Amidst a paralyzing pandemic and tumultuous social protests, Rochesterโs Black artists kept creating.
Athesia Benjamin
Art and social justice series ‘Black House Narratives’ debuts Thursday
21st Century Arts presents an 11-day, robust program of screenings, visual art, performances, and discussions with activists and artists.
Generating beauty from busy lives
Each year, City Newspaper highlights four Rochester artists who are not yet household names, but are creating engaging work that’s been garnering attention. The following four emerging artists — Holly B. Heckler, Athesia Benjamin, Melissa Huang, and Marissa Kalen — come from diverse backgrounds, are at different points in their career paths, and pursue different […]






