Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester announces a call for artists for the M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival. Artists are invited to showcase their artwork for purchase at this juried, two-day festival, August 29, and August 30, 2026. Register by August 16th. #callforartists
A gift from Abby and Doug Bennett brings the Memorial Art Gallery halfway toward its goal of implementing free admission for all.
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It is Hispanic Heritage Month in the City of Rochester and Monroe County!
Join us for events all month long, from Sunday markets at the International Plaza to film nights at the Dryden Theatre and a community celebration at the Memorial Art Gallery.
Learn more: cityofrochester.gov/HispanicHeritage
Hey art media - looking to cover spooky season arts events? Let’s talk about Museum of the Dead at the Memorial Art Gallery, it’s turning 10 this year! mag.rochester.edu/event/motd-2...
Set against the backdrop of a recent listing as one of USA Today’s “10 Best Art Museums in the US,” the Clothesline Art Festival returns to the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) in Rochester, NY, on September 6–7, 2025.
One of the longest-running art festivals on the east coast returns Sept 6–7: Clothesline Art Festival at the Memorial Art Gallery!
300+ artists, music, activities, and free museum admission—at one of USA Today’s “10 Best Art Museums in the US.”
🔗: mag.rochester.edu/clothesline/
The 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes exhibition opens on Saturday, June 28, at MAG! Here's a sneak peek at one of the jaw-dropping contemporary works on view. 🦈
MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Media are invited to join us for the exhibition opening + artist awards on Friday night - drop me a message for details!
Visual Story Opportunity: Live Painting in the Galleries at MAG
Watch teaching artist Sarah Hart copy a 19th-c. Dutch masterwork in the galleries on Thursdays (6/26–7/31). A rare look at process, tradition, and technique. Media opps available!
News! The Memorial Art Gallery has acquired “Birch Tree beside a Woodland Path” (1870) by Julie Hart Beers, the first by the artist in its collection—spotlighting women of the Hudson River School. Ask me about it to learn more!
🗞️: For Immediate Release: Memorial Art Gallery Announces the Opening of the 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition
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Covering the Greek Festival in Rochester NY this weekend? 🇬🇷 As you spotlight the festival happenings, consider suggesting
to your readers a stop at MAG to see striking examples of Greek art on view! Just a 3-minute drive or 15-minute walk, supplement the festivities with fascinating art history.
Have you stopped by the Memorial Art Gallery to see the newly re-installed contemporary art galleries? New acquisitions, works not seen in years, and pieces from the permanent collection never on view before - stop by to explore! 👀
That is amazing!! And yes - Cutler Union is now integrated, connected to the 1913 museum building by the pavilion
Good question - we’ve got a combination of architectural styles at work! Early Renaissance (1913 museum building), gothic (Cutler Union / clock tower building) and modern (Vanden Brul Pavilion that connects them).
We have a MAG architecture walking tour on 6/12! mag.rochester.edu/event/outdoo...
🗞️ "MAG offers free admission on Saturday" via @news10nbc.bsky.social
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🗞️ Annual Art & Treasures Sale Returns June 6–8 at the Memorial Art Gallery (for immediate release)
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The Memorial Art Gallery hosted an Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day Sunday afternoon.
The Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester is a very cool place: defector.com/helen-franke...
🗞️ “ANNOUNCING THE ARTISTS FOR THE 69TH ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES EXHIBITION AT THE MEMORIAL ART GALLERY” by Life in the Finger Lakes magazine
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Seventy-one congressional Democrats are calling for an investigation into the impact of President Trump’s March executive order targeting so-called “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” in the Smithsonian Institution.
Thank you so much to everyone who joined us today for our May Pop-Up Day at the Art Gallery at Memorial Art Gallery! We hope to see you on the 2nd Saturday of next month for Pop-Up Pride Day at the Zoo at Seneca Park Zoo!
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#PopUpPrideRoc #PopUpPrideTogether
"Clothesline Festival returns with a new $5,000 award. Here's what local artists need to know" via the Democrat & Chronicle: www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2...
And yes I’ve sent to a few contacts at @hyperallergic.com like @surrhealism.bsky.social and @mayapontone.bsky.social!
I’m sure we can dig to more about her!!
Have you ever seen this portrait by George Bellows before? Probably not! Recently acquired by the Memorial Art Gallery, “Gladys Findlay” (1905) is largely previously unseen and represents the artist’s early career as a student in NY. Want to cover this story? Email me at pengard@mag.rochester.edu!
Throughout the April break from school, the Memorial Art Gallery, (MAG) is offering free admission for kids 18 and under.
Trump aims to remove ‘improper ideology’ from Smithsonian with new executive order
Vice President JD Vance will oversee the removal of “divisive, race-centered ideology” and deny funding to exhibitions that “degrade shared American values”
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Comment | Scrapping DEI initiatives could damage US museums’ visitor numbers
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JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
Spring vibes from John Twachtman’s “The White Bridge,” circa 1900. 🌱 @magrochester
