Event Archive


Odyssey | Warriors Come Home


Dates: Friday February 6th, 2026 6 p.m. - Saturday February 28th, 2026 noon

Flower City Art Center invites you to witness the journey home from war through the eyes of American combat veterans. The Odyssey Project | Warriors Come Home exhibition features photographs ... read more

Seconds from the Flame 2026 - Reception


Date: Friday February 6th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Join us on First Friday, Feb. 6, from 6 - 9pm for the opening reception of our Seconds from the Flame Ceramics Sale. This is a great place to find ... read more

Odyssey | Warriors Come Home - Reception


Date: Friday February 6th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Flower City Art Center invites you to witness the journey home from war through the eyes of American combat veterans. The Odyssey Project | Warriors Come Home exhibition features photographs ... read more

Seconds from the Flame 2026


Dates: Friday February 6th, 2026 6 p.m. - Friday February 27th, 2026 5 p.m.

Join us on First Friday, Feb. 6, from 6 - 9pm for the opening reception of our Seconds from the Flame Ceramics Sale. This is a great place to find ... read more

Visual Voices feat. The Odyssey Project with Participants & Founder Brendan Bannon


Date: Saturday February 7th, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

The Odyssey Project | Warriors Come Home invites you to witness the journey home from war through the eyes of American Combat Veterans. Odyssey Project founder Brendan Bannon will be ... read more

19th Annual Chili Cook-Off


Date: Saturday February 21st, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Contenders from Rochester eateries are going head-to-head for top honors in various sizzling categories. Come vote for your favorites, be they meaty or vegetarian, at this family-friendly event as you ... read more

Studio 678 at George Eastman Museum's Gallery Obscura - Reception


Date: Saturday February 28th, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

We are excited to celebrate the work of our Studio 678 photo club students in collaboration with the George Eastman Museum's Gallery Obscura. The exhibition will feature an interactive poetry ... read more

Studio 678 at George Eastman Museum's Gallery Obscura


Dates: Saturday February 28th, 2026 11 a.m. - Sunday June 21st, 2026 midnight

We are excited to celebrate the work of our Studio 678 photo club students in collaboration with the George Eastman Museum's Gallery Obscura. The exhibition will feature an interactive poetry ... read more

Wall to Wall: 9th Annual Members Exhibition - Reception


Date: Friday March 13th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Come enjoy an amazing collection of artwork from all of our incredible members during our 9th Annual Wall to Wall Member's Exhibit! Partake with light refreshments and cast your ballot ... read more

Wall to Wall: 9th Annual Members Exhibition


Dates: Friday March 13th, 2026 6 p.m. - Saturday April 18th, 2026 5 p.m.

Come enjoy an amazing collection of artwork from all of our incredible members during our 9th Annual Wall to Wall Member's Exhibit! Partake with light refreshments and cast your ballot ... read more

2026 Friends of the Press Calendar


Dates: Tuesday March 31st, 2026 midnight - Wednesday February 18th, 2026 midnight

Our 2026 FRIENDS OF THE PRESS CALENDAR is now for sale! This calendar is a collaboration of over a dozen artists and friends of the Printmaking & Book Arts studios ... read more

Craft Community Appeal - Fall-Winter 2025-2026


Dates: Tuesday March 31st, 2026 noon - Sunday May 31st, 2026 11 p.m.

Your crucial support makes you a collaborator at a time when community-building is needed as much as ever. Donate Here read more

Printmaking Collective


Date: Sunday April 12th, 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

"You Gotta Take A Class For That" T-Shirt Sale!


Dates: Friday April 24th, 2026 4:05 p.m. - Thursday May 7th, 2026 midnight

Have you ever wanted Jacob's face on a t-shirt?! Well, now you can! Purchase this one-of-a-kind piece of merchandise and make all of your dreams come true at the Flower ... read more

Size 13 by Jiageng Lin - Reception


Date: Friday May 1st, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Statement from the artist: ""Size 13" is a set of black and white photographs depicting deliberately staged still life, found studio objects, and performance. These photographs serve as a metaphor ... read more

"Kindred Spirits" by Nancy Holowka & Jen Pereña - Reception


Date: Friday May 1st, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Kindred Spirits features kallitype photographs that explore these themes and more, celebrating the complementary aesthetics of artists Nancy Holowka and Jen Pereña while shining a light on the historic photographic ... read more

"At Capacity" by Jamie Westermeyer


Dates: Friday May 1st, 2026 6 p.m. - Saturday May 23rd, 2026 midnight

Join us for this incredible new ceramic exhibition from Jamie Westermeyer! "Jamie Westermeyer is a ceramic sculptor and MFA candidate at Rochester Institute of Technology’s School for American Crafts. Formerly ... read more

Size 13 by Jiageng Lin


Dates: Friday May 1st, 2026 6 p.m. - Saturday May 30th, 2026 midnight

Statement from the artist: ""Size 13" is a set of black and white photographs depicting deliberately staged still life, found studio objects, and performance. These photographs serve as a metaphor ... read more

"At Capacity" by Jamie Westermeyer - Reception


Date: Friday May 1st, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Join us for this incredible new ceramic exhibition from Jaime Westermeyer! "Jamie Westermeyer is a ceramic sculptor and MFA candidate at Rochester Institute of Technology’s School for American Crafts. Formerly ... read more

"Kindred Spirits" by Nancy Holowka & Jen Pereña


Dates: Friday May 1st, 2026 6 p.m. - Saturday May 30th, 2026 midnight

Botanicals, travel, texture, whimsy... Kindred Spirits features kallitype photographs that explore these themes and more, celebrating the complementary aesthetics of artists Nancy Holowka and Jen Jen Pereña while shining a ... read more

Printmaking Collective


Date: Sunday May 17th, 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

See What Sticks - Reception


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

CALL FOR ARTWORK: Open to all mediums; the only criteria is that the subject matter must be about food, about food consumption, about food waste, about the novelties and joys ... read more

Roots Remember (Studio 912 Photography Club) - Reception


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

This fall, Flower City Arts Center welcomed seventeen students from four different RCSD schools into the Studio 912 High School Photo Club program. In addition to building digital portfolios, students ... read more

Our Photo Garage Sale Fundraiser Returns!


Dates: Wednesday June 10th, 2026 3 p.m. - Saturday June 13th, 2026 5 p.m.

Stop by our 2nd Floor Lighting Studio for digital and analog cameras, film, paper, lenses, filters, accessories, tripods, books, bags, picture frames, mat boards, enlargers, developing tools, and more! The ... read more

Pivot(al)


Date: Saturday June 13th, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Book art education is shifting—and this is our moment to shape what comes next. Join us for Pivot(al), a national gathering hosted by CBAA: The Association for Book Art Education, ... read more