Feature image: Graciela DeAnda, Juan’s Backpack, Mixed Media Backpack, 2026 On view August 22, 2026 – January 24, 2027 Jurors: Thoren Sheppard, Kaitlyn Walsh Submitted Artist Statement The Body Carries Everything is an immersive installation exploring migration through memory, family history, material, and lived experience. The exhibition asks what a person carries when crossing a border, not only whatContinue reading “Gabriela DeAnda: Exploring Migration in Art: The Body Carries Everything at the Rochester Art Center”
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Roger Wardin: Painting a Parallel World
Feature image: Roger Wardin, Mount Pink, 2019, acrylic and oil on canvas On View: July 22, 2026 – March 14, 2027 Submitted Rochester, MN – Born and based in Berlin, Roger Wardin received his Master of Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin, and has exhibited throughout Germany and the Netherlands. This exhibition marks hisContinue reading “Roger Wardin: Painting a Parallel World”
Ovation TV Partners with Spectrum for Ninth Consecutive Year of Stand for the Arts Award
Feature image: Courtesy of Rochester Art Center. Ovation to Award $100,000 to 10 Arts and Cultural Organizations in Spectrum Markets Across the Country Submitted Los Angeles, CA – Ovation TV, America’s premier arts network, and partner Spectrum announced today the recipients of the 2025-2026 Stand For The Arts Awards, which recognizes local arts, cultural and educational organizationsContinue reading “Ovation TV Partners with Spectrum for Ninth Consecutive Year of Stand for the Arts Award”
Celebrate the 10th Year of Art4Trails with a Public Art Bike Tour & Artist Talk
Feature image: Dispersal by Tobias Gilbert and Malini Basu. Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM Free and open to the public Submitted Rochester, MN— Join Rochester Art Center in celebrating the 10th year of Art4Trails with a special Public Art Tour & Artist Talk on Sunday, June 29 at 1:00 PM. This free event kicks off with a shortContinue reading “Celebrate the 10th Year of Art4Trails with a Public Art Bike Tour & Artist Talk”
Amy Cannestra: Liminal Dwelling at Rochester Art Center
Feature image: Punching Bag 03 by Amy Cannestra On View Starting May 23, 2026 Reception | September 27, 2026, 12 – 2 PM Submitted Rochester, MN – Rochester Art Center presents a solo exhibition of Milwaukee-based artist Amy Cannestra. In this exhibition, Cannestra examines how domestic spaces—traditionally understood as sites of comfort and refuge—can quietly transform into environmentsContinue reading “Amy Cannestra: Liminal Dwelling at Rochester Art Center”
Forms of Care: The Art of Representing the Body
Feature image: Courtesy of Rochester Art Center Co-Curated by: Zoe Cinel & LaVanda Mireles Submitted Featured artists: Leslie Barlow, Marra Evans, Sarah Faris, Jessalyn Finch, Ni-Ka Ford, Life Drawing for the End of the World, Lucia Garces, May Ling Kopecky, Marianne Petit, Steven Premo, Jenny Schmid, Christopher Selleck, Dan Thompson, Megan Vossler, Jess Kiel-Wornson Exhibition on view: Saturday,Continue reading “Forms of Care: The Art of Representing the Body”
Spirit Trees at Rochester Art Center
Feature image: Courtesy of Rochester Art Center. April 29 – November 15, 2026 Co-curated by Valerie DeCora Guimaraes, Zoe Cinel Featured artists: Chanelle Gallagher, Lela Pierce, Stephanie Lindquist Submitted In 2019, Valerie DeCora Guimaraes, founder of the Greater Rochester Area Dakota Supporters (GRADS) and a member of the Heritage Preservation Committee, wrote a letter toContinue reading “Spirit Trees at Rochester Art Center”
Selections From Our Collections at the Rochester Art Center
Feature image: Courtesy of Rochester Art Center Submitted Curated by Kaitlyn Walsh, Collections Manager On View March 25 – October 4, 2026 Reception: Saturday, April 18, 1-3 pm About the Exhibition Rochester Art Center is proud to present the first public display of its permanent collection since its 75 year anniversary exhibition in 2021. PriorContinue reading “Selections From Our Collections at the Rochester Art Center”
Alexandra Beaumont: The Choreography
Feature image: Alexandra Beaumont, All My Sisters and Me, 2024. 131 x 71 inches, Textile and Acrylic paint. March 14, 2026 – March 2027 | Rochester Art Center Atrium Curated by Zoe Cinel Opening Reception: Sunday, March 29, 12:00 – 2:00 PM | Free Submitted Rochester, MN – Rochester Art Center presents an exhibition by Minneapolis-basedContinue reading “Alexandra Beaumont: The Choreography”