Events for June 28, 2022 - June 28, 2022

Ruth Mikos is a contemporary painter who lives and works in Rochester, Minnesota. Her thought-provoking paintings pay homage to times gone by and the intangible nature of memory. Her distinctive personal style emits joy, nostalgia and longing for a simpler time.

Ruth Mikos is a contemporary painter who lives and works in Rochester, Minnesota. Her thought-provoking paintings pay homage to times gone by and the intangible nature of memory. Her distinctive personal style emits joy, nostalgia and longing for a simpler time.

The Rochester Art Center welcomes the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project's traveling exhibition exploring homemaking and memories in the portraits of Iraqi Minnesotans by Iraqi Minnesotan photographers Ahmed Alshaikhli and Jaafar Alnabi.

Preston Drum earned a BFA from the Memphis College of Art, and an MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His paintings, sculptures, videos, and interactive installations explore notions of memory and performance through nonlinear storytelling.

What does it mean to be human? Individually and collectively, where are we headed and on what paths have we traveled to arrive at this moment? Each of the artists presented here approaches these foundational questions.

GHOSTS OF THE NEGATIVE is an intimate examination of a complicated family archive: a collection of photos taken by my great-grandfather, Satoru. He was a photographer for the Japanese army during the invasion of China in World War II.

In celebration of Rochester Pride, the Rochester Art Center is exhibiting artworks by Queer youth. These artists use their work as a form of self expression in exploring and celebrating their identity. The artists’ ages range from 11 to 17, and the Art Center is excited to be the first space in which these young artists’ work is shown.