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.
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Memorial Art Gallery Announces the 2020 M&T Bank Clothesline Festival Will Be an Online Event
ROCHESTER, NY, Friday, July, 31, 2020—After careful consideration, the Memorial Art Gallery of The University of Rochester announces a change in format for the 2020 M&T Bank Clothesline Festival. Originally scheduled as an in-person gathering on September 12 and 13, this year’s event will now be the M&T Bank Clothesline Online Festival, a week-long online…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present an Exhibition in Honor of the 80th Anniversary of the Gallery Council
The Memorial Art Gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition 1940/2020 in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Gallery Council of the Memorial Art Gallery. The exhibition will be on view from July 31—October 11, 2020. From its origins in 1940 as the Women’s Council, the organization has served as the primary auxiliary arm…
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Archie Rand Named 2020 Farash Fellow
The artist’s masterwork “The 613” is to be exhibited at the Memorial Art Gallery. Celebrated painter and muralist Archie Rand has been named the next Farash Fellow for the Advancement of Jewish Humanities and Culture, sponsored by the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation. As he begins his Rochester residency in the summer of 2020,…
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#BlackLivesMatter
The Memorial Art Gallery is an arts organization that acquires, cares for, and exhibits art. Through art, we tell stories that reflect, challenge, and celebrate life and cultures. As such, we are inexorably linked to the events that surround us. We don’t want to imagine what our world would be like if a despicable act…
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Art Embraces the Struggle
ART EMBRACES THE STRUGGLE TO MAKE SENSE OF OURSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND US by Jonathan P. Binstock, Ph.D.Mary W. and Donald R. Clark Director March 16th, only days after MAG closed to the public because of COVID-19 and only days before all non-essential staff would be required to work from home, our curatorial and…
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A Message from the Director
As Rochester’s art museum, the Memorial Art Gallery has a special role to play in our community, and it is a role that has been energized since 1913 by the love, passion, and commitment of generations of people. Today I am especially grateful for MAG’s committed Board of Managers and volunteers, our dedicated staff, and…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Temporarily Close to the Public in Response to COVID-19
ROCHESTER, NY, March 13, 2020— After consulting with a number of cultural leaders of institutions comparable to MAG in the Rochester region, it has become clear that closing our organizations is the best course of action for our community. We are all committed to the health and wellness of our staff, volunteers, and visitors, and…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present a Season of Women in Honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment
The Memorial Art Gallery is pleased to announce the presentation of a Season of Women in celebration and commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women’s right to vote. Throughout the Season, which includes Women’s History Month, MAG will prominently feature the work of female artists recently…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present Chitra Ganesh: Sultana’s Dream
The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is pleased to announce the exhibition of a recent major acquisition, Sultana’s Dream, a portfolio of 27 linotypes by the Indian-American artist Chitra Ganesh. On view in MAG’s Lockhart Gallery from February 28 through June 14, 2020, Sultana’s Dream (2018) was inspired by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s early 20th-century story of…
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Memorial Art Gallery Presents the Rochester Premiere of Giverny I (NÉGRESSE IMPÉRIALE) by Ja’Tovia Gary
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to present Ja’Tovia Gary: Giverny I (NÉGRESSE IMPÉRIALE). Ja’Tovia Gary is an American artist and filmmaker whose work interrogates the ways in which visual and media cultures shape our perceptions around race, gender, and specifically Blackness. Her poignant and distinctive visual language combines…