Current and Upcoming
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Arts in Immersive Media 101
August 16, 2022 - September 13, 2022August 16 - September 13, 2022 A four session introduction to immersive technologies that answers…
Artists for Ukraine
September 2, 2022 - September 17, 2022September 2, 2022 - September 17, 2022 Drop off: August 21, 12-7pm Opening Reception: First…
Roc & Roll Theatre on the Edge
September 16, 2022 - September 24, 2022September 16, 2022 - September 24, 2022 Four special performances presented as part of The…
Numinous Pools
October 7, 2022 - November 12, 2022October 7, 2022 - November 12, 2022 Opening Reception: First Friday, October 7, 6-9pm Numinous Pools…
Come What May, It Takes A Silver Bullet by Abiose Spriggs
October 7, 2022 - November 12, 2022October 7, 2022 - November 12, 2022 Opening Reception: First Friday, October 7, 6-9pm Listen to…
State of the City 2022
October 7, 2022 - November 12, 2022October 7, 2022 - November 12, 2022 Opening Reception: First Friday, October 7, 6-9pm Artist Talk:…
Paintings & Poems
June 3, 2022 - November 15, 2022June 3, 2022 - November 15, 2022 Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) is honored to…
32nd Annual Members Exhibition
December 2, 2022 - February 11, 2023December 2, 2022 - February 11, 2023 Drop off: Friday, November 4, 12-9pm; Saturday, November…
Events
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21 Aug, 22Upcoming
Artists for Ukraine Artwork Drop Off Day
Sunday, 12:00 pm - 7:00 pmAugust 21, 12-7pm Artists for Ukraine is a fundraising art exhibition and sale, produced in partnership with WXXI, and RocMaidan,…
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18 Aug
Call for Art: 2D Temporary Public Art Installation
Read moreDeadline: 5pm (EST) on October 15, 2022 Overview Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) invites artists to propose three images for a temporary public art installation
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03 Aug
About Numinous Pools by Rachel Poonsiriwong
Read moreNuminous Pools is a group exhibition surfacing ritualistic practices and alternative temporalities in film and video art from around the Great Lakes. In metaphorizing the
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14 Apr
Member Spotlight Debora McDell-Hernandez
Read moreQ: Why did you become a RoCo member? A: I value the arts and the opportunities that RoCo offers to emerging and established artists to
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21 Feb
Member Spotlight Reaghan McCann
Read moreQ: Why did you become a RoCo member? A: I always make it a point to have a membership at at least one museum everywhere
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03 Oct
Home of the Spiritual Telegraph: Rochester at the Intersection of Science and Belief
Read moreHome of the Spiritual Telegraph: Rochester at the Intersection of Science and Belief by Gerry Szymanski The first half of our 19th century -especially after
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03 Oct
Messages & Mediums Intro by Bleu Cease
Read moreMessages & Mediums brings together two artists who explore Spiritualism and technology through their artwork. Shannon Taggart and Matthew Ostrowski bring very different artistic backgrounds
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20 Aug
Annual Call for Submissions and Exhibition Proposals
Read moreRochester Contemporary Art Center welcomes general and video submissions for future exhibition seasons. POSTMARK DEADLINE: December 31 Versión en español disponible aquí GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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25 Apr
Member Spotlight Werner Sun
Read moreQ: Why did you become a RoCo member? A: Even though I live 90 minutes away in Ithaca, I consider RoCo to be part of
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Ithaca is full of public art. One of my favorites is a 1500-foot mural painted by artist Alice Muhlback along West Spencer Street. Another favorite is the “21 Boxes” project, where electrical utility boxes around the city are given to different artists to transform into works of art. Read more…
Werner Sun -
I grew up on the west side of Rochester, attended SUNY New Paltz, and spent a semester studying pre-Renaissance art in Siena, Italy. I returned to Rochester after college with a B.A. in Art History, and a minor in Italian and I was confident I would find employment in the arts. After 6 months of mailing resumes, I had my school loans looming. I was a volunteer at the Memorial Art Gallery and I heard that Artworks Gallery, at Sibley’s, was looking for an assistant. Gallery Director Roz Goldman took a chance on me Read more…
Kevin Cooper -
If you agree that “art enhances life” then support artists. Periodt. Read more…
Ian Wilson -
If I had to pick a local artist to do my portrait it would be Clay Patrick McBride for sure. Clay is truly a master of light and lenses. His portraits capture the spirit and identity of his subjects. His approach is not cookie cutter setups. He approaches each assignment with a clean creative slate. Read more…
Stephen Reardon -
I’d like to have my brother-in-law Ramón Santiago, (R.I.P.) paint a portrait of me. He painted a portrait of my mother “Grace” in his unique style. My wife, Linda, and my family cherish the portrait. Read more…
Frank Argento -
“The Days The Artists Spoke” series was really fun and interesting. Hearing from others about their artist statements and viewpoints was amazing. It was interesting to see the congruencies and incongruences between the art being presented and the process/statement of the art. It was also interesting to see how individuals came to find art and why they continued to do art. Read more…
Jenny Jean -
“State of the City 2011: In the Loop” was especially meaningful to us. The exhibit gave a sense of the history and a feeling that Rochester was poised for some re-imagining. Now when we walk, bike or drive past the parts of the Inner Loop that are now filled in, we can savor those feelings that the exhibit stirred up. Read more…
Stanley Van Horn & Marc Goldman
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