Rochester Contemporary Art Center 6X6 Global online Preview!!!

Global Online Preview! Despite everything happening in the world today, we still received nearly 4,000 amazing little artworks from all around the world. They’ll be live for previewing on May 15 at 10am. Global Online Preview is your first chance to see all the entries and begin making your list of favorites. We've made the difficult decision to keep the 6x6 exhibition online only this year. We've built in a few new features to help you increase your chances of getting your favorite artworks...all from the comfort and safety of your home. Early Buyer Positions Imagine falling in love with a one-of-a-kind, affordable artwork, but not being able to buy it? This happens all the time during 6x6 but, you could be the first person to chose your favorite 6x6 artworks! This year we are auctioning off 6 Early Buyer Positions. The winning bidder on each Position will gain early access to the website and be able to purchase their favorite artworks first. Each Early Buyer Position has a 'buy it now' price and bids increase by $5. Early buyer positions 1-3: June 4 (bid here)  Early buyer positions 4-6: June 5 (bid here) Virtual Opening Party & Artwork Sale: June 6, 4-10pm Admission is currently available for purchase on our website, $12/$8 for members. When you pay admission you will receive a special code for allowing you to purchase artworks on June 6. We suggest you buy your admission prior to the opening day that way you can have your access code in hand and get onto the 6x6 website faster, increasing your chances if getting your favorite artwork. Early Purchasing for Members of RoCo: June 7 All current RoCo members will receive an emailed access code for exclusive early buying. You can join or renew your membership here. If you don’t plan to bid on the Early Buyer Positions, or attend the opening reception, renew your membership here for for access the day after the opening reception. Confused? Do you have more questions about how it works... Join us for A Happy Hour Q&A with RoCo Staff on Tuesday, May 12 at 6pmvia zoom (meeting ID: 876-8555-5037) where we will answer all your 6x6x2020 questions! You can also join us via facebook where we will be streaming live. ©2020 Rochester Contemporary Art Center | 137 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14604

Despite everything happening in the world today, we still received nearly 4,000 amazing little artworks from all around the world. They’ll be live for previewing on May 15 at 10am. Global Online Preview is your first chance to see all the entries and begin making your list of favorites. We've made the difficult decision to keep the 6x6 exhibition online only this year. We've built in a few new features to help you increase your chances of getting your favorite artworks...all from the comfort and safety of your home.

Early Buyer Positions Imagine falling in love with a one-of-a-kind, affordable artwork, but not being able to buy it? This happens all the time during 6x6 but, you could be the first person to chose your favorite 6x6 artworks! This year we are auctioning off 6 Early Buyer Positions. The winning bidder on each Position will gain early access to the website and be able to purchase their favorite artworks first. Each Early Buyer Position has a 'buy it now' price and bids increase by $5. Early buyer positions 1-3: June 4 (bid here)  Early buyer positions 4-6: June 5 (bid here)

Virtual Opening Party & Artwork Sale: June 6, 4-10pm Admission is currently available for purchase on our website, $12/$8 for members. When you pay admission you will receive a special code for allowing you to purchase artworks on June 6. We suggest you buy your admission prior to the opening day that way you can have your access code in hand and get onto the 6x6 website faster, increasing your chances if getting your favorite artwork.

Early Purchasing for Members of RoCo: June 7 All current RoCo members will receive an emailed access code for exclusive early buying. You can join or renew your membership here. If you don’t plan to bid on the Early Buyer Positions, or attend the opening reception, renew your membership here for for access the day after the opening reception.

Confused? Do you have more questions about how it works... Join us for A Happy Hour Q&A with RoCo Staff on Tuesday, May 12 at 6pmvia zoom (meeting ID: 876-8555-5037) where we will answer all your 6x6x2020 questions! You can also join us via facebook where we will be streaming live.

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Need to stay busy while solicaly distanced? You still time to mail or drop off works at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center till April 15th.

Hello from RoCo! We hope you’ve been staying safe, healthy and creative during this unprecedented worldwide health crisis! At our gallery space we have been receiving artwork packages from across the world in the mail – a welcome sign of normalcy in these uncertain times. Thank you to those of you who have sent us your small artworks already. If you haven't yet mailed or delivered your artworks, you still have time! Artworks Due April 25 (drop-off or postmarked) We can’t wait to receive all of this year’s entries and get to work processing, photographing and installing them all! Each and every one of these artworks ensure that RoCo can provide engaging and surprising contemporary art programming! Despite the health crisis negatively impacting our budget, the sale of each artwork will help us continue our exhibitions for the rest of this year. Thank you so much for your participation and support! Please share our call for entries and share your process or finished artworks on social media with #RoCo6x6. For Our Local Participants Take advantage of our special 6x6 Curbside Drop-Off option for all you local creators available through Saturday, April 25! Click here to learn about curbside drop-off! You MUST have your entry form filled out prior to dropping-off your artworks. We will not be able to provide entry forms to you. Forms can be downloaded and printed at roco6x6.org. We still prefer you mail your artwork via USPS however if you are not able to, we are offering curbside drop-off as an option. Global Online Preview Mark your calendar for 6x6x2020’s Global Online Preview starting May 15 at 10am! This virtual event is the first time anyone can view all of the artworks included in this year’s exhibition. This first look is a time to find your favorites and make a plan to purchase them, in support of RoCo on June 6! ©2020 Rochester Contemporary Art Center | 137 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14604  #rochestercontommporaryart#fineartmagazine

Take Back the Walls, Sat. 31 6-9 , today at the Rochester Contemporary Center

SPECIAL SATURDAY OPENING! Take Back the Walls opens Saturday, August 31. Stop by RoCo 6-9pm to view over 50 artworks by industry artists from around New York State! Participating artists include:  * Rachel B. Abrams (Brooklyn, NY) The Museum of Modern Art  * Berly Brown (Troy, NY) University Art Museum at SUNY Albany  * Steven Duval (Amherst, NY) The Albright Knox Art Gallery  * Maryrose Fridey (Williamsville, NY) Albright Knox Art Gallery  * Paul Harp (Fairport, NY) Memorial Art Gallery  * G. Peter Jemison (Victor, NY) Ganondagan State Historic Site & the Seneca Art & Culture Center  * Emilie Lemakis (New York, NY) Metropolitan Museum of Art  * Paul Loughney (Brooklyn, NY) Galerie Lelong  * Victoria Manning (Brooklyn, NY) The Museum of Modern Art  * Nick Marshall (Rochester, NY) George Eastman Museum  * Karl Mattson (Buffalo, NY) Albright-Knox Art Gallery  * Matthew Osiol (Brooklyn, NY) Museum Of Modern Art  * Saloman Pritchard (Tonawanda, NY) Albright-Knox Art Gallery  * Davana Robedee (Syracuse, NY) Schweinfurth Art Center  * David Russo (Webster, NY) The George Eastman Museum  * Andrew Salomone (Rochester, NY) The George Eastman Museum  * Rachel Shelton (Buffalo, NY) Mirabo Press, Eleven Twenty Projects & Argus Gallery  * Greg Slick (Beacon, NY) The Katonah Museum of Art  * Hiroshi Tachibana (Brooklyn, NY) Museum of Modern Art  * Adriano Valeri (New York, NY), Fisk Fine Art Services, Levy Gorvy Gallery & Tanya Bonakdar Gallery  * Bob Wagner (Rock Tavern, NY) Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz Meet the Juror Take Back the Walls juror, Karlos Carcamo was born in San Salvador, El Salvador and grew up in Jamaica, Queens, NY. His multidisciplinary work touches on themes that incorporate high and low cultural references, art history, and urban culture. He has a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and his MFA from Hunter College, both in New York. His work has been reviewed in Art in America, The New York Times, and the Village Voice, among other publications. Carcamo has also worked within the Museum field as an art installer, exhibitions preparator and conservation picture framer for the last 27 years at venues such as International Center of Photography, Asia Society, Queens Museum, and Museum of Modern Art. #take back the walls, fineartmagazine

Rochester Contemporary Art Center displays the 6X6 exhibition. Catch it till April 16th.!!!!

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Have You Made Your 6x6? Every day we’re receiving artworks that will be part of the international small art phenomenon. Packages have arrived from Spain, Portugal, Germany, Japan, Canada and many U.S. states! Thank you if you’ve already mailed or dropped off your 6x6 entries and if not…get those creative juices flowing! There is still plenty of time to create your artwork before April 14!Mail to: 6x6x2019 Rochester Contemporary Art Center 137 East Ave Rochester, NY 14604 USA Use #RoCo6x6 on your favorite social media platform! #fineartmagazine

Rochester Contemporary Art Center Newsletter Update

Rochester Contemporary Art Center Support     Exhibitions     Events

It's Artwork Drop Off Time! Make time to finish up your artwork so it will be ready for the  28th Annual Members Exhibition! For 28 years RoCo has invited each and every current member to participate by entering an artwork no larger than 36 inches. This amazing exhibition boasts some of our region's most notable artists as well as newcomers, students and hobbyists alike! While you're here, sign up for The Days the Artist Spoke and share your artistic vision with our community in a short talk! Artwork Drop Off Days: November 2, 12-9pm November 3 & 4 12-6pm

Artist Collaborative Launch Celebrate the launch of Artist Collaborative, on Saturday, November 10, 4-6pm. This digital space brings together artists from multiple disciplines to create artwork for the Community! This special event will showcase the ICON Collection by local Rochester Artist Dulce Ruiz. Prints of this limited-edition collection will be available to purchase including two portraits of Historic and Iconic Rochester figures: Fredrick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony. Learn more here.

Name That Artist Have you and your team been studying? Name That Artist is coming up quick! Clear your Tuesday night schedule and join Guest Emcee, John Magnus Champlin at the Daily Refresher Tuesday, November 13, 6-8pm to celebrate our creative community! Learn more about the event here.  28th Annual Members Exhibition Join us Friday, December 7, 6-9pm and experience all that is RoCo’s annual members exhibition! Hundreds of artworks will be on view and some available purchasable! Community awards will be announced at 7pm. Read more about this tradition in its 28th year here.

In the Community

HFWFF - Ingrid Directed by Morrisa Maltz, Ingrid takes you on the journey of a successful fashion designer who leaves it all behind to exist isolated in nature and focus solely on creating art. Experience Ingrid as part of the High Falls Women's Film Festival on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2pm at The Little Theater 5, and stick around for the panel discussion following the screening. Fine Craft at MAG Head over to the MAG for a fabulous Fine Art Craft Show and Sale on Nov. 2-4! With 40 local and regional craftsmen and artists showing their limited-edition works, this is one event you won't want to miss! All proceeds go to the Gallery Council. An East End Open House Tune In // In Tune An East End Open House will take place at Christ Church Rochester Saturday, November 10: 4:30-7:30pm. Drop by for drinks, small bites, and conversation in this historic building, and enjoy selections by world-class musicians. The event will feature selections by Stephen Kennedy, William Porter, and the Christ Church Schola Cantorum. This event is free to the public! Learn more here.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) is a venue for the exchange of ideas and a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) that was founded in 1977. As a center for thoughtful contemporary art, RoCo provides unique encounters for audiences and extraordinary opportunities for artists. Gallery Hours: Wed – Sun 12-5 pm / Fri 12-9pm Admission: $2 / free for members       Rochester Contemporary Art Center 137 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14604    585.461.2222 www.rochestercontemporary.orgUnsubscribe instantly fr Fineartmagazine