Rochester Contemporary Art Center

RoCo Announces Purchase and Future Fund

RoCo announces the purchase of 137 East Ave. and The Future Fund!

The Future Fund is a multi-year fundraising campaign intended to ensure the future of Rochester Contemporary Art Center. The final goal is to raise $550,000 and over $330,000 have already been received or pledged (as of Dec. 6). These funds are dedicated to specific and critical needs, including a new HVAC Systen, a new roof and the pre-payment of a small mortgage on our building.

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Re: PLANT

This resource center is dedicated to exploring and fostering “relational aesthetics” and “participatory art” in Rochester and beyond. The PLANT room was first launched in 2009 in order to promote initiatives related to: exploring a sense of place, land and the environment, progressive art projects, communities and neighbors, and creative uses of technology.

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6x6x2011: Global

6x6x2011 was a huge success! Nearly 7,000 people visited the exhibition and over 1,700 Artworks were purchased! Thank you for your artwork entries and your purchases!

6x6x2012: Everyone has been asking, "Will there be an exhibition next year?" YES! Artworks are due May 6, 2012.

300 Artists Participating in 20th Annual Members Exhibition!
	This year, 300 artists are participating in the 20th Annual Members Exhibition!

State of the City Artist Amy Casey Featured in The New York Times
	Several of Amy Casey's artworks were recently featured in The New York Times' Opinion section, accompanying an article titled Home for Life. The article includes four works, one of which is currently on display at RoCo as part of the State of the City exhibition.


Art Writing The First Friday Website
	The Art Writing section of the First Friday website contains new interviews and articles including: Interviews with with illustrator & activist Mike Governale and playwright Lori Marra, interviewed by Geoff Graser in the Q&A section. Flight of the Iconclast by Timothy O'Malley in the Guest section.


Thank You!
6x6x2010's attendance surpassed last year's with over 7,000 visitors! Visit the Online Galleries to browse and purchase the thousands of artworks still available. We are 80% to our fundraising goal with over 1,700 sales!


6x6x2010 Video
	Installation of exhibition, artwork images, and June 5th Opening Reception. 6x6x2010 Online Gallery 6x6x2010 Exhibition Page

Re: PLANT

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6x6x2010-Opening Reception & Artwork Sale

Over 700 works were sold on opening night of RoCo's 6x6x2010 exhibition!

Between online and in-gallery purchases, over 1425 artworks have been sold. We are 75% to our fundraising goal, help us reach 2,000 works sold. Thousands remain for sale at RoCo and online! Visit the online galleries to purchase works available from both 2009 and 2010!

6x6x2010 & 6x6x2009 Online Galleries

Rochester's Largest Art Exhibition!

6x6x2010 is now featured on City of Rochester's website as Rochester's largest art exhibition!

Read the article.

www.cityofrochester.gov

First Friday - Art Writing

This new addition to the First Friday website provides blogs & online publications about, inspired by, and directed at the art scene in Rochester, NY and beyond.

Please visit the website under the Art Writing tab for this new content.

www.firstfridayrochester.org

So Many Members!
Over 250 Artworks were entered in the 19th Annual Members Exhibition! Thank you for your entries and your support!

First Friday - New Website
	The new First Friday website has a new map that is a current and accurate representation of venues that will be open for the upcoming First Friday citywide gallery night. Please visit the website for this month's participating venues.

6x6x2009 - New Video
6x6x2009 Exhibition Page 6x6x2009 Online Gallery

6x6x2009 Online Gallery
	Now! View more than 3,000 6"x6" Artworks Online! June 4 & 5, 2009 Preview Hours at RoCo! June 6, 6-10pm, 2009 Opening Reception and Artwork Sale at RoCo! June 8 @ 10am, 2009 International Online Buying Begins! Visit the 6x6x2009 Online Gallery

6x6x2009
Final Count: 3,015 Artworks! by more than 1,000 artists! Artworks arrived from all around the world and we have reached our goal of 2009 artworks, but we are still counting! Opening Reception and Artwork Sale: June 6

Rochester Busniness Journal's "Best of the Web "
	Rochester Contemporary Art Center's website has been nominated for The Rochester Buiness Journal's "Best of the Web" in the "Cultural non-profit" category. Winners will be announced Friday, February 13, 2009. Thank you RBJ for this honor! http://www.rbj.net/newsstand.cfm?CategoryID=4

First Friday Shuttle Buses Return December 5
Rochester Contemporary Art Center is pleased to announce the return of the First Friday Shuttle Buses, thanks to funding secured by NYS Senator James S. Alesi. First Friday Shuttle Buses will be available to the Gallery-going public December - June 2009. The buses will provide transportation to non-profit, university, and commercial art venues all over Rochester on the First Friday of each month. Buses will depart from several venues including RoCo starting at 6pm and will run continuously, stopping at all participating venues, until 9pm. more information: www.firstfridayrochester.org

Rochester City Newspaper's "Best of 2008"
	Rochester Contemporary Art Center is in the final running for City Newspaper's "best art gallery" and "best art show (6x6x2008)". The ballot can be found in the City Newspaper or in this online version. RoCo is in items # 87 and #88. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Lf8wIKXMXk0SERcVvQ2uBg_3d_3d

6x6x2008 Installation Video
	6x6x2008 Exhibition Page

3,200+ Artworks
Rochester Contemporary Art Center reached and surpassed the original goal of 2,008 artworks for the exhibition/fundraiser 6x6x2008. Nearly 1,000 artworks arrived on the final day for submissions and a total of over 3,200 pieces will be included in the exhibition. Thank You: Lieutenants, who solicited and collected artworks from 6 countries and 30+ US states. Over 850 individuals and groups who donated artworks to this exhibition and fundraiser. [List of Participants] (We apologize if your name does not appear on this list. Numerous names were illegible and/or missing. We were unable to record some student names.)

Think BIG
		There are 6 billboards for 6x6x2008. Can you find them? 6x6x2008 Preview: June 6th Artwork Sale: June 7th

Special Thanks: Colleen Buzzard and Hartmut K. Land, The Costanza Family Foundation, Rome Celli, Anne Havens and Stewart D. Davis, Record Archive, Greece Dermatological Associates, Howe & Rusling, Inc., Ron Richardson, Nedra & Richard Harvey, Andrew Green, Scott McCarney


Fit to Print
The April 18 performance of Moose Murders at Rochester Contemporary Art Center was the focus of a significant article by Campbell Robertson of The New York Times. The article has since been reprinted in the International Herald Tribune and on numerous blogs. Read the Article.

Facebook
	Rochester Contemporary Art Center on Facebook... A good thing, virally speaking. Visit our page.

New PHOTOS page
	The re-designed PHOTOS section of our site contains snapshots from openings and documentation of exhibitions and other events.

Improving the Flow
		We've recently added a second entrance to the media room in our main gallery space. A much needed renovation, this new entrance drastically improves the flow of our walk-up gallery.

A New Sign of Permanence

September 27, 2007		September 28, 2007

For Drawing Sake Video
		For Drawing Sake Exhibition Page
Camera and editing by Jim Downer

New History Tours

		The New History Tours are a series of guided bicycle tours that explore Rochester's obscure and radical history. For example, few people know that the founders of Western Union; Hiram Sibley, Don Alonzo Watson and Ezra Cornell are sometimes referred to as the fathers of the internet. The New History Tours take riders to the site and tell the story. The New History Tours depart from and return to Rochester Contemporary Art Center. The August 28th ride was attended by 75 riders. For more information visit the New History Tours website.
photo: Rochester, NY 1910, Albert R. Stone Negative Collection, RMSC

Art Bus

		Rochester Contemporary Art Center and ThINC are working to establish a regular exchange of art and ideas between several New York Cities. This system of transport will further enable the arts community to visit city-wide Gallery Nights in both Syracuse and Rochester (‘Third Thursday’ in Syracuse and the newly established ‘First Friday’ in Rochester). Refreshments will be served on the bus and ThINC will work with the Art Center to curate the upcoming trips with video, performance, readings and talks that will enliven the journey and contextualize the events that lay ahead at the destination city.

		Read Articles: The Post Standard ( September 28, 2007) City Newspaper ( September 19, 2007)


Art Bus schedule: September 20: Rochester to Syracuse. Bus will depart from Rochester Contemporary Art Center 137 East Avenue at 4pm. After arriving in Syracuse, visitors from Rochester will walk and ride the ‘Connective Corridor’ shuttle to a selection of participating ‘Third Thursday’ Galleries. Tickets are available at Rochester Contemporary Art Center and must be purchased before September 18. Only 30 tickets are available for this trip. To reserve at ticket call 461.2222 or email: bleu@rochestercontemporary.org. ArtBus riders will visit: Alterity: Art from the peripheries at ThINC Cosmology: Works by Alan Singer at Redhouse COME ON: Desire Under The Female Gaze at Warehouse Gallery Maximum Color at Delavan Art Gallery Bihn Dahn at Light Work October 5: Syracuse to Rochester Bus will depart from ThINC. for more information contact: info@thinc.org ArtBus riders will visit: A closing reception of For Drawing Sake, a collaborative exhibition celebrating the act of drawing. This show includes artists who are affiliated with the Monroe Community College (MCC) Department of Art, each primarily works in traditional or non-traditional drawing media. ImageArt is an exhibition that showcases artwork and poetry by Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender artists. Regenerations: Richard Harvey and Eric Harvey at Night Gallery ‘FUSION’ an exhibition featuring graduate students in the Fine Arts from Syracuse University, and Rochester Institute of Technology being held at Gallery r. When X-rays Become Art at Image City Photography Gallery. People in a Torn World: paintings by Eric Lanuzi at Baobob Cultural Center