Event Archive


He'll Print on Anything - Reception


Date: Saturday December 3rd, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Featuring a selection of works from Mitchel Ahern's letterpress printing practices "He'll Print on Anything" includes a protest banner on canvas, two of his "Angry Dishtowels" series, two 9-color prints ... read more

Hand Print Letterpress Holiday Cards


Dates: Monday December 5th, 2016 noon - Thursday December 22nd, 2016 2 p.m.

This year, send holiday cards that are handmade with love. Print your own letterpress holiday cards! Stop by our printing studio Monday through Thursday between 12 - 2 to print 5 ... read more

Friday Fling: Photography (Cyanotype)


Date: Friday December 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

Wall-to-Wall: 2017 Members Exhibition - Reception


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

Flower City Arts Center is excited to showcase the artwork of our talented members in an inaugural member exhibition. Help us kick-off 2017 by celebrating our talented community of makers! read more

Wall-to-Wall: 2017 Members Exhibition


Dates: Friday January 13th, 2017 6 p.m. - Saturday February 25th, 2017 5 p.m.

The Flower City Arts Center is excited to showcase the artwork of our talented members in an inaugural member exhibition Wall-to-Wall. Help us kick off 2017 by celebrating our talented ... read more

Friday Fling: Ceramics


Date: Friday January 20th, 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

Friday Fling: Book Arts


Date: Friday February 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

Valentine's Day Card Printing


Date: Saturday February 11th, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Your sweetheart will love you forever with a letterpress printed Valentine's Day card that you printed yourself. FREE! read more

Chili Cookoff


Date: Saturday February 25th, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Bring some Tums along with your appetite if you think you can take the heat. Contenders from over a dozen Rochester eateries are duking it out for top honors in ... read more

LUZ DEL DÍA: Copyrighting the Light of Day - Reception


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

Join us for an evening with Photography Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Stephanie Mercedes as we celebrate the opening reception of her AIR exhibition LUZ DEL DÍA: Copyrighting the Light of Day. FREE! read more

LUZ DEL DÍA: Copyrighting the Light of Day


Dates: Friday March 3rd, 2017 6 p.m. - Friday March 31st, 2017 5 p.m.

Photography Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Exhibition by Stephanie Mercedes In response to the Argentine Bill No. 2517-D-2015 that would erase all photographic remnants of the Dirty War from public access artist, Mercedes, ... read more

Seconds From the Flame


Dates: Friday March 10th, 2017 10 a.m. - Thursday March 30th, 2017 5 p.m.

Glaze oddities, prototypes, last season's designs, slight imperfections - this is your chance to purchase great works of handcrafted pottery very inexpensively! Get a dish for a deal and a bargain ... read more

Friday Fling: Photography (Cyanotype)


Date: Friday March 10th, 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

Seconds From the Flame - Reception


Dates: Friday March 10th, 2017 6 p.m. - Friday February 10th, 2017 9 p.m.

Glaze oddities, prototypes, last season's designs, slight imperfections - this is your chance to purchase great works of handcrafted pottery very inexpensively! Get a dish for a deal and a ... read more

Performative Lecture by Stephanie Mercedes


Date: Saturday March 25th, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Stephanie Mercedes will give a performance on Luz del Día: Copyrighting the Light of Day her ongoing project in reaction to Argentine Copyright Bill No. 2517-D-2015 currently being exhibited at ... read more

Studio 678 Exhibition - Reception


Date: Friday March 31st, 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Reception Details:***OFFSITE EVENT*** You are invited to attend our annual Studio 678 Awards Ceremony, Book Release, and Exhibition Reception at City Hall.Multi-media Presentation and Awards6:30pm in City Council Chambers, 3rd ... read more

Studio 678 Exhibition


Dates: Friday March 31st, 2017 6:30 p.m. - Monday May 1st, 2017 5 p.m.

***OFFSITE EXHIBITION*** Studio 678 is now entering its 19th consecutive year as a 24-session after-school photography program for 26 students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades at Wilson Foundation Academy. ... read more

Unforeseen Structures


Dates: Friday April 14th, 2017 6 p.m. - Saturday May 20th, 2017 5 p.m.

Unforeseen Structures is artist Mitch Goldstein's examination of emergent form using darkroom photography techniques, specifically the photogram. Photograms use no cameras or lenses — instead, objects are placed on or ... read more

Friday Fling: Ceramics


Date: Friday April 14th, 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

Unforeseen Structures - Reception


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

Join artist Mitch Goldstein for the opening reception of Unforeseen Structures. read more

Artist Talk with Mitch Goldstein


Date: Saturday April 22nd, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Join designer and educator Mitch Goldstein as he shares the process & ideas behind his exhibition Unforeseen Structures. This event is free and open to the public. read more

Mud, Moms, & Mimosas


Date: Sunday May 7th, 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Bring your mom, your daughter, your aunt, or your best friend and spend some creative time together! Our instructors will help you make a bowl on the wheel. We will ... read more

Friday Fling: Book Arts


Date: Friday May 12th, 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

Mother's Day Card Printing


Date: Saturday May 13th, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

We are opening up the paper lab for anyone who would like to make a handmade paper card for Mother's Day. You make the paper then letterpress print your greeting. ... read more

Teen Throw-Down


Date: Friday May 19th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Grab your friends and spend the evening learning to work on the wheel. Make your own hand-crafted bowl! Pizza and softdrinks included. Space is limited, so text your BFF and ... read more