New Exhibit at ICPG "Simply Myanmar"

Simply Myanmar
Dick Bennett, Hope DellaStua, Chris Kogut, Bob Pierce, and Terri Sipone

Artists' Reception and First Friday Gallery Night
October 4, Friday, 5 - 9 pm 

722 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607

The new exhibit at Image City Photography Gallery is Simply Myanmar, a collaborative effort of five photographers, Dick Bennett, Hope DellaStua, Chris Kogut, Bob Pierce and Terri Sipone.  The recent photo expedition, led by Chris Kogut, returned with a wonderful collection of photographs portraying the country and people of Myanmar, formerly Burma. Visitors to the exhibit will also learn of Chris Kogut's planned future trips and photographer opportunities to visit the exotic country and of her humanitarian assistance project. We thank RFP Rotenberg, Certified Public Accountants, for their sponsorship of Simply Myanmar.
 
The exhibit will also include work by Guest Photographers Simon Faber, Dennis Kamp, Jeff Palm, and Jim Dusen in the East Gallery. Additionally showing are photographs by winners of Camera Rochester competition, Jeno Horvath, Lisa Cook, Anthony Solpietro, Alex Pendleton, Wendy Cohen, and Ron Weetman.

October 2 - October 27, 2013
 
 Gallery Hours
 Wednesday - Saturday 11 - 7 and Sunday 12 - 4

 There is NO admission fee at Image City

For more information:
phone 585.271.2540
email Info@ImageCityPhotographyGallery.com
website www.ImageCityPhotographyGallery.com

Helen Demay At Central Library

At Rundel Central Library

Books Sandwiched-In 09/17/2013; 12:12  pm - 12:52  pm Central Library - Kate Gleason Auditorium Age Level: Adult "Drinking Water: A History" by James Salzman, reviewed by Wayne Howard, Great Lakes Committee Chair, Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club

The Affordable Care Act Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP): What you need to know 09/18/2013; 9:00  am   Central Library - Kate Gleason Auditorium, Bausch and Lomb Public Library Building Age Level: Adult This free workshop will help small business owners understand The Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), a new program that simplifies the process of buying health insurance for your small business.  This is part of the Affordable Care Act. Staff from the Rochester Business Alliance will lead the workshops. Register for this program online, or by calling 585-428-8130.  Please note: this program is being offered three times -- September 10th at 4 pm (Greece Public Library), September 12th at 6 pm (Fairport Public Library), and September 18th at 9 am (Central Library).

Caution! Artist @ Work! Alicia Fink, Precious Metal Clay Jewelry Artist 09/21/2013; 1:00  pm - 3:00  pm Central Library - Arts Division Age Level: Adult Alicia Fink, precious metal clay jewelry artist, will display her craft in the Arts Division of the Central Library.  Alicia Fink is certified by the Precious Metal Clay Guild and by PMC Connection.  Ms. Fink teaches Precious Metal Clay jewelry making in the area Continuing Education Programs, at the Rochester Memorial Art Gallery and in her studio. She will be doing a demonstration of her artistry. This is a free program open to all library patrons.

Books Sandwiched-In 09/24/2013; 12:12  pm - 12:52  pm Central Library - Kate Gleason Auditorium Age Level: Adult "College (Un)Bound: the Future of Higher Education and What it Means for Students" by Jeffrey J. Selingo, reviewed by Dr. Anne Kress, President, Monroe Community College

Brown Bag Book Discussion "The End of Your Life Book Club" by Will Schwalbe 09/25/2013; 12:00  pm - 1:00  pm Central Library - Rundel Auditorium, 3rd floor, Rundel Bldg. Age Level: Adult The inspiring true story of a son and his mother, who start a “book club” that brings them together as her life comes to a close. Questions of faith & courage. Expressing gratitude & learning to listen. Books comfort, astonish, and teach us. Reading isn’t the opposite of doing; it’s the opposite of dying. Will and Mary Anne share their hopes and concerns with each other—and rediscover their lives—through their favorite books. When they read, they aren’t a sick person and a well person, but a mother and a son taking a journey together. Refreshments will be provided. No reservations are required. Group Moderator:  Carol Moldt Librarian, Central’s Literature Division For more information call 428-8375

Sheridan Vincent at ICPG

Rochester Delights
  by Sheridan Vincent
 
Artists' Reception and First Friday Gallery Night
September 6, Friday, 5 - 9 pm

Guest Photographers
Bob Jennette in the East Gallery
Michael Carney
Chip Evra
Tom McGlynn
Michael A. Radin

Gallery Partners: Dick Bennett, Carl Crumley, Steven Levinson, Gil Maker, Don Menges, Dan Neuberger, Betsy Phillips, Gary Thompson, and Phyllis Thompson

Artists-in-Residence: Jim Patton and David Perlman

September 4 - September 29, 2013

Gallery Hours
 Wednesday - Saturday 11 - 7 and Sunday 12 - 4

 There is NO admission fee at Image City
 
For more information: 
phone 585.271.2540
email Info@ImageCityPhotographyGallery.com
website www.ImageCityPhotographyGallery.com
 
722 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607

in the heart of ARTWalk
in the Neighborhood of the Arts

Gallery r Sept. 5-29

A Season of Festivals” begins with an opening reception and book launch from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 5, First Friday citywide gallery night from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 6, and a meet and greet from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sept. 21, during the 2013 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival. The show runs through Sept. 29.

 Viewers may even spot themselves, or their families and friends, in the photographic displays and accompanying book, A Season of Festivals, by Frank Cost, professor and program chair in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology. Cost shares his photographic journey in a chronological series of panoramic pictures of the 2012 Rochester festival season—from the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival in early May to Greentopia Festival at High Falls in mid-September.

Cost says winter in Rochester is long, and people try to make up for their seasonal hibernation with a furious pursuit of summertime outdoor experiences, including a variety of festivals.

“Many of the festivals have themes that influence the mix of people attending,” Cost explains in his artist statement. “The annual Street Machines of Rochester car show held each June is perhaps the best example. Music, crafts and ethnic foods are other common festival themes.

“Each festival is also colored by location, whether in the historic neighborhoods like Corn Hill or Park Avenue, on bridges spanning the Genesee River, in commercial districts like the Public Market or East End, or perched above the gorge at High Falls.”

Zerbe Sodervick, Gallery r director for RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, says the exhibition will feel like endless summer, with the installation “running like a highway” on a single 140-foot long piece of paper that will wind through the entire two-room gallery.
“It’s big, with a mural-like look, and visitors can stroll through the calendar of seasons and see themselves having fun, enjoying life in Rochester, N.Y. We love festivals because they offer us enriching experiences at our doorstep.”

Gallery r, located at 100 College Ave., sits adjacent to Lumiere Photo, home to Spectrum Gallery, and is just a few yards from the Memorial Art Gallery and Village Gate. The gallery space is under the helm of RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, and offers students the same challenges and expectations that confront established artists—focusing on diverse exhibitions, educational opportunities and collaborations with the public, other arts institutions and community groups.

Gallery r is handicapped accessible, features easy street and off-street parking, and is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. All exhibits are free and open to the public. For more information, call Zerbe Sodervick at 585-475-4977.