Below is a selection of press releases about Memorial Art Gallery exhibitions and programs. Members of the media who would like access to the museum to support press work, additional information, or publication-quality images should contact MAG’s Marketing and PR Specialist Paige Engard at pengard@mag.rochester.edu.
Press Releases
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Press Kit
The Memorial Art Gallery showcases art from antiquity to the present day, including the outdoor public Centennial Sculpture Park. In addition to its permanent collection, MAG offers a year-round schedule of special exhibitions, lectures, concerts, tours, after-hours social events, and…
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Memorial Art Gallery Presents: Conversations wit de Churen V: As da Art World Might Turn
he Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to announce Kalup Linzy: Conversations wit de Churen V: As da Art World Might Turn. The exhibition will be on view at MAG from August 31 – December…
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Memorial Art Gallery Announces 66th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition Artist Award Winners
Seven of the eight cash awards totaling more than $5,000 were presented to artists at the June 15th members’ opening of the 66th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition. The show, which is presented every two years, opened to the public on June…
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Memorial Art Gallery Reappoints Director for Five-Year Term
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester is pleased to announce the reappointment of Mary W. and Donald R Clark Director Jonathan P. Binstock for another five-year term. Binstock became the seventh director of the Memorial Art Gallery…
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The 66th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition Features 76 Works by 62 Artists
The Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition (ROC-FLX), a long-running showcase for artists from western and central New York, returns to the Memorial Art Gallery for its 66th installment from June 16 through September 15, 2019. This year’s showcase, which will feature the…
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Memorial Art Gallery Presents World premiere of Isaac Julien’s Lessons of the Hour—Frederick Douglass
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester is pleased to announce the exhibition Lessons of the Hour—Frederick Douglass, featuring a 10-screen installation titled Lessons of the Hour by artist Isaac Julien. The work is inspired by episodes in…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Add SNAP Program to Current Community Outreach Initiatives
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to announce an addition to the Museum’s efforts to make exhibitions and programs accessible to a broad and diverse audience. This new initiative will offer free museum admission,…
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