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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 associated with Rochester Art Collectors
March 15, 2025 (Details TBA) | DIALOG:ART: Body As Battleground In Contemporary Art | Hart Gallery 27 | FREE
March 27, 2025 (Details TBA) | THAWWW | The Yards Collective | FREE
May, 2025 (Details TBA) | Book Discussion | "How to Collect Art" by Magnus Resch | Mendon, NY | FREE
June, 2025 (Details TBA) | Total Immersion: Local Art Collectors & Their Collections | Penfield, NY | Members Only | 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.
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.
- The Big REVEAL Event | The Final event of Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 | FREE
- Nigel Maister discusses works from his renowned art collection | Hartnett & Frontispace Galleries | FREE
- <<<outside the frame>>> Episode #3 | An Interactive Podcast Series covering Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 | FREE
- <<<outside the frame>>> Episode #2 | An Interactive Podcast Series Covering Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 | FREE
- <<<outside the frame>>> Episode #1 | An Interactive Podcast Series Covering Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 | FREE
- Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 | Rochester's Fantasy Art Collecting Game | FREE
- Total Immersion: Local Art Collectors & Their Collections | Rochester, NY | Members Only | FREE
- Exhibition + Discussion | Saints Preserve Us | The Yards Collective | Rochester, NY | FREE
- Total Immersion: Local Art Collectors & Their Collections | Rochester, NY | Members Only | FREE
- "Sketchy!" Gen X Collects | Erich S. Lehman | RIT City Arts Space | Rochester, NY | FREE
- RIT Shop One | RIT campus walking sculpture/architecture tour | Print Club Annual Members Exhibition | FREE
- DIALOG:ART | The Price of Art | Oxford Gallery | The Stuff of Dreams | FREE
- Three for One: Hartnett Gallery, Frontispace Gallery & UR Art & Music Library | FREE
- Red Dot Challenge: Pilot Round | REVEAL Event | Rochester Contemporary | FREE
- Red Dot Challenge: Pilot Round | Game Play: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024 | Members Only | FREE
- Total Immersion: Local Art Collectors & Their Collections | Rochester, NY | Members Only | FREE
- Art Of The Book & Paper | Expert Panel Presentation | Rundel Memorial Library | FREE
- An Art Collecting Revolution at MuCCC with the Free Art Collective | FREE
- EXHIBITION PREVIEW: Small Works 2023 + Talk | Main Street Arts in Clifton Springs | FREE
- "Dialog In Print: Extended" | Colleen Buzzard Studio Gallery | Collectors Circle: Bring A Print From YOUR Collection | FREE
- Memorial Art Gallery | A Guided Tour of the Finger Lakes Exhibition Led By Amanda Chestnut | FREE
- 9th Floor Artist Collective | 9th Floor members share works from their art collections | See an exhibit of works created by 9th Floor members | FREE
- Kathrine Page on art fairs | Exhibition by the Arena Art Group | The Geisel Gallery at Legacy Tower | FREE
- 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
- 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
- Uncovering The Missing Pages Of Art History | Highlighting The Life Of Lois Mailou Jones | Presented by Ya’qub Shabazz
- Uncovering The Missing Pages Of Art History | Highlighting The Life Of Aaron Douglas | Presented by Ya’qub Shabazz
- Know Your Locals | Graffiti & Street Art in Rochester | Art Museum of Rochester | FREE
- 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
- 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
- Intro to The Rochester Art Club | Show & Sale Of Art Club Members | FREE
- 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
- Folks Just Talkin' | RIT City Art Space + 1975 Gallery | FREE
- "Place Setting" | Understanding & Collecting Art With A Socio-Political Message | Yards | FREE
- DIALOG:ART | Getting The Most From Studio Visits | Gallery 384 | FREE
- 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
- Dick Bennett on Collecting Photography | Image City Gallery | FREE
- Collectors Preview Party! Big Show of Small Works | Lumiere Gallery | Members Only | FREE
- Erich Lehman on The Art Of The Pop-Up | 1975 Gallery | FREE
- Collectors Circle | Oxford Gallery | Members Only | FREE
- Creating & Collecting Glass | More Fire Glass | FREE
- Social Mixer + Panel Presentation: "Lure Of The Local" | Memorial Art Gallery
- ArtAwake | Exhibition PREVIEW | Members Only | FREE
- Curating Your Collection | Main Street Arts Center | FREE
- Peter Pincus on Understanding & Collecting Ceramic Art | Flower City Arts Center | FREE
- 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
- 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
