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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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…
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Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester to Present Installation of Works by Artist Peter Jemison
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to announce the upcoming presentation of works of art by multimedia artist G. Peter Jemison (Seneca, Heron Clan). Installed in MAG’s Forman Gallery and extending into the Cameros Gallery of 19th-century American Art, “To Help People See”: The Art of G. Peter Jemison…
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The 67th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition: Artists Invited to Submit through April 4, 2021
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 67th installment during the summer of 2021. On view from August 15 – October 17, 2021, this year’s exhibition is being juried by curator, artist, andeducator Amanda Chestnut. Every two years,…
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SEASON OF WARHOL: The most exciting and exhaustive presentation of art by Andy Warhol ever presented in Rochester
The Memorial Art Gallery is pleased to announce the presentation of Season of Warhol for the 2020–21 holiday season. Three simultaneous exhibitions will feature the works of celebrated American artist, film director, producer, and publisher Andy Warhol. Season of Warhol will take place at MAG from October 25, 2020 through March 28, 2021. Warhol may…
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Memorial Art Gallery Announces the Appointment of McPherson Director of Academic Programs
ROCHESTER, NY Monday, September 28, 2020—The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester is excited to announce that as of September 28th , Dr. Nile Blunt is the new McPherson Director of Academic Programs. A native of New Jersey who has lived in a variety of locations throughout the U.S. and abroad, Dr. Blunt…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop | Works from the Bank of America Collection
The Memorial Art Gallery is pleased to announce the presentation of Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop | Works from the Bank of America Collection, featuring 79 original screenprints by the legendary American artist, film director, producer, and publisher Andy Warhol, as well as related ephemera and works depicting Warhol by other artists. This…
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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…