Bleu Cease
Executive Director / Curator
email: bleu [at] rochestercontemporary [dot] org
Gabriela Jimenez
Gallery Manager / Assistant to the Director
If you are interested in Interning or Volunteering Please visit our intern / volunteer page.
Interns and Volunteers at Rochester Contemporary Art Center work closely with staff, exhibiting artists, and other community members in researching, planning and executing our diverse programming and are involved with all aspects of running a small non-profit art center.
Interns- 2011 / 2012
Kyleigh Holtz
Dana LaDue
Mona Oates
Gabriela Jimenez
Allie Push
Sara Mooney- Syracuse University
Tori Gottlieb
Emily Partridge
Christine Mikiewicz- Northeastern University
Joe Tarantelli
James Cooley
Volunteers for 2011 / 2012
Allison Nichols, Veronica LoCurcio, Carly Cook, Jennifer Wells, Marnie Lersch, David Fredlund, Stephaine Crawford, Anne Smoral, Susan Mandl, Tim Clary, Jen Wolf, Robert Dean, Constance Mauro, Lindsey Collier Sears, Sally Steinwachs, Martha O’Connor, Rina Drescher, Laura McKnight, Megan Charland, Tippi Watson, Shey Slater
Interns - 2010 / 2011:
Stephanie Crawford - SUNY Brockport
Holly Hudson
Amy Orgel - Syracuse University
Johnny Picardo - Bucknell University
Joe Tarantelli
Jennifer Wells
Alexandra France
Allie Push
David Fredlund
James Cooley
Sandra Castaneda
Volunteers for 2010 / 2011: Colleen Buzzard, Megan Charland, Katie Christopher, Anne Coon, Paulette Davis, Carol Dorsey, Rina Miriam Drescher, Corser DuPont, Rebecca Koontz, Marnie Lersch, Constance Mauro, R.J. Miller, Sara Mooney, Alex Quinones-Bangs, Neil Reznikoff, Laura Robinson, Jean Sauberan, Anne Smoral, Sally Steinwachs, Alex Wagenblass, Stephanie Wallace, Tippi Watson
Interns - 2009 / 2010:
Youyang - University of Rochester
Rachel Levy - Ohio State University
Kristina Rose - Binghamton University
Jenna Porter - Nazareth College
Volunteers for 2009 / 2010: Christina Bang, Mike Bobrow, Allyson Brown, Colleen Buzzard, Kayla Carpitella, Bruno Chalifour, Megan Charland, Jennifer Cichello, Olivia Davis, Paulette Davis, Carol Dorsey, Susan Feldman, Mary Fisher, Jill Gussow, Brandon Herford, Cinda Kelly, Rebecca Koontz, Hannah Land, Sarah Laudin, Marnie Lersch, Nan Meyer, Susan Mandl, R.J. Miller, Jason Mombert, Evinn Neadow, Jessica Pierotti, Ben Rogers, Erika Ruegemer, Kathleen Swarthout, Gretchen Shultz, Emma Vann, Alex Wagenblass, Tippi Watson, Sarah Webb, Sarah Wight, Laurel Yartz, Marguerite Zietkiewicz
Interns - 2008 / 2009:
Alexandrea Biermann - Genesee Community College
Olivia Davis - University of Rochester
Julia Powers - Skidmore College
Emma Vann - University of Rochester
Volunteers for 2008 / 2009: Christina Bang, Colleen Buzzard, Megan Charland, Jennifer Cichello, Paulette Davis, Carol Dorsey, Mary Fisher, Brandon Herford, Cinda Kelly, Rebecca Koontz, Marnie Lersch, Nan Meyer, Susan Mandl, R.J. Miller, Jason Mombert, Eric Olsson, Michelle Prohov, Ben Rogers, Erika Ruegemer, Tippi Watson, Sarah Webb, Sarah Wight, Laurel Yartz, Marguerite Zietkiewicz
Interns - 2007 / 2008:
Megan Charland - Rochester Institute of Technology
Lilia Pikulyak - Monroe Community College
Jillian Hancy - SUNY Brockport
Luke Strosnider - Visual Studies Workshop
Stacey Kalkowski - Rochester Institute of Technology
Sarah Culligan - St. John Fisher
Lynne Menninger - Rochester Institute of Technology
Hilary Toothe - Nazareth College
Sarah Laudin - SUNY Brockport
Emily Winton - Rochester Institute of Technology
Jen Burger - University of Rochester
Diana Haydock - Hobart and William Smith College
Alexander Squire - University of Rochester
Amanda Raines - Ithaca College
Volunteers for 2007/2008: Eric Olsson, Ron Richardson, Teri Clar, Amanda Chestnut
Interns for the 2006 / 2007 Season:
Stacey Fisher - University of Rochester (Fall-Winter 06 / Spring 07)
Eva Xie - University Of Rochester (Spring 07)
Marlene Seidman - Visual Studies Workshop (Winter 06 / Spring 07)
Colleen Piccone - Nazareth College (Fall 06)
Eric LeRoy - Visual Studies Workshop (Summer / Fall 06)
Anastasyia Gutnick -(Spring / Summer 06)
Frances Thorn - Geneseo College (winter/ spring 06)
Samantha Wagner - St. John Fisher College (fall 05)
Volunteers for 2006/2007: Monique Adams, Elizabeth Agte, Don Alcott, Heidi Alcott, James Brown, Tom Burke, Colleen Buzzard, David Calver,Robin Cass, Nancy Chalker-Tennant, Stewart Davis, Jason Donaldson, Stacy Fisher, Barbara Fox, Maria Friske, Andy Green, Dean Harris, Anne Havens, Rachael Hetzel, Kitty Hubbard, Peter Infante, Eric Kane, Jim Kane, Cinda Kelly, Vi Luong, Susan Mandl, Michael Matlock, Connie Mauro, Kris Merola, Scott McCarney, Antionette Moon, Inga Muncha, Jane Notides-Benzing, Sean O'Connor, Jackie Owens, Gregory Paul, Jinelle Shingulette, Eric "the" Taylor, Sarah Webb, Heather Wetzel,Charlie Whitman.