Event Archive


Letterpress Love Affair & More!


Date: Sunday October 24th, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.

A perfect way to spend a Sunday evening - supporting local artists, getting a jump start on your holiday shopping, listening to some solid music and pleasing your palate with ... read more

Chili Cookoff


Date: Saturday November 6th, 3 p.m. - 7:03 p.m.

7th Annual Firehouse Chili Cook-off: Great Bowls of Fire!4 - 8:30 pmSaturday, November 6, 2010713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607Support the arts in Rochester by sampling chili from local restaurants ... read more

Reflections on Simplicity


Dates: Monday November 22nd, 2010 6 p.m. - Friday February 4th, 2011 8 p.m.

"Sometimes when you pay attention, you can find small wonders along your way." Works by over a dozen of our Community Darkroom volunteer photographers. Each photographer offers examples of what ... read more

Winter Craft- Annual Holiday Show & Sale


Dates: Friday December 3rd, 2010 9 a.m. - Friday December 31st, 2010 3 p.m.

Be ready for the holidays this year with unique, handmade, and local gifts. Ceramics, letterpress cards, posters, art books, and so much more. Featured artists: Allison Craver and Lynne Hobaica, ... read more

Pressing Issues: A Month With Letterpress Artist Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.


Dates: Tuesday January 4th, 2011 9 a.m. - Monday January 17th, 2011 11 p.m.

Proceed and Be Bold! Documentary Trailer from 20K Films on Vimeo.Letterpress printer and "Proceed and Be Bold" documentary subject Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. is returning to "seriously impact Upstate New ... read more

David MacDonald: Recent Works


Dates: Friday January 7th, 2011 5 p.m. - Friday January 28th, 2011 11 a.m.

David MacDonald, potter and Syracuse University ceramics professor, creates a wide variety of work including vessels for daily use and one-of-a-kind pieces for exhibition.He draws much of his inspiration from ... read more

Meltdown


Dates: Friday February 11th, 2011 6 p.m. - Saturday March 26th, 2011 11 p.m.

Come see the work of Community Darkroom's new program assistant Melanie Couch. Meltdown, part of the citywide Thaw exhibition, features three different bodies of work, each taking a look at ... read more

Pastry Palooza


Date: Saturday February 19th, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Croissants... Strudels... Fritters... Is your mouth watering?Biscotti... Pies... Turnovers... How about now?Rochester is home to dozens of independent bakeries that create their own edible works of art out of sugar ... read more

Winter Blooms


Dates: Friday March 4th, 2011 5 p.m. - Saturday March 26th, 2011 3 p.m.

Tableware and vases reflecting the textures and quiet colors of winter, complemented by the vivid blooms of Spring's arrival. Kayla Stein and Giselle Hicks both earned their MFA's from Alfred ... read more

T-Shirt Pre-Order


Dates: Wednesday March 9th, 2011 1 a.m. - Monday March 21st, 2011 8 a.m.

We're taking pre-orders for our Genesee Center for the Arts & Education T-Shirts! Each shirt is $15 and benefits our non-profit arts center.Black T-ShirtWhite Screen printShort Sleeve100% cottonPrinted locallySizes S ... read more

Landscape: Mind & Matter


Dates: Friday April 1st, 2011 6 p.m. - Friday July 1st, 2011 4 p.m.

An exhibit featuring works by two photographers: Joe Ziolkowski and Christopher Schwer. "The Okinawa Series" by Joe ZiolkowskiThe series started as a result of me coping with the sudden loss ... read more

4th Annual College Clay Collective


Dates: Friday April 8th, 2011 5 p.m. - Saturday April 30th, 2011 3 p.m.

Current college students from across the country have submitted images for this show so that our juror, Kathy King, instructor at the office for the Arts Ceramics Program at Harvard ... read more

Studio 678 Awards Ceremony & Reception


Date: Friday April 8th, 5:03 p.m. - 7:03 p.m.

A culmination of months of work by Wilson Foundation Academy 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Photo Club members will showcase their work in a multimedia slide show. Special guests, ... read more

An Evening With the Arts Annual Auction & Spring Carnival


Date: Saturday April 9th, 5:03 p.m. - 8:03 p.m.

Click here to be sent to our Auction info page. read more

Make your own Mother's Day card!


Date: Saturday April 30th, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

A truly unique Mother's Day gift. Make your own paper, decorate it, and print on it using one of our tabletop presses! A great activity for children with their parents ... read more

Sanctuary


Dates: Friday May 6th, 2011 5 p.m. - Sunday May 29th, 2011 11 a.m.

"Tools have always played an important role in my life and spawn limitless fascination. As a child, my father encouraged me to explore different tools in his workshop and taught ... read more

Mud, Moms & Mimosas


Date: Saturday May 7th, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

This Mother's Day treat your mom (or sister, aunt, friend) to an experience she'll remember! Come to the Pottery studio for a mimosa brunch and first time throwing on the ... read more

Bruce Rogers: American Book Design


Date: Saturday May 21st, noon - 2 p.m.

A Presentation by type design expert Herbert Johnson. Bruce Rogers (1870 - 1957) was an American typographer and type designer, acclaimed by some as the greatest book designer of the ... read more

Intake


Dates: Friday June 3rd, 2011 5 p.m. - Friday July 22nd, 2011 4 p.m.

"My current work attempts to contextualize the intrinsic relationships between human beings and tools. Tools have marked stages in human development from primitive existence to current levels of technology. The ... read more

Adopting a History


Dates: Friday July 8th, 2011 5 p.m. - Saturday August 27th, 2011 4:03 p.m.

"Being the only black girl growing up in a white neighborhood is not a new story, but it is mine. My outsider status was reinforced by slights, perceived and real. ... read more

Jessica Peterson residency in Printing & Book Arts Center


Dates: Monday July 25th, 2011 11 p.m. - Monday August 1st, 2011 11 p.m.

Book artist Jessica Peterson examines slavery in the North as she letterpress prints a portion of Austin Steward's autobiography. Steward's "Twenty-two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman" was ... read more

Curio


Dates: Friday August 5th, 2011 5 p.m. - Thursday August 25th, 2011 4 p.m.

Artists-in-residence Lynne Hobaica and Allison Craver have been hard at work over the past year teaching classes, helping out in the studio, and creating a body of work. This exhibit ... read more

Spokes & Ink: A Bike and Poster Party


Date: Saturday August 27th, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Click here to go to our official event page. So what is Spokes & Ink? Well, simply put, it's a bike and poster party. A celebration of bikes, music, local ... read more

Dreams and Other Worlds


Dates: Friday September 9th, 2011 6 p.m. - Saturday October 29th, 2011 4 p.m.

"My work is inspired by nature, stillness and dusty books, with a penchant for abandoned spaces, natural light, and whimsy. I try to create new worlds with my images, telling ... read more

History in the Making VI


Dates: Friday September 16th, 2011 5 p.m. - Saturday October 29th, 2011 3 p.m.

Ceramic Traditions, Contemporary Objects at the Firehouse Gallery at Genesee Pottery. The History in the Making exhibit showcases ceramic work from youthful, energetic, promising artists to veteran traditionalists. All see ... read more