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Red Dot Challenge is a fantasy art collecting game with a social media twist that takes place in real time at real places with real art. Everyone participates alongside the players!

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Gameplay is November 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025

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Week #13 Of Gameplay | A Recap By The Numbers, Graphs & Charts

1/28/2025

I suppose it should come as no surprise to anyone that Week #13 - the second to last week of gameplay (Tuesday, January 21st through Monday, January 27th) - was very quiet. Two players posted one work each to their respective fantasy art collections.

Player #1 is just one item shy of filling their seven work minimum contribution. Failure to identify that last work before the end of gameplay would quite disappointing.

Players #6 and #8 have yet to identify any works of art for their fantasy art collections. The big mystery right now is whether either player will participate at all. With only a handful of days left in gameplay their prospects look quite dim indeed. Gameplay ends at 11:59 pm on Friday, January 31st.

Here's the breakdown of gameplay from Week #13:

Player #11 added one work valued at $40 to Fantasy Art Collection #11.
Player #12 added one work valued at $2,500 to Fantasy Art Collection #11.

CLICK HERE to take a look at each of the players fantasy art collections to get a sense of what sorts of works the players have identified.

CLICK HERE to see a complete list of the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players.

Numbers, charts and graphs tracking gameplay through January 27th

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.

Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

UPDATED: Fantasy Art Collection #12 | Player #12 | $10,000 Fantasy Art Budget

1/27/2025

The date of this post indicates the most recent date this fantasy art collection has been updated.
Each player must identify at least seven works between November 1, 2024 & January 31, 2025.

The images above represent works of art this player has placed in their fantasy art collection since gameplay began on November 1st. The photos were taken by the player at the venues where these works were exhibited using a cell phone camera and available light.

Artists & exhibition venues represented in this fantasy art collection

Emiliano Diaz (aka, "ANO") at Aldaskeller Wine Co.

Michael Dellaria (aka, "Dellarious") at Frank's Chop Shop

Clay Patrick McBride at Frank's Chop Shop

Todd Stahl at Ugly Duck Coffee

Shawnee Rebekka Morningdove Hill at RIT City Arts Space

Carol Acquilano at Memorial Art Gallery Store

Unique Fair-Smith at Little Theatre Cafe Gallery

A. J. Dungan at Joy Gallery

Player #12 has been allocated a fantasy art budget of $10,000 to identify at least seven works of art for their fantasy art collection (Fantasy Art Collection #12).

Each player's fantasy art collection page is updated every week on "Red Dot Mondays" (if they have posted additions to their fantasy art collections in the week prior). Players have until January 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm to complete their fantasy art collections.

Followers are encouraged to comment on this particular fantasy art collection at the bottom of this post this or go to the Fantasy Art Collection #12 album on Facebook HERE. (Click here to see ALL the fantasy art collections on Facebook.)

Click here to find all the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 fantasy art collections on this site.

You probably noticed we haven't identified which players are associated with each fantasy art collection. It's not an accident!

Followers of Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 are challenged to correctly match each player with their fantasy art collection. Click here to find out more and participate in gameplay alongside the players.

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.

Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

If you are interested in purchasing a work of art you've seen during Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 gameplay, please inquire at the venue where the work is exhibited.

UPDATED: Fantasy Art Collection #11 | Player #11 | $10,000 Fantasy Art Budget

1/27/2025

The date of this post indicates the most recent date this fantasy art collection has been updated.
Each player must identify at least seven works between November 1, 2024 & January 31, 2025.

The images above represent works of art this player has placed in their fantasy art collection since gameplay began on November 1st. The photos were taken by the player at the venues where these works were exhibited using a cell phone camera and available light.

Artists & exhibition venues represented in this fantasy art collection

Zexuan Jia at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Judy Gohringer at Anderson Alley

Susan Begy at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Ludmilla Begley at The Yards Collective

Nancy Valle at the artist's studio

Kristine Bouyoucos at Oxford Gallery

Ann Wells at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Mike Parsons at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Richard Margolis at the artist's studio

Ed Feldman at Memorial Art Gallery Store

Player #11 has been allocated a fantasy art budget of $10,000 to identify at least seven works of art for their fantasy art collection (Fantasy Art Collection #11).

Each player's fantasy art collection page is updated every week on "Red Dot Mondays" (if they have posted additions to their fantasy art collections in the week prior). Players have until January 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm to complete their fantasy art collections.

Followers are encouraged to comment on this particular fantasy art collection at the bottom of this post this or go to the Fantasy Art Collection #11 album on Facebook HERE. (Click here to see ALL the fantasy art collections on Facebook.)

Click here to find all the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 fantasy art collections on this site.

You probably noticed we haven't identified which players are associated with each fantasy art collection. It's not an accident!

Followers of Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 are challenged to correctly match each player with their fantasy art collection. Click here to find out more and participate in gameplay alongside the players.

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.

Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

If you are interested in purchasing a work of art you've seen during Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 gameplay, please inquire at the venue where the work is exhibited.

Week #12 Of Gameplay | A Recap By The Numbers, Graphs & Charts

1/21/2025

Week #12 (Tuesday, January 14th through Monday, January 20th) saw a burst of gameplay activity! Six players identified twelve works of art with a combined value of over $6,000 for their respective fantasy art collections this past week. In total, since gameplay began on November 1, 2024, 96 works worth over $45,000 have been identified by all the players.

In particular, Player #4 posted two works to their fantasy art collection and, in doing so, joined eight other players to meet or exceed the seven work minimum called for in the rules.

Here's the breakdown of gameplay from Week #12:

Player #1 added one work valued at $955 to Fantasy Art Collection #1.
Player #3 added two works valued at $220 to Fantasy Art Collection #3.
Player #4 added two works valued at $400 to Fantasy Art Collection #4.
Player #9 added one work valued at $200 to Fantasy Art Collection #9.
Player #10 added one work valued at $800 to Fantasy Art Collection #10.
Player #11 added five works valued at $4,320 to Fantasy Art Collection #11.

CLICK HERE to take a look at each of the players fantasy art collections to get a sense of what sorts of works the players have identified.

CLICK HERE to see a complete list of the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players.

Numbers, charts and graphs tracking gameplay through January 20th

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.

Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

UPDATED: Fantasy Art Collection #10 | Player #10 | $10,000 Fantasy Art Budget

1/20/2025

The date of this post indicates the most recent date this fantasy art collection has been updated.
Each player must identify at least seven works between November 1, 2024 & January 31, 2025.

The images above represent works of art this player has placed in their fantasy art collection since gameplay began on November 1st. The photos were taken by the player at the venues where these works were exhibited using a cell phone camera and available light.

Artists & exhibition venues represented in this fantasy art collection

Deborah Bilinski at Main Street Arts

Jennifer Hecker at Main Street Arts

Tighe Hanson at Main Street Arts

Kathleen Sherin at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Ludmilla Begley at RoCo Upstairs

Jappie King Black at Richard Margolis Studio Gallery

Elizabeth Lyons at More Fire Glass

Zanne Brunner at Studio 402 Gallery

Player #10 has been allocated a fantasy art budget of $10,000 to identify at least seven works of art for their fantasy art collection (Fantasy Art Collection #10).

Each player's fantasy art collection page is updated every week on "Red Dot Mondays" (if they have posted additions to their fantasy art collections in the week prior). Players have until January 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm to complete their fantasy art collections.

Followers are encouraged to comment on this particular fantasy art collection at the bottom of this post this or go to the Fantasy Art Collection #10 album on Facebook HERE. (Click here to see ALL the fantasy art collections on Facebook.)

Click here to find all the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 fantasy art collections on this site.

You probably noticed we haven't identified which players are associated with each fantasy art collection. It's not an accident!

Followers of Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 are challenged to correctly match each player with their fantasy art collection. Click here to find out more and participate in gameplay alongside the players.

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.

Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

If you are interested in purchasing a work of art you've seen during Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 gameplay, please inquire at the venue where the work is exhibited.

UPDATED: Fantasy Art Collection #9 | Player #9 | $10,000 Fantasy Art Budget

1/20/2025

The date of this post indicates the most recent date this fantasy art collection has been updated.
Each player must identify at least seven works between November 1, 2024 & January 31, 2025.

The images above represent works of art this player has placed in their fantasy art collection since gameplay began on November 1st. The photos were taken by the player at the venues where these works were exhibited using a cell phone camera and available light.

Artists & exhibition venues represented in this fantasy art collection

Noma Bliss at Main Street Arts

Amy G. Bernard at Main Street Arts

Jennifer Zwarich at Main Street Arts

Anna Eide at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Robin Whiteman at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Jono Peterson at Studio 402 Gallery

Dina Schelenberg at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Bradley Butler at Main Street Arts

Bradley Butler at Main Street Arts

Robert Marx at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Elena Dalai at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Player #9 has been allocated a fantasy art budget of $10,000 to identify at least seven works of art for their fantasy art collection (Fantasy Art Collection #9).

Each player's fantasy art collection page is updated every week on "Red Dot Mondays" (if they have posted additions to their fantasy art collections in the week prior). Players have until January 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm to complete their fantasy art collections.

Followers are encouraged to comment on this particular fantasy art collection at the bottom of this post this or go to the Fantasy Art Collection #9 album on Facebook HERE. (Click here to see ALL the fantasy art collections on Facebook.)

Click here to find all the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 fantasy art collections on this site.

You probably noticed we haven't identified which players are associated with each fantasy art collection. It's not an accident!

Followers of Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 are challenged to correctly match each player with their fantasy art collection. Click here to find out more and participate in gameplay alongside the players.

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.

Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

If you are interested in purchasing a work of art you've seen during Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 gameplay, please inquire at the venue where the work is exhibited.

UPDATED: Fantasy Art Collection #4 | Player #4 | $1,000 Fantasy Art Budget

1/20/2025

The date of this post indicates the most recent date this fantasy art collection has been updated.
Each player must identify at least seven works between November 1, 2024 & January 31, 2025.

The images above represent works of art this player has placed in their fantasy art collection since gameplay began on November 1st. The photos were taken by the player at the venues where these works were exhibited using a cell phone camera and available light.

Artists & exhibition venues represented in this fantasy art collection

Judy Gohringer at Anderson Alley

Judy Gohringer at Anderson Alley

Judy Gohringer at Anderson Alley

Debra Wright at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Nancy Anne Holowka at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Wes Decontie at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Matt Vanderlee at The Yards Collective

Matt Vanderlee at The Yards Collective

Player #4 has been allocated a fantasy art budget of $1,000 to identify at least seven works of art for their fantasy art collection (Fantasy Art Collection #4).

Each player's fantasy art collection page is updated every week on "Red Dot Mondays" (if they have posted additions to their fantasy art collections in the week prior). Players have until January 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm to complete their fantasy art collections.

Followers are encouraged to comment on this particular fantasy art collection at the bottom of this post this or go to the Fantasy Art Collection #4 album on Facebook HERE. (Click here to see ALL the fantasy art collections on Facebook.)

Click here to find all the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 fantasy art collections on this site.

You probably noticed we haven't identified which players are associated with each fantasy art collection. It's not an accident!

Followers of Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 are challenged to correctly match each player with their fantasy art collection. Click here to find out more and participate in gameplay alongside the players.

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.

Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

If you are interested in purchasing a work of art you've seen during Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 gameplay, please inquire at the venue where the work is exhibited.

UPDATED: Fantasy Art Collection #1 | Player #1 | $1,000 Fantasy Art Budget

1/20/2025

The date of this post indicates the most recent date this fantasy art collection has been updated.
Each player must identify at least seven works between November 1, 2024 & January 31, 2025.

The images above represent works of art this player has placed in their fantasy art collection since gameplay began on November 1st. The photos were taken by the player at the venues where these works were exhibited using a cell phone camera and available light.

Artists & exhibition venues represented in this fantasy art collection

Elanor James at The Yards Collective

Harris JR at Colleen Buzzard Studio Gallery

Jono Peterson at RoCo Upstairs

Allie Push at The Yards Collective

Aidan Sofia Earle at 1024 Garson Avenue (Artist's Studio)

Michelle L. Miller at Eden Cafe and Bake Shop (Batavia, NY)

Player #1 has been allocated a fantasy art budget of $1,000 to identify at least seven works of art for their fantasy art collection (Fantasy Art Collection #1).

Each player's fantasy art collection page is updated every week on "Red Dot Mondays" (if they have posted additions to their fantasy art collections in the week prior). Players have until January 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm to complete their fantasy art collections.

Followers are encouraged to comment on this particular fantasy art collection at the bottom of this post this or go to the Fantasy Art Collection #1 album on Facebook HERE. (Click here to see ALL the fantasy art collections on Facebook.)

Click here to find all the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 fantasy art collections on this site.

You probably noticed we haven't identified which players are associated with each fantasy art collection. It's not an accident!

Followers of Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 are challenged to correctly match each player with their fantasy art collection. Click here to find out more and participate in gameplay alongside the players.

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.

Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

If you are interested in purchasing a work of art you've seen during Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 gameplay, please inquire at the venue where the work is exhibited.

UPDATED: Fantasy Art Collection #3 | Player #3 | $1,000 Fantasy Art Budget

1/20/2025

The date of this post indicates the most recent date this fantasy art collection has been updated.
Each player must identify at least seven works between November 1, 2024 & January 31, 2025.

The images above represent works of art this player has placed in their fantasy art collection since gameplay began on November 1st. The photos were taken by the player at the venues where these works were exhibited using a cell phone camera and available light.

Artists & exhibition venues represented in this fantasy art collection

Joe Sotelo at Lumiere Photo

Leigha Lewis at Frank’s Chop Shop

Dakota Maxwell at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Heather M. Cook at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Paul Bergwall at Little Theater Cafe Gallery

Amy J. Carpenter at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Karen Sardisco at Anderson Alley Artists

Neka Zimmerman at The Yards Collective

Beth Quattrociocchi at Image City Photography Gallery

Julie Chen at The Yards Collective

Player #3 has been allocated a fantasy art budget of $1,000 to identify at least seven works of art for their fantasy art collection (Fantasy Art Collection #3).

Each player's fantasy art collection page is updated every week on "Red Dot Mondays" (if they have posted additions to their fantasy art collections in the week prior). Players have until January 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm to complete their fantasy art collections.

Followers are encouraged to comment on this particular fantasy art collection at the bottom of this post this or go to the Fantasy Art Collection #3 album on Facebook HERE. (Click here to see ALL the fantasy art collections on Facebook.)

Click here to find all the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 fantasy art collections on this site

You probably noticed we haven't identified which players are associated with each fantasy art collection. It's not an accident!

Followers of Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 are challenged to correctly match each player with their fantasy art collection. Click here to find out more and participate in gameplay alongside the players.

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.

Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

If you are interested in purchasing a work of art you've seen during Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 gameplay, please inquire at the venue where the work is exhibited.

The Final Episode of Season 1 <<<outside the frame>>> Recorded Live On January 14, 2024

1/15/2025

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is Rochester's fantasy art collecting game.

<<<outside the frame>>> is a limited series, interactive podcast recorded on ZOOM covering the game and discussing the regional art scene in the greater Rochester area. Members of the public are invited to participate in each episode alongside the invited guests and players on the show.*

The final episode, Episode #3, recorded on Tuesday, January 14th at 7:00 pm, included a number of featured guests who - along with attendees - contributed to a vibrant conversation about the game and the regional art scene.

Episode #3 kicks off with an overview of the game that includes an update on gameplay through January 14, 2025 accented by comments from several of the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players. Following the overview we'll hear from our first featured guest before announcing details associated with Red Dot Challenge, Season 1's culminating event, The BIG REVEAL!

All this leads into descriptions of two important exurban arts venues, the Village Gallery in Caledonia, NY and the Mill Art Center & Gallery in Honeoye Falls, NY by the leaders of those creative centers. The episode concludes with a freewheeling discussion of the current arts scene in exurban areas that ring Rochester's suburbs.

The featured guests on this episode were:

Bleu Cease, Executive Director and curator at Rochester Contemporary Art Center
Linda & Bill White, owners of The Village Gallery in Caledonia, NY
Kathryn Bevier, executive director of the Mill Art Center & Gallery in Honeoye Falls, NY

The Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players who joined the conversation were:

Click here to find all the players.

The host and moderator was Rome Celli, organizer of Rochester Art Collectors and Gamemaster of Red Dot Challenge, Season 1

Week #11 Of Gameplay | A Recap By The Numbers, Graphs & Charts

1/14/2025

Week #11 (Tuesday, January 1st through Monday, January 13th) saw a nice uptick in gameplay compared to the prior week. two players identified just four works of art with a combined value of $4,450 for their respective fantasy art collections. In total, 84 works worth over $40,000 have been identified by the players since gameplay began on November 1, 2024.

Player #12 reached seven works in their fantasy art collection meeting the game minimum with plenty of time left in gameplay and $2,700 fantasy dollars still in the bank. Player #9 had reached the game minimum during Week #7. This week they enhanced their fantasy art collection with three more works. Player #9 has accumulated 10 works and still has $2,650 left to spend.

Here's the breakdown of gameplay from Week #10:

Player #9 added thee works valued at $2,450 to Fantasy Art Collection #9.
Player #12 added one work valued at $2,000 to Fantasy Art Collection #12.

CLICK HERE to take a look at each of the players fantasy art collections to get a sense of what sorts of works the players have identified.

CLICK HERE to see a complete list of the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players.

Numbers, charts and graphs tracking gameplay through January 12th

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.

Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

<<< outside the frame >>> Final Episode of Season 1 | Run Of Show & Featured Guests

1/7/2025

The third and final episode of <<<outside the frame>>>, the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 limited series interactive podcast, will go live on Tuesday, January 14th at 7:00 pm on ZOOM*. The recorded stream will be posted here soon after.

This episode of the show will include a number of featured guests, as well as a few of the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players. Information about our guests is available below.

The key distinction between <<<outside the frame>>> and a typical podcast is the way it's open to the public. EVEYONE who registers in advance on Eventbrite will get a link to the show and be able to participate in real time along with the guests!

In this episode we'll provide a quick overview of the game and then dig into the emerging fantasy art collections and game strategies. We'll probably talk a bit about the MASSIVE art exhibitions offered this season. Then we'll introduce our featured guests and open up the conversation to art-related topics of interest to everyone on the ZOOM.

CLICK HERE to register and get your link to Episode #2: Tuesday, December 10th at 7:00 pm EST

Guests featured on Episode #3 of <<<outside the frame>>>

Bleu Cease is Executive Director/Curator of Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo).

Since 2007, Bleu (pronounced "blue") has led Rochester Contemporary Art Center through a sustained period of growth; developing a vibrant community arts space centered on issues of importance to the metro Rochester region.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center will host Red Dot Challenge, Season 1's BIG REVEAL event in early February, 2025. Details of the BIG REVEAL event will be announced on this podcast.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center also hosted the Pilot season's BIG REVEAL event last year.

Instagram: @bleucease (Bleu Cease)

Bill White is the owner of The Village Gallery in Caledonia, New York. He's also a practicing artist and a retired educator.

Bill spent 39 years as a Professor of Painting at Hollins University in Roanoke, VA. He has received grants from the Cabell, Mellon & Ford Foundations and in 2012 was honored with the Kendig Individual Artist award. Bill is a member of the Midwest Paint Group, and has been a guest artist with the Zeuxis Gallery. He has had residencies at the Cite International des Art, Paris, France and the Vermont Studio Center.

In 2017 Bill and his wife Linda moved to Caledonia, NY to be near family and enjoy their retirement years by opening The Village Gallery. In addition to the gallery, Bill offers classes and lectures throughout the year.

Instagram: @billwhitepainter (Bill White)

Kathryn Bevier is Director of the Mill Art Center and Gallery in Honeoye Falls, New York.

Kathryn earned her BFA at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. From 2008 till 2016, Kathryn was the General Manager of Enkaustikos, an artist paint manufacturing company in Rochester, NY.

Of her many responsibilities, development of education was an integral part of her position. She is very active in the local Rochester arts community through her involvement in teaching. As of the Fall of 2018 she proudly assumed the role as director of the Mill Art Center and Gallery.

Instagram: @kathtrynbevier (Kathryn Bevier)

Ludmilla "Luda" Begley is an artist and a poet with a multicultural and multilingual background. She moved to Rochester five years ago after a lifetime of nomadic adventure and an array of careers stretching from advertising creative director to Royal Shakespeare Company interpreter, from university professor to freelance fiction editor. Currently her studio is located upstairs from Rochester Contemporary Arts Center.

Michael is a serious financial professional during office hours, a rock star by night, and a passionate punk poet around the clock. With a solid filmmaking and musical background, he has been prominent on the Rochester music scene for over two decades with his main band Cavalcade and other alternative projects. He is currently exploring and expanding his artistic palette, branching out into new milieus and genres.

Unfortunately, Michael will not be able to join us on the podcast.

Luda & Michael are playing as a team. They are considered ONE player in Season 1.

Instagram: @lunar_berserkr_art (Ludmilla Begley)

Sue "Su" Begy is an interdisciplinary artist with an MFA from School of Visual Arts in NYC (2010). She creates stone and steel sculpture, graphite drawings, and collaborative projects. Her most recent work explores what we share as humans, what connects rather than divides us.

Su has lived in New York City, Los Angeles, Colorado, Santa Fe. She returned to Rochester (her hometown) about three years ago. Su says she has been fortunate to share studio space, collaborate, and exhibit with some amazing artists in the cities she's lived in. She also tells us she's traded for some fantastic artworks over the years!

Su likes to ski, hike, and read science fiction. She also loves to attend all types of live performances. She can spend hours and hours in art museums. Su and her husband, Clay Simmons, raised 3 children and now live in Brighton.

Instagram: @susanbegy (Susan Begy)

Mike Molaire was born under the sun, inches from the ocean: in the coastal Haitian city of St Marc. His involvement with photography started at age 14. By seventeen, he was already doing on-site portraiture as a business.

Mike came to Brooklyn, NY in July 1971. He used my his first paycheck from a summer job to buy a photographic darkroom set that he used at night in the bathroom while everybody was sleeping. (He was enrolled in a correspondence photographic course with Modern Photography.) By September, while attending New York Technical College to study chemistry, he had started a (successful) wedding and portrait business.

Upon graduation Mike was recruited by Eastman Kodak Company and moved to Rochester, NY in 1974. Mike traveled extensively as a Kodak employee around the US and on a few international trips. On every trip he arranged a vacation day to photograph each city he visited. He has amassed a large library of landscape scenes.

Mike describes himself as a photo-artist, not a photojournalist. He does not report, inform, nor teach unless a particular project draws him to that approach. He wants to evoke your senses, your emotions, your feelings. He wants to stimulate, project, induce, provoke, excite, perk up, animate, arouse.

Mike is author and publisher of:

African American Who's Who Past & Present, Greater Rochester Area 12/1/1998.
Shadow of Dreams (poetry) 12/1/1995.
Plus Pres (Nearer) (poetry) 12/1/1968
La Vie des Oiseaux Morts (The Life of the Dead Birds) (poetry) 12/1/1965.

Instagram: @mikemolairefineart (Michel (Mike) Frantz Molaire)

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.

Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

If you are interested in purchasing a work of art you've seen during Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 gameplay, please inquire at the venue where the work is exhibited.

UPDATED: Fantasy Art Collection #2 | Player #2 | $1,000 Fantasy Art Budget

1/6/2025

The date of this post indicates the most recent date this fantasy art collection has been updated.
Each player must identify at least seven works between November 1, 2024 & January 31, 2025.

The images above represent works of art this player has placed in their fantasy art collection since gameplay began on November 1st. The photos were taken by the player at the venues where these works were exhibited using a cell phone camera and available light.

Artists & exhibition venues represented in this fantasy art collection

Amanda K at Frank's Chop Shop

Don Menges at Image City Photography Gallery

Olena Kondrashova at Lumiere Photo

Diane Murphy Eagle at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Nick Koch at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Amanda Gildemeister at Scents By Design

Mike Nyerges at Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Player #2 has been allocated a fantasy art budget of $1,000 to identify at least seven works of art for their fantasy art collection (Fantasy Art Collection #2).

Each player's fantasy art collection page is updated every week on "Red Dot Mondays" (if they have posted additions to their fantasy art collections in the week prior). Players have until January 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm to complete their fantasy art collections.

Followers are encouraged to comment on this particular fantasy art collection at the bottom of this post this or go to the Fantasy Art Collection #2 album on Facebook HERE. (Click here to see ALL the fantasy art collections on Facebook.)

Click here to find all the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 fantasy art collections on this site.

You probably noticed we haven't identified which players are associated with each fantasy art collection. It's not an accident!

Followers of Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 are challenged to correctly match each player with their fantasy art collection. Click here to find out more and participate in gameplay alongside the players.

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.

Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

If you are interested in purchasing a work of art you've seen during Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 gameplay, please inquire at the venue where the work is exhibited.

Week #10 Of Gameplay | A Recap By The Numbers, Graphs & Charts

1/5/2025

Week #10 (Tuesday, December 31st through Monday, January 6th) saw a nice uptick in gameplay compared to the prior week. Four players identified seven works of art with a combined value of $5,650 for their respective fantasy art collections. In total, 80 works worth over $36,000 have been identified by the players since gameplay began on November 1, 2024.

At this point in the game half of the players have met all the requirements to complete gameplay. Four of the players are close to reaching the same goal. Two players have yet to post any works to their respective fantasy art collections.

Here's the breakdown of gameplay from Week #10:

Player #2 added one work valued at $150 to Fantasy Art Collection #2.
Player #3 added two works valued at $200 to Fantasy Art Collection #3.
Player #11 added two work valued at $3,400 to Fantasy Art Collection #11.
Player #12 added two works valued at $1,900 to Fantasy Art Collection #12.

CLICK HERE to take a look at each of the players fantasy art collections to get a sense of what sorts of works the players have identified.

CLICK HERE to see a complete list of the Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players.

Numbers, charts and graphs tracking gameplay through January 5th

Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.

Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

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