Event Archive


Social Reportage: The Sign Project


Dates: Thursday May 25th, 2017 6 p.m. - Friday June 30th, 2017 5 p.m.

**OFFSITE EXHIBITION** Session IV of the Social Reportage class at Flower City Arts Center found students immersed in the lives of those who call the streets home and those living ... read more

Social Reportage: The Sign Project - Reception


Date: Thursday May 25th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

**OFFSITE EVENT** Join us for the opening reception of Social Reportage: The Sign Project at St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality. read more

Reluctant Love Screening & Exhibit


Date: Saturday May 27th, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

2017 Photography Artist-in-Residence and Filmmaker, Nicholle La Vann will host a screening & discussion of her progress with her ongoing new film "Reluctant Love: A Visual Love Letter of Healing". ... read more

Reluctant Love: A Visual Love Letter of Healing


Dates: Saturday May 27th, 2017 6 p.m. - Friday June 2nd, 2017 5 p.m.

2017 Photography Artist-in-Residence and Filmmaker, Nicholle La Vann will host a screening & discussion of her progress with her ongoing new film "Reluctant Love: A Visual Love Letter of Healing" ... read more

Spokes & Ink


Date: Saturday June 3rd, noon - 5 p.m.

Simply put, Spokes & Ink is a festival celebrating bike lovers and bike-inspired poster art. It’s a Monroe Ave mashup of cycling enthusiasts, local artists, cold beer, live music, unique ... read more

Friday Fling: Photography (Cyanotype)


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

Advanced registration & payment required. Experience the magic of photography in a night of darkroom experimentation. Bring a date or your friends and have a drink on us while you create ... read more

2017 College Collective - Reception


Date: Friday June 16th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Join us for the opening reception of our annual College Collective exhibition! read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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