Event Archive


Visual Voices: Rob Bell Artist Talk


Date: Saturday August 16th, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Join us for our new artist series celebrating diverse perspectives and practices in studio arts. This series aims to foster dialogue, connection, and inspiration through the lens of contemporary visual ... read more

Made in Honor


Date: Saturday August 16th, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Made in Honor is a companion program to the new artist talk series, Visual Voices, to be hosted by Julie Chen and Tove Phillips at Flower City Arts Center.  ... read more

Everything I Wanted


Dates: Friday September 5th, 2025 noon - Friday September 26th, 2025 noon

A new ceramic exhibition featuring several collected works by fiber & installation artist Shayna Kiblin, on display in our Firehouse Gallery throughout September. Shayna is the juror of the upcoming ... read more

Alternate Paths Exhibition - Reception


Date: Friday September 5th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

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Everything I Wanted - Reception


Date: Friday September 5th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Celebrate the opening reception of a new exhibition featuring several collected works by fiber & installation artist Shayna Kiblin, on display in our Firehouse Gallery throughout September. Shayna is the ... read more

Alternate Paths Exhibition


Dates: Friday September 5th, 2025 6 p.m. - Saturday September 27th, 2025 noon

An exhibition showcasing artists currently working in Alternative Photographic Processes including Anthotype, Chemigram, Cyanotype, Image Transfer, Kallitype, Liquid Light, Lith Prints, Lumen Prints, Mordançage, Photogravure, Platinotype, Pinhole, Salt Prints, Tintype, ... read more

Alchemy & Light


Date: Saturday September 6th, noon - 5 p.m.

Now, for the first time, a full day dedicated to the pursuit and enjoyment of alternative and historic photographic processes such as wet plate collodion, salt printing, photogravure, kallitypes, cyanotypes, ... read more

Visual Voices: Scott McCarney


Date: Saturday September 20th, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Join us for our new artist talk series celebrating diverse perspectives and practices in studio arts. This series aims to foster dialogue, connection, and inspiration through the lens of contemporary ... read more

A Talk On Wood Engraving By Joanne Price


Date: Friday September 26th, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Joanne Price of Starpointe Studio in Kentucky will discuss the art of wood engraving as part of the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal: “Canal Week”. Wood Engraving was the ... read more

Personal Incantations


Dates: Friday October 3rd, 2025 noon - Saturday October 25th, 2025 noon

Paola Macas Betchart’s practice integrates photography, collage, embroidery, video, and text to construct multilayered meditations on intimacy, memory, and care. By intervening in her own images, she reclaims them as ... read more

Personal Incantations - Reception


Date: Friday October 3rd, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Paola Macas Betchart’s practice integrates photography, collage, embroidery, video, and text to construct multilayered meditations on intimacy, memory, and care. By intervening in her own images, she reclaims them as ... read more

Visual Voices featuring Kyle Scott Lee


Date: Saturday October 4th, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Join us for our new artist talk series celebrating diverse perspectives and practices in studio arts. This series aims to foster dialogue, connection, and inspiration through the lens of contemporary ... read more

FCPI Opening Night Reception


Date: Friday October 10th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

An opening reception and fundraiser for the Center will take place on Friday, Oct. 10, with live music, drinks, bites, and a chance to preview the pottery before the crowds. ... read more

Flower City Pottery Invitational 2025


Dates: Saturday October 11th, 2025 10 a.m. - Sunday October 12th, 2025 4 p.m.

Flower City Arts Center is thrilled to present its ninth Flower City Pottery Invitational, a three-day affair that features a show and sale, demos and talks from national artists in ... read more

20 Years of Book Arts Celebration


Date: Saturday November 1st, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Join us for an afternoon to celebrate 20 YEARS of Printmaking & Book Arts at Flower City Arts Center! Tour the studios, meet printers from the community, print a commemorative ... read more

Coming Home - Reception


Date: Friday November 7th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

From the artist: "Coming Home" is more than a place—it’s a feeling. It’s an act of love, a quiet ritual of consistency, and at times, a small rebellion against a ... read more

MX. MEDIA - Reception


Date: Friday November 7th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

MX. MEDIA is a multimedia salon-style show happening for the first time in November 2025. The show aims to showcase the immense skill and creativity within the region's queer community. ... read more

Thousand-Yard Stare - Reception


Date: Friday November 7th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

“Thousand-yard Stare” embraces the punk motto: saying, doing, and playing what you want. It’s not about talent or mastery, but rather about pure freedom of expression—collaboration to create a raw, ... read more

Bookluck


Date: Friday November 7th, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Join Flower City Arts Center for a zine and artists’ books show and tell! Bring a book that you love, and see fellow book-lovers’ personal favorites. Artists’ books, zines, small ... read more

Visual Voices feat. Shayna Kiblin


Date: Saturday November 8th, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Join us for our new artist talk series celebrating diverse perspectives and practices in studio arts. This series aims to foster dialogue, connection, and inspiration through the lens of contemporary ... read more

Queering Space


Date: Saturday November 15th, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Empowering creative voices in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community with dedicated time to be present with and learn from one another. This new program is designed for and supported by the 2SLGBTQIA+ ... read more

Printmaking Collective


Date: Sunday November 16th, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

The Flower City Arts Printmaking Collective is a community of artists who gather monthly to explore, share, and support each other in their printmaking practices. Each meetup provides space for ... read more

Fall Photo Garage Sale


Dates: Wednesday November 19th, 2025 3 p.m. - Saturday November 22nd, 2025 5 p.m.

We're offering a wide range of photography essentials! Join us and take a look through cameras & accessories, tripods, darkroom equipment, film & photo paper, Nielsen frames, photo books, various ... read more

Small Business Saturday


Date: Saturday November 29th, noon - 3 p.m.

Come hang for Small Business Saturday with us and enjoy 3 Exhibitions on View, pick up our 2026 Friends of the Press Calendar, check out our Ceramics Gallery Store, and ... read more

ROC the Day 2025


Dates: Tuesday December 2nd, 2025 midnight - Wednesday December 3rd, 2025 midnight

All day today until midnight, we’re participating in ROC the Day, a 24-hour online giving extravaganza powered by United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes. When you donate ... read more