Odyssey Open House

Witness the journey home from war

Swing by our Odyssey│Warriors Come Home Open House, November 21, from 5:30 - 9pm to learn more about the program's impact and how you can help bring The Odyssey Workshops to Rochester. Light refreshments will be provided.

Meet previous veteran participants from the Buffalo and New York City workshops, including Rochester photographers Chris Cilento and Michael Thaxton, Odyssey Project founder Brendan Bannon, and Flower City Arts Center (FCAC) leadership to learn how you can help bring these life-changing workshops to Rochester.

“Our goal is to bring the Odyssey Workshops to Flower City Arts Center, creating a space here in Rochester where our veterans can find support, mentorship, and community through the power of photography as they transition back into civilian life," said Juliana Muniz, FCAC Photography & Digital Arts Director. "This exhibition is an essential step toward raising the funds needed to make this vision a reality.”

Can't make it out, but want to help bring The Odyssey Project to Rochester?

Please contribute to our 2024 Grow Now Appeal, and don't forget to designate your gift to the "Flower City Odyssey Project." You can also contact Development Director Joe Mangano at jmangano@flowercityarts.org to discuss further support opportunities

Generous support for this project, currently based in Buffalo, provided by

Josephine Herrick Project, William Talbott Hillman Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, M&T Bank, John R. Oishei Foundation, New York City Council’s Veterans Community Development Initiative through the Department of Youth and Community Development, the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, and a Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant. Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants are part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Creative Forces® initiative in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance. Cameras provided by Canon U.S.A. Host support from DCTV. Thank you to our program partners, the Harlem Vet Center, the Queens Vet Center, the Buffalo Vet Center, and Higher Ground.