Finding Home’ art program spotlights refugees
Amid news this last weekend of a second bomb threat to the Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester — and the third case of anti-Semitic hostility in Rochester in recent weeks — Deborah Haber is pushing onward to finalize plans for a series of arts events that will be held this month at the JCC […]
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WALLTHERAPY brings crochet artist Olek to Rochester
WALL\THERAPY didn’t host its annual summer street art festival in 2016 for various reasons. Founder Dr. Ian Wilson has been busy launching his own private practice, Rochester Endovascular, and in April the team sent five Rochester artists to work with Urban Nation in Berlin. But organizers say the festival will be back this summer, taking […]
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Artist presents a personal connection to hard history
Like much of Europe, Corsicans took part in the immigration to the so-called “new world” in search of economic opportunities. Spain’s Cedula de Gracias of 1815 encouraged Spaniards and other Europeans to settle and populate the colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico. In the 19th century, hundreds of families from Corsica (a Mediterranean island located […]
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Three reasons to visit VSW this week
Over the next few days, Visual Studies Workshop (31 Prince Street) is offering a set of engaging shows and events. On Wednesday, November 30, check out “Bad Objects: A Night of New Media from RIT.” Taking place from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the VSW Auditorium, the one-night show explores digital art and new […]
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Flower City Pottery Invitational fills the weekend
The second annual Flower City Pottery Invitational, hosted by the Genesee Center for the Arts and Education, kicked off Thursday morning with (many sold out) classes offered by some of the exhibiting artists. The event, which last year drew nearly 1,000 visitors to the center, continues through Sunday, October 16, with an opening reception Friday, […]
