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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Announcing the Artists for the 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery
The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is proud to announce 90 artists selected for the 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition (RFLX), Rochester’s longest-running juried showcase of work by artists from Western and Central New York. After careful consideration, the following artists have…
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Hiraki Sawa: /home now on view at MAG
The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is pleased to present Hiraki Sawa: /home, a video installation by internationally acclaimed artist Hiraki Sawa, on view now through September 21, 2025, in the Media Arts Watch Gallery. In Hiraki Sawa’s single-channel video, /home, a…
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Artist G. Peter Jemison to Receive 2024 Lillian Fairchild Award at Memorial Art Gallery
The University of Rochester’s Department of English, in collaboration with the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG), is proud to announce that artist G. Peter Jemison has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Lillian Fairchild Award. This prestigious honor recognizes…
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Memorial Art Gallery draws over 800 submissions for 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition, names Timothy Peterson as Juror
The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) proudly announces the recent appointment of Timothy Peterson as the inaugural Ann and Irving Norry Curator of Contemporary Art. This prestigious position was established through a generous gift by Deborah Ronnen in honor of her…
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Dr. Vikram Dogra and the Dogra Art Foundation Champion South Asian Art at Memorial Art Gallery
The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is pleased to celebrate and expand access to South Asian art through innovative collaborations, commissions, and educational programming, with the generous support of Dr. Vikram Dogra and the Dogra Art Foundation. From commissioning a contemporary…
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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…
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