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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Memorial Art Gallery to Host Virtual Black History Month Celebration Day
On Sunday, February 20, 2022, from 2 to 4 pm, all ages are invited to virtually enjoy the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester’s celebration of Black History Month. Messages from community members, spoken word poetry, and dance, fashion, and musical performances will be streamed live on the Memorial Art Gallery’s Facebook page.…
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Artists Wanted for M&T Bank Clothesline Festival
Artists from across the United States are invited to apply for spaces at the 2022 M&T Bank Clothesline Festival. Now in its 66th year, the juried fine arts festival showcasing more than 375 artists will take place Saturday and Sunday, September 10 and 11. HOW TO APPLYThe online application can be found HERE. A downloadable…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Host World AIDS Day Event
Celebration Series offers Rochester area families and community members the opportunity to learn more about specific cultures, communities, and events through performances, presentations, art & crafts, and more. On Wednesday, December 1, from 5 to 9 pm, the Memorial Art Gallery will host World AIDS Day—Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility: The past is local, the present…
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Memorial Art Gallery and River Campus Libraries Announce an AIDS Education Poster Design Competition
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) in partnership with the University of Rochester’s River Campus Libraries (RCL) invites New York State artists to submit their original poster designs to a juried poster competition as part of the upcoming exhibition Up Against the Wall: Art, Activism, and the AIDS Poster, on view…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present Renaissance Impressions Exhibition and Programming
The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is pleased to announce its Winter/Holiday 2022 exhibition, Renaissance Impressions: Sixteenth-Century Master Prints from the Kirk Edward Long Collection, organized by The American Federation of Arts (AFA). Exploring the emergence and transformative impact of the print medium on the visual culture of Renaissance Europe, the exhibition will be on view…
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Diversity in Action at MAG
MAG displays a Black Lives Matter banner in the spirit of humanism, civil rights, and in solidarity with our Black community and other historically marginalized groups. We recognize that for some this may represent a specific political ideology, but this is not our purpose. Rather, we display this banner because we are focused on reaching…
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Memorial Art Gallery Celebrates the Groundbreaking of Centennial Sculpture Park Expansion
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester celebrated a groundbreaking on Monday, September 13 for the expansion of its Centennial Sculpture Park. The project furthers MAG’s commitment to the community, beckoning neighbors and visitors with an outdoor gallery that is always open and always free. In 2013, MAG opened the Sculpture Park to…
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2021 Merit Awards Announced at M&T Bank Clothesline Festival
Four artists were honored as Merit Award winners, including a First-Time Exhibitor Award at the 65th Annual M&T Bank Clothesline Festival, held September 11th and 12th at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester. Winners were chosen from almost 300 artists and makers from across the country for the awards which recognize extraordinary…
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MAG to Expand Centennial Sculpture Park
MAG opened Centennial Sculpture Park in 2013 to mark its 100-year anniversary. Phase 1 of this project transformed the open lawn in front of the museum, located in the heart of the Neighborhood of the Arts. Since then, the community has enjoyed all that the Sculpture Park has to offer, including 12 major works by celebrated artists Wendell Castle, Jackie…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present The 613 by Archie Rand
The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is pleased to announce an exhibition of The 613 by Archie Rand, the celebrated painter and muralist. For over five decades Archie Rand has been regarded as a maverick and rule breaker, and The 613 is his most ambitious work. An enormous multi-panel painting, it depicts surprising responses to the…