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First Friday - Citywide Gallery Night in Rochester, NY |
Anderson Arts Building
Artisan Direct Rochester 
Beth Brown Art & Design Studio
Black Button Distilling
Cat Clay
Fine & Splendid Things
Image City Photography Gallery
Nu Movement
Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo)
RoCo Upstairs
The Shoe Factory Art Co-op
iGalleryKathyClem
First Friday
is a monthly citywide gallery night that encourages collaboration between non-profit, university, and commercial art venues in Rochester, NY. This initiative showcases area artists and arts institutions by promoting the First Friday evening of each month from 6-9pm as a community night for experiencing art. First Friday ensures a healthy art scene and a healthy city through regular exchange and discussion between venues, artists and patrons. First Friday Rochester was initiated, and is administered by Rochester Contemporary Art Center.
May 2 Highlights
•Dirty Dozen: The Outlaw Printmakers at RoCo
•Text & Texture: Prints by Chris Charles at Cat Clay
•April Showers Bring May Flowers at The Shoe Factory Art Co-op
•M is for Mother by Kathy Clem at iGalleryKathyClem
•Open Studio at Fine & Splendid Things
•Chas Davis at The Nu Movement Cooperative Studio
•Cuba! Through 36 Eyes at Image City Photography Gallery
This map is a current and accurate representation of venues that will be open for the upcoming First Friday citywide gallery night. Click on the First Friday logos at left for venue name, address & phone number. For more information about each venue's upcoming First Friday event, click on the date tab. |
First Friday encourages collaboration between non-profit, university, and commercial art venues in Rochester, NY. |
This is an incomplete list of venues that have participated in First Friday Citywide Gallery Night.
For a list of venues participating in the upcoming First Friday, click on the date tab.
2 Chic Boutique
151 Park Ave.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 271-6111
http://2chicboutique.com/
A Work in Progress Gallery at Booksmart Studio
250 N Goodman St.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 598-9322
http://site.booksmartstudio.com
A.R.T.S Gallery at Aviv Cafe
321 East Ave.
Rochester,NY 14604
(585) 729-9916
http://www.facebook.com/AvivRochester
ACTucker Art Gallery
277 Goodman Street North #309
Rochester,NY 14607
585 489-0185
http://www.actucker.com
American Association of University Women
494 East Ave.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 244-8890
http://aauwrochester.org
Anderson Arts Building
250 N. Goodman St.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 737-2627
Anti-War Storefront and Gallery
658 Monroe Ave.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 442-0015
http://www.metrojustice.org/pae_storefront...
Arete' Gallery
663 N. Winton Rd
Rochester,NY 14609
(585) 286-9086
http://www.aretegallery.com
Art and Vintage on Main (AVoM)
101 Main Street
East Rochester,NY 14445
(585) 348-9017
http://artandvintageonmain.com/
Art Museum of Rochester
610 Monroe Ave
Rochester,NY 14607
585-615-9015
Artisan Direct Rochester
565 Blossom Rd
Rochester,NY 14610
585-586-3535
http://artisandirectrochester.net
Artisans on Elton Street
34 Elton Street
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 271-8097
Arts Center Gallery at Nazareth College
4245 East Ave.
Rochester,NY 14618
(585) 389-5073
AXOM Gallery Exhibition Space
176 Anderson Ave. Suite #303
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 232-6030
http://www.axomgallery.com
Baobab Cultural Center
728 University Ave.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 563-2145
www.thebaobab.org
Bead Breakout
2314 Monroe Ave.
Rochester,NY 14618
(585) 271-2340
http://www.beadbreakout.com
Bernunzio Uptown Music
122 East Ave.
Rochester,NY 14604
(585) 473-6140
http://www.bernunzio.com
Beth Brown Art & Design Studio
250 N. Goodman St., Studio 212A
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 732-0036
http://www.bethbrownartist.com
Big Picture Rochester
Main St. from Chestnut St. to Plymouth Ave.
Rochester,NY 14614-1331
(585) 200-1919
http://www.bigpicturerochester.com
Black Button Distilling
85 Railroad Street
Rochester,NY 14609
(585) 730-4512
http://www.blackbuttondistilling.com
Black Radish Studio
274 N. Goodman St. Suite 501
Rochester,NY 14620
(585) 413-1278
http://www.blackradishstudio.com
Cascade Art Center
150 W Main St.
Rochester,NY 14614
(585) 546-6509
http://www.fineartstore.com
Cat Clay
Studio #242, Hungerford Bldg.
Rochester,NY 14609
(585)414-5643
http://www.catclay.com
Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County
115 South Ave
Rochester,NY 14604
(585) 428-8051
Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County Exhibit 2
115 South Ave
Rochester,NY 14604
(585) 428-8051
Chait Fine Art
234 Mill St.
Rochester,NY 14614
(585) 454-6730
http://www.chaitfineart.com
Chartreuse Studios
270 Park Avenue
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 270-4234
Cobblestone Contemporary Space off site
Studio #238, Hungerford Bldg.
Rochester,NY 14609
(585) 489-5738
http://www.cobblestone.org
Cobblestone School Contemporary Space
10 Prince St
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 489 5738
http://www.cobblestone.org
Colleen Buzzard Studio
250 North Goodman St., 401
Rochester,NY 14607
Community Gallery at Rochester Greenovation
1199 East Main st.
Rochester,NY 14610
(585) 288-7564
Constance Mauro Studio
Door 2, Studio #236, Hungerford Bldg.
Rochester,NY 14607
Creative Wellness Coalition
320 N. Goodman St.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 325-3145
http://www.mharochester.org/
Dichotomy
371 Park Ave
Rochester,NY 14607
585-563-6044
https://www.facebook.com/dichotomyrocheste...
Downtown Fitness Club
50 Chestnut St.
Rochester,NY 14604
(585) 756-4090
http://www.downtownfitnessclub.com
East Avenue Inn & Suites
384 East Avenue
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 957-2326
Experience Tattoo Studio’s Fine Art Gallery
506 Long Pong Rd
Greece,NY 14612
(585) 453-8000
http://www.vincentjtosto.com/
Fine & Splendid Things
1115 East Main Street Door #2, Studio 414
Rochester,NY 14609
www.FineAndSplendidThings.com
Flora-J Designs
250 North Goodman St. Studio 311
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 737-2627
Flying Squirrel Community Space
285 Clarissa St.
Rochester,NY 14608
(585) 507-5731
http://www.warehousearts.org/
Focus Grasshopper
708 Winton Rd. North
Rochester,NY 14609
Four Walls Gallery
179 Atlantic Ave.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 442-7824
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=1344...
Fuzzy Toaster Studios
Fedder Industrial Building
Rochester,NY 14609
(513) 254-5493
Gallery 258
1115 East Main Street, Entrance #2
Rochester,NY 14609
(585) 461-5974
Gallery 9
Door 9, Hungerford Bldg.
Rochester,NY 14609
(585) 747-2727
http://www.gallery9-online.com
Gallery at Record Archive
33 1/3 Rockwood St.
Rochester,NY 14610
(585) 244-1210
http://www.recordarchive.com
Gallery at The Art & Music Library
Room G-134, Ground Floor
Rochester,NY 14627
(585) 275-4476
http://library.rochester.edu/index.cfm?PAG...
Gallery at The Arts and Cultural Council
277 North Goodman St.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 473-4000
http://www.artsrochester.org
Gallery B133 @ the Village Gate
274 Goodman Street North
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 237-2614
Gallery One Fine Arts
36 W. Main St. Suite 17
Rochester,NY 14614
(585) 230-1081
http://www.haygoodart.com
Gallery r
100 College Ave
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 242-9470
http://cias.rit.edu/%7Egalleryr
Galvin/Davis Studio/Gallery
339 East Ave.
Rochester,NY 14604
(585) 770-0715
http://www.chasworld.com
Genesee Center for the Arts
713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 271-5183
http://www.geneseearts.org/events/Events-C...
George Eastman House
900 East Avenue
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 271-3361
http://www.eastmanhouse.org
Gilded Square
714 University Ave.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 461-2808
http://www.gildedsquare.com
Green with Envy Salon
71 Park Ave
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 503-0707
Greenwood Books
123 East Ave.
Rochester,NY 14604
(585) 325-2050
http://www.rochesterbooksellers.com/greenw...
haighworks Studio
95 Mt Read Blvd
Rochester,NY 14611
(585) 406-8730
Hartnett Gallery
Wilson Commons
Rochester,NY 14627
(585) 275-4188
https://blogs.rochester.edu/hartnett
Headz Up Hats
524 Mt. Hope Ave.
Rochester,NY 14620
(585) 442-7680
Hedonist Artisan Chocolates
674 South Avenue
Rochester,NY 14620
(585) 355-7943
http://blog.hedonistchocolates.com/
Hungerford Building, Door 8
1115 E. Main St.
Rochester,NY 14609
(585) 781-4517
Hungerford Gallery 258: Door 1
1115 E. Main Street
Rochester,NY 14609
515 205-0106
Hungerford Urban Artisans (HUA)
1115 East Main St. (at N. Goodman),
Rochester,NY 14609
(585) 469-8217
http://www.facebook.com/huastudios
iGalleryKathyClem
Anderson Arts Bldg, 250 North Goodman Street • S
Rochester,NY 14607
585-764-5589
http://www.igallerykathyclem.com/igalleryk...
Image City Photography Gallery
722 University Ave.
Rochester,NY 14609
(585) 271-2540
http://www.imagecityphotographygallery.com
Inner Loop
Rochester,NY 14604
http://deriveinrochester.tumblr.com/
International Art Acquisitions
3300 Monroe Avenue
Rochester,NY 14618
(585) 264-1440
http://internationalartacquisitions.com/
Jembetat Tribal Art Gallery and Cafe
645 Park Ave
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 455-6524
http://www.Jembetatcafe.com
JGK Galleries
10 Vick Park A
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 734-6581
http://www.jgkgalleries.com
Joe Bean Coffee Roasters
1344 University Ave Suite 110
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 319-5279
http://www.joebeanroasters.com
Joy Gallery
498 1/2 W. Main Street
Rochester,NY 14608
(585) 436-5230
http://aceckert.com/joygallery
Laura Wilder Period Style Artwork Studio
250 North Goodman Street
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 288-1089
Little Bleu Cheese Shop
684 South Avenue
Rochester,NY 14620
(585) 730-8296
Lower Link Gallery at the Central Library
115 South Ave
Rochester,NY 14604
(585) 428-8051
www.libraryweb.org/artofthebook.
M. Wendy Gwirtzman Studio
250 N. Goodman Street
Rochester,NY 14607
585-309-6112
Main Street Artists' Gallery & Studio
Door 2, Studio #458, Hungerford Bldg.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 233-5645
Mercer Gallery
Monroe Community College
Rochester,NY 14623
(585) 292-2021
http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/vapa/mercer
Military History Society
250 North Goodman St., 201
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 730-4041
http://www.rochestermilitary.com
Monroe Branch of the Rochester Public Library
809 Monroe Avenue
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 428-8202
http://www3.libraryweb.org/subpage.aspx?id...
More Fire Glass Studio
80 Rockwood Pl.
Rochester,NY 14610
(585) 242-0450
http://www.morefireglass.com
Nan Miller Gallery
3450 Winton Pl.
Rochester,NY 14623
(585) 292-1430
http://www.nanmillergallery.com
Neighborhood of the Arts
500 University Ave
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 428-6530
Night Gallery
650 South Ave.
Rochester,NY 14607
Nosferatü̈ Studios
250 North Goodman St., 3-10
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 317-2100
http://www.nosferatustudios.com
Nu Movement
716 University Avenue
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 704-2889
http://www.numvmnt.com/
Our House Gallery
783 South Ave
Rochester,NY 14620
(585) 295-7836
http://www.veteransoutreachcenter.org
Pandaman
439 Monroe Avenue
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 420-8965
http://www.pandamantoys.com
Phillips Fine Art
248 East Ave.
Rochester,NY 14604-2640
(585) 232-8120
Physikos Movement Studio
302 North Goodman
Rochester,NY 14607
585-563-3338
http://physikosmovement.com/spacerentals.h...
Plastic
34 Elton St.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 563-6348
Ramón Santiago Studio & SC Fine Art GalleryR
Door 7, Studio #310, Hungerford Bldg.
Rochester,NY 14609
(585) 202-6909
http://scfineartgallery.com/
Renaissance Art Gallery
74 St. Paul St.
Rochester,NY 14604
(585) 423-8235
http://www.rochesterrenaissanceartgallery....
Richard Aerni Ceramic Design
Door 5, Studio #106, Hungerford Building.
Rochester,NY 14609
(585) 429-0211
http://www.richardaerni.com
Richard Margolis Art + Architectural Photography
250 North Goodman Street 4th Floor #9
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 473-0070
Rochester Art Club
Door 2, Studio #437-439, Hungerford Bldg.
Rochester,NY 14609
(585) 507-7154
http://www.rochesterartclub.org
Rochester Brainery
274 Goodman Street N. B134
Rochester,NY 14607
585-730-7034
http://www.rochesterbrainery.com
Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo)
137 East Ave.
Rochester,NY 14604
(585) 461-2222
http://www.rochestercontemporary.org
Rochester Greenovation
1199 East Main St.
Rochester,NY 146
rochestergreen.org
Rochester Medical Museum and Archives
333 Humboldt St.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 922-1847
http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rochester-...
RoCo Upstairs
137 East Ave. Upstairs
Rochester,NY 14604
(585) 461-2222
http://www.facebook.com/RocoUpstairs
Rubino's Mt. Hope Café
1659 Mt. Hope Ave.
Rochester,NY 14620
Soulstice Artisan Market
632 North Winton Rd.
Rochester,NY 14609
(585) 370-0076
http://www.soulsticeartisanmarket.com
Spectrum Gallery
100 College Ave
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 461-4447
http://www.spectrumgalleryroc.com
Spot Coffee
200 East Ave.
Rochester,NY 14604
(585) 613-4600
http://rocwiki.org/Spot_Coffee
St. Luke Gospel Jazz Cafe
1261 Dewey Ave.
Rochester,NY 14613
(585) 271-2870
SteadFast Tattoo
635 Monroe Ave
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 202-3579
Stella Art Gallery & Studio
350 West Commercial Street
East Rochester,NY 14445
(585) 385-1238
http://www.stellaartgalleryandstudio.com/
Steve Carpenter Gallery & Art Center
176 Anderson Avenue
Rochester,NY 14607
585-748-8375
strumGallery
inside Black Dog Studios at 120 East Ave.
Rochester,NY 14604
(585) 729-7625
http://www.strumgallery.com
Studio #306, Hungerford Bldg.
1115 East Main St. (at N. Goodman),
Rochester,NY 14608
(315) 289-8293
Studio #354
Door 1, Hungerford Bldg.
Rochester,NY 14609
Studio 34 Creative Arts Center and Gallery
34 Elton St.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 737-5858
http://www.studio34jewelryartslearningcent...
Tajze Wine and R&B Lounge
139 State Street
Rochester,NY 14614
(585) 576-3334
The Caroline
159 Caroline St
Rochester,NY 14620
(585) 260-7607
The Center at High Falls
60 Browns Race
Rochester,NY 14614
(585) 325-2414
http://www.centerathighfalls.org/art.htm
The Design Gallery at RRCDC
Door 4, Hungerford Bldg.
Rochester,NY 14609
(585) 237-2614
http://www.rrcdc.org
The Gallery@Equal=Grounds
750 South Ave.
Rochester,NY 14620
(585) 242-7840
http://www.equalgrounds.com
The Garden Café Gallery
The Pieters Family Life Center
Rochester,NY 14623
(585) 487-3500
http://www.artspflc.org
The Living Room Cafe
1118 Monroe Ave.
Rochester,NY 14620
585-413-0833
The Lobby at Bug Jar
219 Monroe Avenue
Rochester,NY 14607
http://lobbydigital.com/
The Museum of Future Past
1115 East Main St. Door 2 Suite 129
Rochester,NY 146
585-267-6735
The Shoe Factory Art Co-op
250 N. Goodman St. Studio 212
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 732-0036
http://www.shoefactoryarts.com
The Village Gate
320 N Goodman St
Rochester,NY 14607
(315) 289-8293
http://www.firstfridayrochester.org/pendin...
Vacant Storefront in Brooks Landing
757 Genesee St
Rochester,NY 14620
(585) 576-7708
Visual Studies Workshop Gallery
31 Prince St.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 442-8676
http://www.vsw.org
Williams Gallery (at First Unitarian Church)
220 Winton Road South
Rochester,NY 14610
(585) 271-9070
Writers & Books
740 University Ave.
Rochester,NY 14607
(585) 473-2590
http://www.wab.org
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Join First Friday!
This initiative supports the entire art community, please do your part and support First Friday.
I am a Preferred First Friday venue renewing my venue's participation or joining for the first time.
- Preferred venues are the vital core of First Friday Citywide Gallery Night.
- Preferred venues participate in a minimum of 9 out of 12 First Fridays per year, staying open at least 6-9pm (5-9pm or 6-10pm, etc. is ok).
- Preferred venues have made a significant commitment to developing Rochester's arts community and therefor receive greatest visibility on this website.
- Preferred venue participation is $100 per year.
I am organizing a "This Month Only" event in a temporary location or a venue that is not already part of First Friday.
- Event listings appear in the "This Month Only" section of the website, below preferred venues.
- This Month Only events must be open at least 6-9pm (5-9pm or 6-10pm is ok) on the First Friday of the month.
- This Month Only participation is $25 per event listing.
I would like to make a donation to Rochester Contemporary Art Center in support of First Friday Citywide Gallery Night.
- First Friday supports a healthy art scene and a vibrant city.
- Do you value the arts in Rochester?
- Please support this unique citywide initiative!
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