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

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:

• Ludmilla Begley
• Susan "Su" Begy
• Mike Molaire​

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​
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