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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American Arts and Crafts Movement at MAG
“Faithfully Thought Out”: The Artistic Collaborations of M. Louise Stowell and Harvey Ellis will be featured in MAG’s Lockhart Gallery June 28, 2024–January 12, 2025. Rochester artists M. Louise Stowell […]
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Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum National Tour at The Memorial Art Gallery
Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum will be featured in MAG’s Docent Gallery from June 1 to August 25, 2024. This exhibition illuminates the extensive collection built by Native […]
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day and Hurlbut Gallery Closing Ceremony with Avinash Kumar
Join the Memorial Art Gallery for our annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day on Sunday, May 19, from 12-5 pm! This Celebration Day includes the Closing Ceremony celebrating the […]
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Visual Artist Wendy Red Star, at MAG this Spring
Wendy Red Star’s Bi’ nneete (No Water), an installation of thirty original drawings in the Memorial Art Gallery’s permanent collection, will be featured in the museum’s introductory Forman Gallery from […]
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Want to be an Artist at the 2024 M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival?
Artists from across the United States are invited to apply for spaces at the 2024 M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival. Now in its 68th year, the juried fine arts festival […]
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Kwanzaa Celebration at MAG
Join the Memorial Art Gallery for a Kwanzaa Celebration on Thursday, December 28th from 5-8 pm. Enjoy make-it, take-it art, drumming and dancing, live music, and more. This is a […]
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Sarah Jesse Named Eighth Memorial Art Gallery Director
University of Rochester President Sarah Mangelsdorf and Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) Board of Managers President Kathryn D’Amanda announced today that Sarah Jesse, director of the Academy Art Museum in Easton, […]
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Memorial Art Gallery to Host Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration Day
Join the Memorial Art Gallery for Hispanic Heritage Celebration Day on Sunday, October 1! Enjoy free museum admission, community and cultural tables, live dances and music, performances and presentations centered […]
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MAG’s Fine Craft Show Featuring Work By Nationally Acclaimed Artists
Basketry, ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, mixed media, leather, wood, and wearables. For two-plus decades, the Gallery Council’s Fine Craft Show & Sale has featured one-of-a-kind, limited-edition work by master craft […]
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2023 Merit Awards Announced at M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival
Four artists were honored as Merit Award winners, including a First-Time Exhibitor Award at the Annual M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival, held September 9th and 10th at the Memorial Art […]