Press Releases

Below is a selection of recent press releases about Memorial Art Gallery exhibitions and programs. Members of the media who would like additional information or publication-quality images should contact the public relations office. Please send requests to Shirley Wersinger (585-276-8935) or Meg Colombo (585-276-8934).

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions & Events

• Crafting Modernism: Midcentury American Art and Design (February 26–May 20, 2012)
• Modern Icon: The Machine as Subject in American Art (Through May 6, 2012)
• Memorial Art Gallery Upcoming Exhibition Schedule

• February 2012 exhibitions and events listing
• March 2012 exhibitions and events listing

Collections, Acquisitions and Grants

• MAG Sculpture Park to Include Public Space Designed by Artist Jackie Ferrara
• MAG Commissions Major Work by Wendell Castle for Centennial Sculpture Park
• MAG Commissions Installation by Tom Otterness for Centennial Sculpture Park
• Helen H. Berkeley Gallery of Ancient Art
• Major Grant from National Endowment for the Arts Will Support ARTWalk Extension
• New Memorial Art Gallery Book Surveys Craft Art in Western NY
• Memorial Art Gallery Receives $150,000 “Museums for America” Grant
• Memorial Art Gallery Awarded $50,000 in Federal Stimulus Funding

General information

• Memorial Art Gallery Fact Sheet