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Rochester Art Collectors collaborates with local organizations and groups to produce programming of interest to collectors.  Please note nearly all our programs are free; most programs require advance registration; and some events are for members only.

Upcoming Programs:

Details & tickets are now available:
Thursday, June 1st @ 5:00 pm | Kathrine Page will talk about the art fairs and the art fair scene | See  an art exhibition by members of the Arena Art Group | The Geisel Gallery at Legacy Tower | FREE
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Programs coming later in 2023 at the following venues:
Friday, June 30th at 6 pm | 9th Floor Artists Collaborative in Rochester | An Artists' Collaborative Community | FREE
Thursday, July 27th at 6 pm | Memorial Art Gallery | An Intimate Tour of the Finger Lakes Exhibition | MAG members FREE
August/September (TBD) | Mendon 64 in Mendon | FREE
Saturday, November 11th at 11 am | ​Main Street Arts in Clifton Springs | FREE
December 3rd | Multi-use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) in Rochester | FREE
Members of Rochester Art Collectors receive information about programs by email via eventbrite.com.
​If you are not a member of Rochester Art Collectors, please join. Otherwise, keep an eye on this page for updates. Membership is FREE.

PAST programs since the group launched in 2018:

The most recent events are shown at the top.​​
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  • The Village Gallery in Caledonia | Annual Plein Air Exhibition | FREE
  • Art and Artificial Intelligence: An Exploration | International Art Acquisitions | FREE
  • Exhibition: Field Trip Visions IV | Talk by Matt Vandersee from Hung Well Art Services | Fuego Coffee | FREE
  • DIALOG:ART + Exhibition: "BLUE" | Mill Art Center & Gallery | FREE
  • Exhibit & Panel: Understanding Underrepresented Art & Artists | Behind The Glass Gallery | ​FREE
  • Total Immersion: Local Art Collectors & Their Collections | Rochester, NY | Members Only | ​FREE
  • ​Pittsford Fine Art & PIttsford UPSTAIRS Gallery | A Panel of Local Art Collectors Share Their Stories & Strategies | FREE
  • Annual Fall Art Party & Collectors Preview Sale at Lumiere Photo | Small Works | FREE
  • ​Art & Antiques at Auction: The Inside Scoop | Presentation & Site Visit at Cottone Auctions | ​FREE
  • Collectors Preview Sale | Artists Exhibiting at Art Fair 14C | Guest Speaker: Robinson Holloway | FREE
  • Earth Without Art is Eh | Collectors Circle | The Patricia O'Keefe Gallery at St. John Fisher University | FREE
  • Total Immersion: Local Art Collectors & Their Collections | Rochester, NY | Members Only | ​FREE
  • Art & Treasures Sale at the Memorial Art Gallery | FREE
  • DIALOG:ART| The Relationship Between Collectors, Artists & Galleries | Flower City Arts Center | Rochester, NY | FREE
  • Total Immersion: Local Art Collectors & Their Collections | Webster, NY | Members Only | ​FREE​
  • Talk: Understanding Color In Art | See The "Local Color" Exhibition | Studio 402 in Anderson Alley | FREE
  • Presentation: Uncovering The Missing Pages Of Art History | The Color of Redemption | Presented by Ya’qub Shabazz​
  • ​​Total Immersion: Local Art Collectors & Their Collections | Rochester, NY | Members Only | FREE
  • Presentation: Uncovering The Missing Pages Of Art History | Highlighting The Life Of Lois Mailou Jones | Presented by Ya’qub Shabazz
  • Presentation: Uncovering The Missing Pages Of Art History | Highlighting The Life Of Aaron Douglas | Presented by Ya’qub Shabazz
  • Talk: ​Know Your Locals | Graffiti & Street Art in Rochester | Art Museum of Rochester | FREE
  • Presentation: Uncovering The Missing Pages Of Art History | Highlighting The Life Of Norman Lewis | Presented by Ya’qub Shabazz
  • ​​Collaboration with RocGrowth | Creative Collisions | UUU Art Collective | FREE
  • ​​Panel: POVx5 | International Print Exhibition | RIT City Arts Space | FREE
  • ​Total Immersion: Local Art Collectors & Their Collections | Perinton, NY | Members Only | FREE
  • Total Immersion: Local Art Collectors & Their Collections | Mendon, NY | Members Only | FREE
  • Exhibition | In-Person Event | KOTA EZAWA: Taking a Knee | FREE
  • Pittsford Art Walk 2020 | Five Galleries Will Be Open | FREE
  • ZOOM Meeting | Info Session: Red Dot Challenge | Fantasy Art Collecting Game | FREE
  • CANCELED Due to COVID: Buying Art at Auction | The Ronald and Krista Reed Collection | Cottone Auction House | FREE
  • CANCELED Due to COVID: Red Dot Challenge:2020 | Info Session #2 | Boulder Cafe & Lounge | FREE
  • CANCELED Due to COVID: Crafting Democracy | Talk by Eboni Jones | RIT Bevier Gallery | FREE
  • Red Dot Challenge | Info Session #1 | Boulder Cafe & Lounge | FREE
  • Talk: Exhibit of work by Elisa Root | Talk by Shirley Dawson | Cad Red Gallery | FREE​​
  • DIALOG:ART | The Price of Art | UUU Art Collective | FREE
  • ​Hang Out & Talk About Art | EVERY Tuesday in January 2020 | Fuego Coffee | FREE
  • Social Mixer BEFORE The Memorial Art Gallery's Collectors Presentation | FREE
  • Panel & Discussion:  Curating Today. What's Wrong With This Picture | Collaboration with CURRENT SEEN
  • Talk: The State Of Art Writing | Collaboration with CURRENT SEEN
  • Guided Waking Tour | Collaboration with CURRENT SEEN | FREE
  • Finger Lakes Plein Air Festival | Guided Tour Of The Exhibition | FREE
  • Presentation: Oben Space | Finding Ground | Collectors Update | FREE
  • Talk: Intro to The Rochester Art Club | Show & Sale Of Art Club Members | FREE
  • ​Talk: Shirley Dawson on Bill Stewart + Artist in Residence Exhibit | FREE
  • Social Mixer BEFORE The Memorial Art Gallery's Collector's Panel | FREE​
  • DIALOG:ART | Connecting & Collecting On Social Media | Gallery Q | FREE
  • Panel: Folks Just Talkin' | RIT City Art Space + 1975 Gallery | FREE​
  • Panel: "Place Setting" | Understanding & Collecting Art With A Socio-Political Message | Yards | FREE​
  • DIALOG:ART | Getting The Most From Studio Visits | Gallery 384 | FREE
  • Talk: Alan Singer on Science, Math & Art | AXOM Gallery & Exhibition Space | FREE
  • Conversation About The Regional Art Market | Gallery Owners, Arts Org. Directors & Curators Only | RIT City Art Space | FREE
  • DIALOG:ART | Working Together On Commission Projects | FREE
  • Collectors Exhibition & Sale | Talk By Warren Phillips & Bleu Cease | Deaccessioning & Donating | FREE
  • Social Mixer at The Strathallan | Contemporary Art Fair of Rochester | KC Fine Art Gallery | FREE
  • Talk: Dick Bennett on Collecting Photography | Image City Gallery | FREE
  • Collectors Preview Party! Big Show of Small Works | Lumiere Gallery | Members Only | FREE
  • Talk: Erich Lehman on The Art Of The Pop-Up | 1975 Gallery | FREE
  • ​Collectors Circle | Oxford Gallery | Members Only | FREE
  • Talk: Creating & Collecting Glass | More Fire Glass | FREE
  • Social Mixer + Panel Presentation: "Lure Of The Local" | Memorial Art Gallery
  • ArtAwake | Exhibition PREVIEW | Members Only | FREE
  • Talk: Curating Your Collection | Main Street Arts Center | FREE
  • Talk: Peter Pincus on Understanding & Collecting Ceramic Art | Flower City Arts Center | FREE
  • Talk: Understanding & Collecting Fine Art Prints | Print Club of Rochester | RIT Bevier Gallery | FREE
  • Conversation About The Regional Art Market | Axom Gallery | Gallery Owners Only | FREE
  • Panel: Think globally. Create, experience and collect locally | Rochester Contemporary Arts Center
  • Living With Art: A splash of inspiration at home or at work - Part 2 | Rochester Brainery | FREE
  • ​Info Presentation: Rochester Art Collectors Group at Anderson Alley - Session 2 | FREE
  • Info Presentation: Rochester Art Collectors Group at Hungerford - Session 2 | FREE
  • ​Info Presentation: Rochester Art Collectors Group at Anderson Alley - Session 1 | FREE
  • Info Presentation: Rochester Art Collectors Group at Hungerford - Session 1 | FREE
  • Collectors Preview: The Birth of the Universe | Members Only | FREE
  • ​Collectors Circle | Makers Gallery | Members Only | FREE
  • ​Living With Art: A splash of inspiration at home or at work - Part 1 | Rochester Brainery | FREE
  • ​Kick-off Social Mixer for RochesterArtCollectors.org | Memorial Art Gallery - Brown Hound | FREE
Rochester Art Collectors is a privately funded, independent, non-commercial group organized to promote collecting art.
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