Events

This interactive video installation by W. Michelle Harris names some of the Black people who lived in this area prior to the Civil War as a mode of remembrance—a simultaneous street-side and waterfront wake. Though they are often rendered invisible...

Build the world you wish to see with Blockitecture, a set of architectural building blocks that can be stacked and nested to create towers, cities and dwellings in various configurations. Inspired by our current moment and our changing city, Blockitecture...

*DELAYED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE* Parking (Lots of Love): Anna and Frederick Douglass’s 1st Rochester Home” The Douglass Family lived in a house on Alexander Street from 1848-1851, their first home when they moved to Rochester. Now it’s a parking lot...

*Screening on Thursdays & Saturdays, 59 mins Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies, 1994 by John Maybury (b. 1958, London) is a landmark work, in terms of its use of high-end post-production techniques and visual f/x to construct an...

It is not enough to not be a racist. Join Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (FDFI), Rochester Contemporary Art Center, and other partners for a walk across our city and show your commitment to supporting race equity in Rochester. The ANTIRACIST...

43ºN by 77°W is an exhibition of abstract contemporary photography investigating the effects of geographic climate on the industrial landscapes. Dating back to the 19th century Rochester, N.Y. has a been a hub for innovative thinking, modern manufacturing technology, and...

Help add color, through a yarn intervention at this site, to honor the work of the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Sewing Society, who invited Douglass to speak at Corinthian Hall (now a parking lot) on July 5, 1852, where he delivered...

14 Plots (Spill File No. 0650898) is a site-specific installation by Colin Lyons which memorializes the environmental legacy of 62-64 Scio Street. On August 31, 2006, an oil leak was discovered during the removal of a 2,000 gallon underground storage...

Permeable membranes like shelter, skin, city, and identity separate as well as connect insides and outsides. Where does one begin and the other end? Inside Out is a group exhibition of new and recent works curated by Colleen Buzzard. Image:...

Crafting Democracy showcases how objects of material culture can provoke and engage everyday citizens, including those of marginalized identities, as productive tools in deliberative democracies. Craft can also aid those wanting their voices to be amplified through the process of...