June 23, 2018 - September 21, 2018

G-enga is an interactive sculpture by Zoe Cinel inspired by the game Jenga and by the Rosetta Stone that uses interactivity and play to familiarize the audience with the genome. As the Rosetta Stone has done for language, genomic research has done for deciphering DNA code and as a result human connections. Visitors are invited to arrange any number of the 550 large wooden pegs that either contain phrases, questions, concerns, and facts about the genome or is left blank for the visitor contribute their thoughts and responses to what they learned about the genome.

June 23, 2018 - September 21, 2018

First Person Plural is a video artwork that overlays participants’ portraits and intermix animations of data visualization tools commonly used in genomic and individualized medicine research. As viewers approach the installation, their likenesses are captured and included in the evolving imagery, inviting them to consider, challenge and share their own perspectives on identity and wellbeing.

June 23, 2018 - September 21, 2018

Myriphon is an interactive genetic soundscape that chimes and responds when visitors answer questions about their genetic traits and environmental factors. Myriphon takes its name from a 1901 wall size instrument of moving discs. This 21st Century Myriphon has 23 discs, for the 23 genetic markers that move and shift as new genetic info is received. This work is created by Rochester based artist Eric Anderson.

March 2, 2018 - May 27, 2018

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January 18, 2018 - May 27, 2018

The exhibition consists of an overview of Eamon O’Kane’s paintings, drawings and animations with a particular emphasis on the architectural influence of Frank Lloyd Wright in the Upper Midwest. O’Kane has created a new series of works specifically for this exhibition, including paintings of three Rochester Wright homes. O’Kane’s work contemplates architecture, nature and the relationship between the utopian ideals of clean Modernist architectural style and the bucolic natural environment in which many modernist gems reside. The manner in which O’Kane’s artwork functions is to employ the same principles that guide architecture: innovative uses of space, connectivity and engagement with society.

June 23, 2018 - September 21, 2018

Positive Exposure: The Spirit of Difference is a series of photographs by artist Rick Guidotti that seek to show the beauty of all people by photographing those living with genetic conditions. Each artwork has a different subject, giving each person’s story a chance to be told. These photographs depict joy and remind viewers we all have something in common. For more information visit: https://positiveexposure.org/

February 21, 2018 – March 4, 2018

Join us for the 6th Annual Southeastern Minnesota High School Art Show at Rochester Art Center! The show features the art of 7th – 12th grade students and is put together as a cooperative effort of the Rochester Art Center along with the Superintendents, Principals, and Art teachers in the following 30 Southeast Minnesota School Districts.

June 23, 2018 – September 21, 2018

Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code begins to unravel the mystery behind the complete set of instructions needed for every living thing on Earth to grow and function: the genome.

October 6, 2018 - January 2, 2019

Traverse is an immersive, interactive exhibit that considers the spaces between us and nature. The artist invites the viewer to embark on a metaphorical journey of natural and human forces and the extent to which they are both at odds with each other and at times in harmony. If landscapes could speak, what would they say to us? If they do speak, where can we hear them? With imagery inspired by Iceland’s geologically active landscapes, Iceland becomes the backdrop against which the artist proposes we evaluate our relationship to the landscapes we traverse.

October 6, 2018 - January 2, 2019

Art(ists) on the Verge is an annual exhibition and program that mentors artists to introduce more technology into their art practice in order to foster greater engagement and viewer participation in their work. It is produced by Northern Lights.mn and codirected by Piotr Szychalski and Steve Dietz. RAC and Northern Lights are very excited to share this innovative work with Southeastern Minnesota.

June 23, 2018 - September 21, 2018

Beyond the Diagnosis displays commissioned paintings from artists around the world, each focusing on someone living with a rare genetic disease. As we find inherent human integrity, joy and wonder in each work we look “beyond the diagnosis” and see the person. Beyond the Diagnosis asks for us to connect, to remember, and to cherish life.

October 6, 2018 - January 2, 2019

Rivers from around America flow into a video confluence created by Moren. Video screens become the rippling rivers along the floor of RAC, with sculptural rocks formed in exact replica of rivers filmed from California to Wisconsin. Reformed Topographies is a series of video sculptures by Ben Moren which present cross sections of rivers and streams where stones interrupt the flow. Acrylic topographies placed on top of the screens optically draw the image of the stones back into the third dimension. The surface of the water and the surface of the screen converge to create a new kind of flow.