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First Friday - Citywide Gallery Night in Rochester, NY |
Black Radish Studio
Crocus Clay Works
Main Street Artists' Gallery & Studio
Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo)
The Crafting Social
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.
June 1st Highlights:
•Preview 6x6x2012 - 7,300 Artworks at RoCo
•Valerie Frischmann at Main St Artists' Gallery
•A Life in Layers at Crocus Clay Works
•Open Studio at The Crafting Social
•Wayward dreams at Black Radish Studio
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. Shuttle buses were available for several months thanks to funding secured by NYS Senator Jim Alesi. They are no longer available. |
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.
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Join 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 tax-deductible 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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