Below is a selection of recent 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. Please send requests to Meg Colombo (585-276-8934).
Community News
Exhibitions
- 1940/2020: 80th Anniversary of the Gallery Council (July 31–October 11, 2020)
- Chitra Ganesh: Sultana’s Dream (February 28–June 14, 2020)
- A Season of Women at MAG (January 1-June 14, 2020)
- The Path to Paradise: Judith Schaechter’s Stained-Glass Art
(February 16–May 24, 2020)
- Ja’Tovia Gary: Giverny I (NÉGRESSE IMPÉRIALE) (December 20, 2019–April 5, 2020)
- Kalup Linzy: Conversations wit de Churen V: As da Art World Might Turn (Aug. 31–Dec. 1, 2019)
- Rochester Americana: The Watercolors of Karal Ann Marling (August, 2–October 27, 2019)
- Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau (October 13, 2019–January 19, 2020)
- ROC-FLX Awards Announced (June 15, 2019)
- Artist Archie Rand Named 2020 Farash Fellow
- Rochester Finger Lakes Artists Announced
- Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition (June 9–September 15, 2019)
- Lessons of the Hour—Frederick Douglass (March 3–May 12, 2019)
- Modern Czech Photography: A Portfolio (December 13–March 31, 2019)
- The Way Things Go (October 26, 2018–March 17, 2019)
- No, No, New Museum (August 3–October 14, 2018)
- My Life Has Gotten So Busy That It Now Takes Up All of My Time (July 15–September 9, 2018)
- The Surreal Visions of Josephine Tota (July 15–September 9, 2018)
- NOSFERATU (The Undead) (April 22–June17, 2018)
- Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process (October 6, 2018–January 6, 2019)
- Reflections on Place (Opening April 2018)
- Bill Viola: Martyrs (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) (October 11, 2017–mid-July 2018)
- Wendell Castle Remastered (October 8–December 31, 2017)
- Charles Atlas: Here she is… v1 (June 30–September 17, 2017)
- Reflections on Place & Culture: Downey, Gower, Kluge (April 7–June 18, 2017)
- Light Spill: An Installation by Gibson + Recoder (February 13–March 26)
- Rochester Finger Lakes Exhibition Cancelled/Returns 2019
- Meleko Mokgosi: Pax Kaffraria (Frebruary 19–May 7, 2017)
- M.C. Escher: Reality and Illusion (November 13–January 29, 2017)
- Media Arts Watch Announced
- Nate Hodge Mural
Events
Recent News on MAG
7/18/18 City Newspaper: Little painted wonders of Josephine Tota resurrected by MAG
7/12/18 DandC: Larry Merrill photos capture stunning look at ancient sculptures
1/24/18 City Newspaper: People remember Wendell Castle, beloved sculptor who elevated furniture to fine art
11/2/17 DandC: MAG exhibit honors Wendell Castle, still inspired after nearly 60 years
10/24/17 | ART News Building Moving-Image Collection, Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester Commissions Work by Isaac Julien, Dara Birnbaum, Javier Téllez
10/2/2017 | DandC Memorial Art Gallery director Jonathan P. Binstock shares his insights
9/27/2017 | The Post Memorial Art Gallery to acquire ‘Martyrs’ exhibit
Money cannot measure benefits of the arts to society
Read the full editorial here, submitted by representatives of the University of Rochester’s art institutions. Jamal Rossi is Dean, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, Gloria Culver is Dean, School of Arts & Sciences, University of Rochester and Jonathan Binstock is Director of the Memorial Art Gallery.
A “Grand” commitment makes history at the Memorial Art Gallery
Jonathan Binstock, the Mary W. and Donald R. Clark Director of the Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester, announced a $3.5 million commitment from a Rochester anonymous donor for the expansion, renovation, and perpetual support of the museum’s Grand Gallery. The gift is the largest the museum has received in its 104-year history.
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Grants, Publications and Collections News
Jonathan Binstock named Memorial Art Gallery director
Centennial Sculpture Park News
General information
