The Rochester rally against gun violence drew a massive crowd to Washington Square Park
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Business incubator space opens in Sibley building
High Tech Rochester has a new name: NextCorps. And this morning, the organization officially opened its new business incubator space in Sibley Square (the new name for the Sibley building). High Tech Rochester has operated out of temporary space in the Sibley building for the past few years while its new space was under construction. The […]
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Students, faculty press UR over misconduct
[Updated 01/24] Following the January 11 release of a report on sexual misconduct charges at the University of Rochester, faculty and students have been pushing for accountability at the university. The controversial report detailed an investigation into how the university handled sexual misconduct charges against Professor Florian Jaeger. The report, conducted by Debevoise & Plimpton […]
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Lumiere Photo is back; The Yards winter art residency kicks off
Following a heart attack in February 2017, Lumiere Photo founder Bill Edwards came to the grim conclusion that he had to close up shop in the end of March. Lumiere remained partially operational for months while Edwards focused on healing and discussed selling the business to potential buyers. Throughout 2017 Lumiere still offered digital printing […]
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‘NARTCAN’ addresses the pain and oblivion of addiction
Sorrow and angry grief smacked my brain when I saw the work in the addiction-themed group show currently up at AXOM Gallery. This past summer, when I was moving the last of my belongings into the house I currently live in, I paused setting things up to gather around a backyard fire with my new […]
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Indigenous Environmental Activism in Art
MCC’s Mercer Gallery hosts exhibit of Indigenous visual activism to raise awareness about threats to the environment
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2 Loud Cows turns an acre and a barn into DIY space
When artist Aaron Delehanty relocated from Chicago to Rochester last autumn, he immediately wanted to get acquainted with other makers in the art scene. Though his bread-and-butter occupation was familiar — he had been an artist on staff at Chicago’s Field Museum, and moved to take a job as a staff artist at the Rochester […]
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Were you there? Photos from the 2017 Best of Rochester party
Photobooth provided by BreakThrough Entertainment
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Cthulhu and Krampus and Kaiju, oh my
When Matt Roberts proposed a monster-themed group show to some of his art homies, “unadulterated overkill” was the aesthetic directive he gave them. The resulting exhibit is a week-long pop-up show at Makers Gallery and Studio Space. The show is bookended by an opening party, which took place last Saturday, and a closing reception 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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Sarah Gilbert’s engraved glass wonders
Sarah Gilbert’s solo show at More Fire Glass Studio is a homecoming of sorts. Now based in Tacoma, Washington, she’s originally from Rochester, and took her first glass class in 2000 at More Fire Glass Studio. Owner Elizabeth Lyons got her into glass blowing, Gilbert says. “I worked with her for a long time at […]
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Fringe Street Beat gives dancers a platform
The East Main Street end of Gibbs was packed and buzzing with energy on Saturday as almost 200 people gathered for Fringe Street Beat. The Rochester Fringe Festival brought back the all-styles dance competition for its second year, drawing in teams from the region and as far as Montreal to compete for a $1,500 cash […]
