Below is a selection of 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.
We will gladly offer access to the museum to support press work related to MAG and its collections, please contact MAG’s Director of Marketing & Engagement to coordinate admission.
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Black History Month Celebration Day to be held at the Memorial Art Gallery on Sunday, February 9
The Memorial Art Gallery invites visitors to its 24th Annual Black History Month Celebration Day, a free community event featuring live performances, art, dance, music, panel discussions, vendors, and more, on Sunday, February 9, from 12–5 pm. Enjoy live performances (African dance and drums, step teams, spoken word, contemporary dance, poetry, and live music with…
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Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas Opening February 8 at the Memorial Art Gallery
The Memorial Art Gallery is pleased to present Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas, an exhibition that celebrates the exuberant artistic life of Alma Thomas, a trailblazer in twentieth-century American art. Composing Color will be on view in the museum’s Docent Gallery from Saturday, February 8, through Sunday, May 25, 2025. This exhibition invites visitors…
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Call for Submissions: 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery
The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is excited to announce the call for submissions for the 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition (RFLX), Rochester’s longest-running juried showcase of works by artists from Western and Central New York. This biennial exhibition will be on view in the MAG’s Docent Gallery from June 28, through October 5, 2025. RFLX highlights…
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Reimagine the Way You Look at Art – Making Connections: Highlights from a Decade of Acquisitions Opening January 24
The Memorial Art Gallery invites you to explore new dialogues between artworks in Making Connections: Highlights from a Decade of Acquisitions. Featured in the Lockhart Gallery from January 24, through July 13, 2025, the exhibition presents works in pairs, drawing connections between different mediums, styles, periods, and regions. Guests will discover new contexts that artworks…
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Pioneer of Video Art at MAG
The Memorial Art Gallery will present the work of groundbreaking and visionary artist Nam June Paik this December. Paik (1932–2006) is referred to as the “Father of Video Art” for transforming video into a medium for artistic expression, which started in the 1960s. Guests will see Paik’s work from the museum’s collection in the introductory…
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MAG’s Fine Craft Show Featuring Work by Nationally Acclaimed Artists
For two-plus decades, MAG Council’s Fine Craft Show & Sale has featured one-of-a-kind, limited-edition work by master craft artists who regularly participate in the nation’s most prestigious shows, including ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, mixed media, leather, metal, wood, and wearables. The Show & Sale takes place Saturday, November 2, from 10 am to 5 pm…
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Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration Day at MAG!
MAG invites you to Hispanic Heritage Celebration Day on Sunday, October 6, from 12-5 pm. Enjoy free museum admission, community and cultural tables, live dances and music, performances, and presentations around Hispanic countries. Our spotlight country this year is Peru! This year’s theme is “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together.” The day will include…
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Inaugural Ann and Irving Norry Curator of Contemporary Art Named at MAG
The Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester announces the appointment of Timothy Peterson as the inaugural Ann and Irving Norry Curator of Contemporary Art, effective September 16, 2024. Peterson will manage MAG’s contemporary art collection, expand its holdings through acquisitions, organize exhibitions, and author exhibition publications. He will be MAG’s first-ever curator of…
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2024 Merit Awards Announced at M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival
Three artists were honored as Merit Award winners, including the Exceptional First-Time Clothesline Art Festival Exhibitor, at the Annual M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival, held September 7th and 8th at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester. Winners were chosen from over 300 artists from across the country for the awards, which recognize…
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Discover Your Drawing at MAG
Opening this September in the Docent Gallery, Drawing as Discovery: 500 Years of Drawings and Watercolors from MAG’s Permanent Collection will showcase over 100 stellar works selected from the museum’s holdings of over 2,000 drawings. Significant work by legendary artists such as Lesley Dill, Edgar Degas, Georgia O’Keeffe, Francisco Goya, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Kara…