During February and March of 2011, the Regional Gallery Directors' Forum - a loosely organized group of local gallery leaders - initiated "Thaw," a series of exhibits held at more than a dozen participating galleries in the Greater Rochester...
ART REVIEW: "War & Consumerism"
For a long time now, captains of industry and their pocket politicians have been playing with our anxieties, our insecurities, and this has resulted in catastrophic world-changing events as well as tragic outcomes on individual levels. The...
ART REVIEW: "Prologues" at Gallery R
Roughly a year after Gallery R closed its doors on Park Avenue, Rochester Institute of Technology's graduate-student-run, undergraduate-staffed teaching gallery has opened in a new location in the Neighborhood of the Arts. The College Avenue...
ART REVIEW: "Mid-winter Dreams" at Oxford Gallery
While taking in the Oxford Gallery's current group exhibit, I noted with a smile how perfectly representative the show is of the space-between-seasons borderlands that presently hold us. It feels as though fall hasn't completely given way to...
ART REVIEW: "Thirteen Views in Arid Lands"
Earlier this November, which is Native American History Month, a silent yet powerful exhibit opened at Visual Studies Workshop. "Thirteen Views in Arid Lands," created by artists Leslie Raymond and Jason Jay Stevens - the duo behind...
ART REVIEW: "We Are Stories...If My Child Should Ask..."
The current exhibit at Nazareth College's Art Center Gallery is a love letter to African-American parents and children, but anyone with kids can appreciate the show with a measure of common understanding: parents at perpetual war with culture...
Valentine's Day is quickly approaching. And guys, take note: there is more to do with your...
Bug Jar's Annual Valentine's Day Massacre returns this Saturday with an impressive line-up of...
Snow or shine, the 28th Annual Lakeside Winter Celebration will take place on Sunday, February...
When it comes to soul-jazz, tenor saxophonist Houston Person has few rivals. He's been at the...
No, that isn't thunder you're hearing. It's renowned step-dance troupe Step Afrika!, which will...
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Joan N said:
What a well-written, enticing review. I plan to visit the gallery asap. - Joan N
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Joan C. Daly said:
Jim Mott's artisitic works are as creative as his concept of IAP. What a gift he is to his "home town". Let's hear more about him!
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Leslie Raymond said:
Thanks for this thoughtful report on the installation. We really enjoyed visiting VSW last month to screen our videos, perform, and give a...
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John Carbonaro said:
I know some people justify not changing their own behavior by blending it in with the interconnectedness of exploitation.Its called cognitive...
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Rebecca Rafferty said:
John: Actually, I have long felt this way about bugs, and my ideas were enhanced by a philosophy class which clearly introduced to me how we...
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