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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The 68th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition Artists Announced
The Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition (RFLX), The City’s oldest and longest-running juried exhibition for emerging and established artists from western and central New York, returns to the Memorial Art Gallery. The […]
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Want to be an artist at the M&T Bank Clothesline Festival? Artist Application Open for 2023
Artists from across the United States are invited to apply for spaces at the 2023 M&T Bank Clothesline Festival. Now in its 67th year, the juried fine arts festival showcasing […]
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Sol LeWitt Artwork Brings Unique Experience to MAG
In late 2022, the Rochester community was invited to watch the installation of a major mural-scale drawing in the Memorial Art Gallery. Fifteen years after the death of artist Sol […]
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New Opportunities on the Horizon for the MAG and Binstock
The Memorial Art Gallery will begin the search for a new director this year. Jonathan P. Binstock, who became the seventh Mary W. and Donald R. Clark Director of the […]
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Artists Invited to Submit Art to 68th Rochester Finger-Lakes Exhibition through December 31, 2022
The Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition (RFLX), a long-running showcase for artists from western and central New York, returns to the Memorial Art Gallery for its 68th installment during the spring of […]
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2022 Clothesline Festival Merit Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2022 Merit Award Winners! Rochester, NY, September 10, 2022 – Four artists were honored as Merit Award winners, including a First-Time Exhibitor Award at the 66th Annual […]
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2022 Clothesline Festival Accepted Artists
Congratulations to all accepted artists! Please note: for this year’s festival only, the expansion of our sculpture park on the west side of the grounds will affect artists in Zone […]
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Memorial Art Gallery to Host Annual Pride Celebration Day
Thursday, July 7, from 5 to 9 pm, all ages are invited to the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester’s Pride Celebration Day. Visitors will enjoy free museum […]
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Traveling Exhibition of Stunning Bead-art from South Africa Tells a Luminous Story of Independence, Migration, and Memory
ROCHESTER, NY – The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester is pleased to announce Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence. This spectacular exhibition showcases a new […]
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Memorial Art Gallery to Host Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day
Sunday, May 15, from 12 to 4 pm, all ages are invited to the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester’s celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Held […]