by Taylor Mullifan | News 8 ROC | March 9, 2024
The annual cook-off gives local eateries the chance to compete for the best chili of the year!
New Exhibit at Flower City Arts Center Focuses on Culture
by Oran Spitzer | News 8 ROC | January 5, 2024
“We are individual artists in our own right, but we understand the power of community and the power of collective mindset,” said Community Relations Director Rashaad Parker of the Flower City Arts Center, who is also a founding member of the collective.
by Buffalo Rising | December 29, 2023
This funding, emphasizing community-led and centered arts organizations with budgets under $2 million, marked a significant step towards sustaining and enriching the region’s cultural landscape.
by Rebecca Rafferty | CITY News | November 1, 2023
Six projects were selected from more than 50 applicants, with $20,000 each going to four: [...] The Flower City Arts Center to develop an entrepreneurial focus for its Expanding the Field youth program.
by Andie Vélez-Davis | News 8 WROC | October 13, 2023
The Flower City Pottery Invitational makes its return this weekend featuring ceramic artists from all over the country.
by WHAM | 13WHAM | October 13, 2023
Renowned artists from across the country are traveling to Rochester this weekend for the Flower City Pottery Invitational.
(Rochester, N.Y., March 3, 2023) —Gallery Obscura, George Eastman Museum’s newest exhibition space, is set to open on Saturday, March 4. The inaugural exhibit will be produced in collaboration with the Flower City Arts Center and will run through June 1. [Read the full PDF Press Release]
(ROCHESTER, NY - February 23, 2023) — The Flower City Arts Center Board has announced that Kristin A. Rapp has been appointed as the Center’s new Executive Director, effective February 20th, 2023. Kristin A. Rapp comes to Flower City Arts Center having woven together a colorful array of arts, education, healing, and leadership experiences. [Read the full PDF Press Release]
(ROCHESTER, NY– January 13, 2023) — Explore the “explosion” of interest in film photography at Flower City Arts Center, located in a historic former firehouse at 713 Monroe Ave. The Photography and Digital Arts department (formerly known as Community Darkroom) of Flower City Arts Center was established in 1977 by Visual Studies Workshop graduate student Anne Beach. [Read the full PDF Press Release]
(ROCHESTER, NY - September 15, 2022) — It is with both sadness and gratitude that we announce Dr.Cheryl McKeiver’s departure as Executive Director of the Flower City Arts Center. She will leave the Center to pursue new ventures and spend time with her family. Dr. McKeiver joined the Flower City Arts Center at the beginning of 2021 and led the Center through Covid-19 and its ramifications. [Read the full PDF Press Release]