An Art Collecting Revolution at MuCCC with the Free Art Collective

Earlier this month Rochester Art Collectors partnered with the Multi-use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) to support the Free Art Collective and foster nothing less than a global revolution in art collecting!

The Free Art Collective literally puts original works of art into hands, homes & hearts all over the world for FREE!

• This program is wonderful way to get started collecting art or expand your collection. You will feel the love and the joy that comes from making and sharing art.
• We're encouraging Rochester Art Collectors members and other local collectors to join the fun by sharing their love of art and telling the stories of how they got started and how art enriches their everyday life.

Program Details

Attendees had the first thirty minutes to experience a wonderful art exhibition and socialize before the program begins.

Rome Celli from Rochester Art Collectors welcomer attendees and introducef Kevin Indovino, Technical & Facilities Manager & Gallery Curator at MuCCC, who gave a brief background about MuCCC and the purpose of the gallery space at MuCCC. Then Rome introduced the guest speaker, Gabrielle Peck, founder of the Free Art Collective.

Gabrielle Peck, founder of the Free Art Collective, talked about her group's origins, revolutionary global mission and programs. New and emerging collectors in the audience talked about buying art from their point of view including any challenges. Experienced collectors in the audience spoke up be about their early days and first experiences buying art.

After the presentation Gabrielle and other members of the Free Art Collective gave away original works of art donated by artists from around the world.

About the Multi-use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC):

The MuCCC Theater, 142 Atlantic Avenue in Rochester, NY is a Multi-use Community Cultural Center (hence the acronym MuCCC). Founded in 2009 by arts entrepreneur Doug Rice, its mission is to provide a theater to performers who do not have a permanent space, to attract new audiences to theater, and to provide theater at a low cost to the public. The MuCCC particularly seeks out “other voices” in performance. The theater has a volunteer administration and relies upon rental fees and donations for its budget.

The 80 seat MuCCC has presented over 500 different shows in over 1500 performances since its origin. It is the primary home of The Rochester Community Players, Rochester’s oldest community theater group. RCP presents a Shakespeare play each year at the MuCCC, as well as an Irish Play. We have also been home to the Sankofa Festival, a festival of African-American performance for the last six years. We host seven African-American theater companies through The Bronze Collective Festival.panies.