Rochester Contemporary Art Center
137 East Ave.
Jan 2, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
While you’re out for First Friday, stop by the park adjacent to Christ Church to view Nia Panes by W. Michelle Harris, RoCo’s newest public art installation.
The works – like one pictured here of Hester Jeffrey, a key figure in the suffrage movement who is celebrated for her work with the Political Equality Club and the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs – reimagine the tradition of memorial stained glass windows through a contemporary lens. The project honors three foundational, though still lesser-known, figures in early Rochester, celebrating the legacies of these individuals, whose contributions to abolition, suffrage, and community organizing continue to shape the city’s cultural fabric today.