Nia Panes – Last Chance!
Rochester Contemporary Art Center
137 East Ave.
May 1, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Our public art installation, Nia Panes by W. Michelle Harris, is only up for a few more weeks. Stop by on First Friday, May 1 to view the works with the help of our new outdoor lighting!
The works 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: Anna Murray Douglass, Hester Jeffrey, and Austin Steward. Situated in the park adjacent to Christ Church Rochester, Nia Panes celebrates the legacies of these individuals, whose contributions to abolition, suffrage, and community organizing continue to shape the city’s cultural fabric today.