Calendar of Events at the Genesee Center for the Arts
Electric Florets
Fri., 4 Apr 2008 at 6:30 pm until Sun., 18 May 2008 at 5:00 pm
Geri McCormick presents a series of floral mandalas in oil pastels. Come learn more about this geometric pattern that represents the cosmos from a human perspective.
Location: Printing and Book Arts Center, Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, 713 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Mata Ortiz Pottery
Fri., 2 May 2008 at 6:30 pm until Sat., 24 May 2008 at 4:00 pm
Come enjoy the work of these potters from Mexico (see examples )
with Photography of Mexico by Joseph Sorrentino. The opening of our 2006 event drew over 150 people - so be sure to come and learn more and see more this year!
Artist’s remarks at 7:30
See the article in the Rochester ConXion
Location: Genesee Pottery, Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, 713 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Reception: Gallery at Genesee Pottery, Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, 713 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607,
Fri., 2 May 2008 from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
An Evening with the Arts - 7th Annual Dinner Auction
Fri., 30 May 2008, from 6:00 until 9:30
Don't miss our annual dinner auction. Tickets only $50. Call 244-1730 to get yours now.
Join our auction chair, Terese Taylor of WARM 101.3, our board, our staff and your friends for a night of fun. Proceeds from the event help the Center continue its important community outreach programs, offer a diverse selection of classes and workshops at affordable prices, and maintain its unique historic facility.
Fabulous artwork and other items for bidding during live and silent auctions, live jazz music from the Ron Bowks Music Group, a sit-down dinner and a cash bar.
It all starts at 6 p.m. with the silent auction, cocktails and live music, followed by dinner at 8 p.m., then the main event – the live auction. Special items of interest: one pair of Club Passes for the 2008 Rochester International Jazz Fest, Tickets to the Nutcracker Suite Ballet / Rochester City Ballet, aerial view of Rochester printed from 1919 glass plate negative of the Albert R. Stone collection, two one-month family memberships to Midtown Athletic Club, one three-month membership to the Jewish Community Center’s Athletic Club, and passes for rounds of golf at Shadow Pines. As a special treat you can also expect pottery by Cruz Santillan and Paty Ortiz of the Mata Ortiz village of potters in Mexico and a signature piece from world-renowned and master potter, Val Cushing.
As always, many generous area artists have donated fabulous pieces of their own work!
Sponsorship Information
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 70 State Street, Rochester 14614
Works by Chea Peng
Fri., 6 Jun 2008 at 6:30 pm until Fri., 27 Jun 2008 at 4:00 pm
Come see more of the work by our own studio manager, Chea Peng. Chea will share his latest with us and talk about the current themes that are motivating his work. Artist’s remarks at 7:30. See work by Chea and bio information at Our Story Together.
Location: Genesee Pottery, Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, 713 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Reception: Genesee Pottery, Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, 713 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607,
Fri., 6 Jun 2008 from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
3rd Rochester Memorial Art Gallery Biennial
Sun., 13 Jul 2008 at 12:00 pm until Sun., 14 Sep 2008 at 5:00 pm
This exhibit features work by Sue Leopard, a practicing artist who creates portions of her work in the Printing & Book Arts Center at the Genesee Center for the Arts & Education.
The Rochester Biennial is an invitational exhibition of work by six contemporary regional artists working in a variety of media. Largely dedicated to mid-career artists with a demonstrated commitment to their craft, the show also includes one artist selected on the strength of his or her entry in the previous year’s juried Rochester Finger-Lakes Exhibition.
The artists selected for 2008 are Ronald Gonzalez (Johnson City) with mixed media installations; Sue Huggins Leopard (Rochester) with artist’s books; Susan Lakin (Rochester) with photographs; Todd McGrain (Ovid) with bronze sculpture and drawings; Juan Perdiguero (Oswego) with drawings; and Melissa Sarat (Preble) with paintings.
This exhibition is underwritten by gifts in memory of Diane Holahan Grosso. Gallery hours and fees apply.
Location: Grand Gallery, Memorial Art Gallery, University Avenue
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Pictures from Past Events
Zoology
Carolyn Dilcher-Stutz - 11 May 2007
Photos courtesy of Tom Harvey
NOTE:The copyright notice below does not apply to the images above. Please contact the Genesee Center for more information about the ownership of the above images.
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