Event Archive


2017 College Collective


Dates: Friday June 16th, 2017 6 p.m. - Tuesday July 25th, 2017 5 p.m.

Flower City Arts Center is proud to showcase artworks by 39 college art students representing submissions from 48 colleges and 29 states this year in our annual College Collective exhibition. ... read more

Letterpress Father's Day Cards at Pittsford Barnes and Nobles


Date: Saturday June 17th, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Free Event!June 17, 11 am - 3 pm Kids and adults alike are welcome to create a unique Father's Day or other greeting card using an antique letterpress process with ... read more

Friday Fling: Ceramics


Date: Friday July 14th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

SOLD OUT Advanced registration & payment required. The perfect date night – come to the studio and learn to throw a bowl! We provide the clay, the tools, and of course ... read more

Teen Throw-Down


Date: Friday July 28th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

EVENT SOLD OUT!Grab your friends and spend the evening creatively, learning to work on the wheel. Make your own hand-crafted, food safe bowl! Pizza and soft drinks included. Space is ... read more

Peripheral of the Periphery - Reception


Date: Friday August 4th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Join us for the opening reception of Artists-in-Residence Ryana Lawson & Marval A. Rex's exhibition Peripheral of the Periphery. read more

The Bouquet


Dates: Friday August 4th, 2017 6 p.m. - Friday August 25th, 2017 5 p.m.

Artist-in-Residency exhibition of Megan Sullivan On view at the Joe Brown Gallery are the culminating works of Artist in Residence Megan Sullivan. The Bouquet is a series of multi-media works that ... read more

Plastics: Our Weakness


Dates: Friday August 4th, 2017 6 p.m. - Saturday September 2nd, 2017 5 p.m.

Artist-in-Residency exhibition by Arleen Thaler. We love plastic for its functionality, bend-ability, and durability. Every single day, everywhere around the world people come in contact with plastic. As we consume ... read more

The Bouquet - Reception


Date: Friday August 4th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Join us for the opening reception celebrating the culmination of the residency of Megan Sullivan. The Bouquet is a series of multi-media works that piece together found images and fragmented stories ... read more

A little bit of fresh AIR - Reception


Date: Friday August 4th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Join us for the opening reception of Artist-in-Residence Susan Doran's exhibition A little bit of fresh AIR. View the variety of arts taught at Flower City Book Arts through Susan’s “Year ... read more

Peripheral of the Periphery


Dates: Friday August 4th, 2017 6 p.m. - Friday August 25th, 2017 5 p.m.

Artist-in-Residency exhibition of Ryana Lawson & Marval A RexOn view at the Firehouse Gallery are the culminating works of Artists in Residence Ryana Lawson and Marval A Rex. These two bodies ... read more

A little bit of fresh AIR


Dates: Friday August 4th, 2017 6 p.m. - Friday August 25th, 2017 5 p.m.

Artist-in-Residency exhibition of Susan Doran On view at the Joe Brown Gallery are the culminating works of Artist in Residence Susan Doran. Investigating most of the classes offered in the Book ... read more

Plastics: Our Weakness - Reception


Date: Friday August 4th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Join us for the opening reception of Artist-in-Residence Arleen Thaler's exhibition Plastics: Our Weakness. read more

NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp


Dates: Thursday August 10th, 2017 4 p.m. - Sunday August 13th, 2017 4 p.m.

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts’ State & Local Partnerships program is pleased to announce the second year ... read more

Friday Fling: Book Arts


Date: Friday August 11th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Advanced registration & payment required. A 3-hour whirlwind of letterpress printing, hand papermaking, and bookbinding. Leave with lots of goodies. Start your weekend off right! Create with us while you sip ... read more

Artist Talk with Arleen Thaler: We are Plastic


Date: Saturday August 19th, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Arleen Thaler, a Rochester based documentary photographer, will discuss her experience documenting plastic waste in Upstate New York with her husband, Daryl. As an artist-in-residence at Flower City Arts Center, ... read more

All Blossom, No Roots: Cultivating an American Pottery Aesthetic


Dates: Friday September 8th, 2017 6 p.m. - Friday September 29th, 2017 9 p.m.

Recent work by Colleen McCall Through her brightly painted floral pottery, Colleen McCall explores historical motifs from all over the world. Familiar form, bold color, and pattern invite nostalgic discovery ... read more

All Blossom, No Roots: Cultivating an American Pottery Aesthetic - Reception


Date: Friday September 8th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Please join us for the opening reception and sale for Colleen McCall's All Blossom, No Roots. read more

From the Seeds of Cucumber Alley: Celebrating 40 Years of Photography - Reception


Date: Friday September 15th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Join us in celebrating 40 years of photography! read more

From the Seeds of Cucumber Alley: Celebrating 40 Years of Photography


Dates: Friday September 15th, 2017 6 p.m. - Thursday December 21st, 2017 6:30 p.m.

Founded in 1977 by Anne Beach as Cucumber Alley School of Printing, our Photography program is celebrating its 40th anniversary this fall! The exhibition will include archival materials, documentary video ... read more

Flower City Pottery Invitational 2017


Dates: Friday October 13th, 2017 6 p.m. - Sunday October 15th, 2017 4 p.m.

This is a unique opportunity for collectors, clay enthusiasts and anyone who appreciates finely-crafted, handmade work to meet and talk with masters of the field and see a large body ... read more

Friday Fling: Ceramics


Date: Friday October 27th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Advanced registration & payment required. The perfect date night – come to the studio and learn to throw a bowl! We provide the clay, the tools, and of course the wine/beer ... read more

Printmaking & Book Arts Open House


Date: Saturday October 28th, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

The Flower City Arts Center Printmaking & Book Arts studio is excited to announce the renovation of a beautiful new fine art print studio. This 700 sq.ft. studio boasts 14’ ... read more

Friday Fling: Book Arts


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

Advanced registration & payment required. A 3-hour whirlwind of letterpress printing, hand papermaking, and bookbinding. Leave with lots of goodies. Start your weekend off right! Create with us while you sip ... read more

Good Things...come in small packages


Dates: Friday November 10th, 2017 6 p.m. - Thursday December 21st, 2017 9 p.m.

Good Things is an exhibit and sale dedicated to small, finely crafted ceramic art. All work is a personal, intimate size, with nothing over 8 inches. The show is juried ... read more

Good Things...come in small packages - Reception


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

Join us for the opening reception and sale of Good Things...come in small packages, featuring small works no lager than 8x8x8. read more