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Counterspaces
Counterspaces is a collective healing project for Rochester community members who have been impacted by the existing and increasing acts of racialized violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).
He(ART) and Soul: Art created in the pandemic
This solo exhibition explores a variety of individual and collective experiences and emotions within the context of a global pandemic through mixed-media sculptures and textile art. From the standpoint of a parent, the artist recalls conversations with their children about safety and change.
Poetry Despite/Music Despite
"Poetry Despite/Music Despite (Eternal War Requiem)" connects artists across time and place, from World War I to the “Global War on Terror,” from the US to Iraq.
Ageless Art: Rochester Public Schools Art Show
Ageless Art showcases the creativity of students in Rochester Public Schools. Artwork on view will represent students ranging from Kindergarten to 12th grade and include various mediums including painting, digital arts and photography.
5 events,
Open Studio: Beading with Margo Yee & Chris Allen
Open Studio: Beading with Margo Yee & Chris Allen
Calling all beading enthusiasts! Every Wednesday, 1 - 4 PM during the month of May, you're invited to join beading artists Margo Yee and Chris Allen in the west studio at the Rochester Art Center.
5 events,
Drop-In Tour
Drop-In Tour
Enjoy an in-person, guided tour of the Rochester Art Center and find out about the museum’s local history, stunning architectural design, and current exhibitions. Tours last approximately 40 minutes. Free with admission.
5 events,
Open Studio: Beading with Margo Yee & Chris Allen
Open Studio: Beading with Margo Yee & Chris Allen
Calling all beading enthusiasts! Every Wednesday, 1 - 4 PM during the month of May, you're invited to join beading artists Margo Yee and Chris Allen in the west studio at the Rochester Art Center.
6 events,
Walk With Us
When walking becomes an intentional activity, i.e., something more than utilitarian movement, worlds open up. Artists and creative thinkers have been aware of this keyway into creativity for centuries, and so there is a deep history of writers, visual artists, scientists, philosophers and other creative thinkers engaged in this practice.
Drop-In Tour
Drop-In Tour
Enjoy an in-person, guided tour of the Rochester Art Center and find out about the museum’s local history, stunning architectural design, and current exhibitions. Tours last approximately 40 minutes. Free with admission.
6 events,
Poetry & Cello Performance
Poetry & Cello Performance
Poetry Despite/Music Despite (Eternal War Requiem) connects artists across time and place, from World War I to the “Global War on Terror,” from the US to Iraq. These connections acknowledge the recurring traumas of war and, conversely, the human connections that happen despite the pain.
5 events,
Open Studio: Beading with Margo Yee & Chris Allen
Open Studio: Beading with Margo Yee & Chris Allen
Calling all beading enthusiasts! Every Wednesday, 1 - 4 PM during the month of May, you're invited to join beading artists Margo Yee and Chris Allen in the west studio at the Rochester Art Center.
6 events,
Our Home
What and where is home? Is home a place, a smell, a memory, an object, a person? As Rochester grows every day to be a more racially diverse and international city, the Rochester Art Center strives to highlight and celebrate a plurality of voices through the stories of transplants, immigrants and long-time residents who decided to make Minnesota their home.
Ribbon Cutting & Artist Talk
Ribbon Cutting & Artist Talk
Community members are invited to join us for a ribbon cutting ceremony as we celebrate a newly completed mural in the entry corridor of the Rochester Art Center. The mural was designed by June Le with input from students and adult residents who attended workshops facilitated by artist Roshan Ganu.
7 events,
home ~ exploring, mending, reimagining
"home ~ exploring, mending, reimagining" features, for the first time in one single location a multimedia body of work, composed by quilts, audiovisual collages, and participatory artworks, that artist Cecilia Cornejo Sotelo has produced since 2019 with various communities in southeastern Minnesota.
Drop-In Tour
Drop-In Tour
Enjoy an in-person, guided tour of the Rochester Art Center and find out about the museum’s local history, stunning architectural design, and current exhibitions. Tours last approximately 40 minutes. Free with admission.
8 events,
Virtual Book Club
Virtual Book Club
Unstillness is a book by artist John Schuerman of quiet walks through the chaotic year from spring of 2020 to spring of 2021. As we were changing for better and worse, Schuerman walked, observed, and reported back.
Embroidery Workshop 1
Embroidery Workshop 1
Taught by Stena Lieb, a Visual Arts Educator and participant in The Embroidery Project, this workshop will offer step-by-step guidance using a variety of embroidery stitches. See where your stitches take you as a beginner or advance your embroidery skills on a cotton dish towel.
7 events,
Counterspaces Tour
Counterspaces Tour
Rochester community members who self-identify as BIPOC, including those claiming multi-racial identities, are invited to participate in Counterspaces, a collective healing and empowerment project. The workshop will be held in a socially distanced fashion on Saturday, April 2nd, 2022 at the Rochester Art Center.
7 events,
Drop-In Tour
Drop-In Tour
Enjoy an in-person, guided tour of the Rochester Art Center and find out about the museum’s local history, stunning architectural design, and current exhibitions. Tours last approximately 40 minutes. Free with admission.
7 events,
Introduction to Micro-Mosaics
Introduction to Micro-Mosaics
In this beginner class, students will have the chance to design and create (2) micro mosaic pendants or pins using Italian glass “Filati”. We will cover all the steps of micro-mosaic creation, from selecting the substrate, design, tool use, cutting and setting the filati.