UPDATE (7/12/09): 1418 artworks sold during the run of the show. Works in the online gallery are still available for purchase. UPDATE (6/21/09): Sales reached 1155 artworks today!
UPDATE (6/14/09): Sales reached 1000 artworks today! UPDATE (6/11/09): Over 800 Artworks have already sold!
UPDATE (6/08/09): Global online buying began at 10am. Over 100 artworks sold online in the first two days!
UPDATE (6/6/09): Nearly 700 People attended the opening and over 600 artworks sold on opening night!
UPDATE (6/5/09): Nearly 800 people visited 6x6x2009 Preview Hours on Thursday & Friday.
UPDATE (5/29/09):New 6x6x2009 Video now online!
UPDATE (5/29/09): 6x6x2009 Online Gallery visited by 2,000 people and has 700,000 web hits in two days!.
UPDATE (5/19/09): Stats: Artworks from 17 countries, 36 states, 4 species!
UPDATE (5/18/09): Final final count - 3,077 Artworks by nearly 1,200 artists!
UPDATE (5/15/09): 6x6x2009 Online Gallery will go live on May 25, for viewing and June 8, for Buying!
UPDATE (5/14/09): Final count - 3,015 Artworks by more than 1,100 artists!
UPDATE (5/13/09): Over 3,000 artworks have arrived from all around the world!
UPDATE (5/03/09): Over 900 artworks have arrived from Malaysia, Japan, Australia, Croatia, Poland etc.
UPDATE (4/15/09): Artworks have been donated by numerous internationally renowned artists including Bill Viola, Jerry Uelsmann, Carl Chiarenza and many others!
UPDATE (4/07/09): Artworks have already arrived from 8 U.S. states, Israel, India and The U.K.
UPDATE (4/05/09): All Trinity Montessori students, preschool through fifth grade, will make 6”x6” artworks in honor of Rochester’s 175th Anniversary and related to “the greening of Rochester”. UPDATE (3/20/09):Artworks will be made and donated by Mayor Robert Duffy, NYS Assemblyman Joseph D. Morelle, Brighton Town Supervisor Sandra Frankel, President and Executive Director of the RACF Jennifer Leonard and U.S. Congressman Dan Maffei.
6x6x2009 Installation and Artwork Video
soundtrack: Joe Tunis, video: Chris Reeg, digitization: Megan Charland
Last year over 5,000 people attended an exciting art exhibition of more than 3,500 original artworks made and donated by celebrities, international and local artists, designers, college students, youths, and YOU, all measuring 6"x6". Our goal of 2,008 artworks was met and surpassed as artworks arrived from 22 states and 5 countries as far away as Indonesia! Over 1,000 6x6s were sold during the run of 6x6x2008. So many visitors expressed interest in participating, 6x6 will be held for a second and final year. DON’T MISS THE VISUAL ART EVENT OF SUMMER 2009!
“This is a terrific idea,” said [Carl] Chiarenza, a 72-year-old Brighton resident. “Usually, I complain about events that depend on artists donating their art. But this is fun — an affordable way to support the cause.”
“...a brilliant fundraiser carried out as a multi-leveled game that serves not only to raise money for the art center, but also to involve the public in creating, appreciating, and buying artwork.”
–Rebecca Rafferty, CITY Newspaper
“...with a good eye, you could nab a masterpiece.” –Stuart Low, Democrat and Chronicle
Artworks due: May 10, 2009 at 5pm. Artworks may be mailed or delivered directly to RoCo, 137 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14604. Wed. – Sun. 1-5pm, March 1 – May 10. Each submission must be accompanied by the submission form.
Remember: Artworks must be signed only on the back, to be exhibited and sold anonymously. Please read: Frequently Asked Questions.
6x6x2009 is the second and final exhibition of thousands of original artworks, made and donated by celebrities, international and local artists, designers, college students, youths, and you. Each artwork will be 6x6 inches square and signed only on the back, to be exhibited anonymously. All artworks will be available for sale to the public for $20 each, to benefit Rochester Contemporary Art Center. Artists’ names will be revealed to the buyer only upon purchase and all artworks will remain on display for the duration of the exhibition. Don’t miss Rochester's largest exhibition and don't miss this chance to show your artwork in great company and support of Rochester’s downtown contemporary art venue. All submissions are due by May 10 at 5pm and should be delivered or mailed directly to Rochester Contemporary Art Center.
Submission form
INSTRUCTIONS: Please print and fill out BOTH halves (duplicate information on each side) of the submission form and submit this with each artwork. You may leave areas blank. We need a Submission form (2 halves) for each artwork.
6x6x2009 is underwritten by:
Rochester Area Community Foundation
G. Jean Howard
6x6x2009 is sponsored by:
Boylan, Brown, Code, Vigdor and Wilson, LLP
Colleen Buzzard & Hartmut K. Land
Craig Autometrics
Karpus Investment Services
Rivers Run Active Senior Community
Rome Celli
Mary V. Fisher
Rochester Art Supply
Stern Properties
Greece Dermatological Associates
Gar & Cindy Lowenguth
Thaney & Associates
Ace Mailing Services
Media Partner:
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