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RMFA to showcase works by Haley Johnson in the Carnegie Gallery
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to exhibit a series of original works by Haley Johnson in the Carnegie Gallery at the Rochester Public Library, starting September 8, 2025. Haley Johnson grew up in Massachusetts, where an interest in wildlife and the outdoors…

Rochester Museum of Fine Arts Presents “HUMAN DOOR” by Nick Paradis
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce HUMAN DOOR, an art exhibition featuring works by Nick Paradis in the Bernier Room at the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, opening September 8, 2025. Nick Paradis is a New England–based artist specializing in…

RMFA presents “Painting from Within”, works by Forrest Elliott
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to present Painting from Within, an exhibition of works by Forrest Elliott, on view at Back Hill Beer Co. in the historic Gonic Mill (73 Pickering Road, Gonic, NH) beginning Saturday, September 6, 2025. A reception will…

MVSB donates $1,000 to support RMFA
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce that Meredith Village Savings Bank has reaffirmed its support for the arts in Rochester. For the 4th consecutive year, MVSB generously contributed $1,000 in order to support the museum’s efforts to create public art installations,…

Death of Rochester’s Beth Wittenberg, beloved Seacoast artist, stuns community
Karen DandurantFoster’s Daily Democrat ROCHESTER — Beth Wittenberg of Rochester died as the result of a single-vehicle crash in Massachusetts last week, leaving members of the Seacoast arts community, her family, friends and especially her wife, Sheri Potter, stunned and mourning. She was 59. Wittenberg was on…

All the Silver and Gold: Works by Adam O’Day, Pete Cosmos, Merk, and Ivonne Blanco
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce All the Silver and Gold, an art exhibition featuring works by Adam O’Day, Pete Cosmos, Merk, and Ivonne Blanco, on view in the Bernier Room at the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center beginning May…

Deconstruction: Digital Works by Matthew Smigiel in The Pixel Room
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce “Deconstruction”, a digital art exhibition featuring works by Matthew Smigiel in The Pixel Room, in Suite 135 of the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, starting May 5, 2025. Matthew Smigiel is an illustrator and…

Borrowed Time: Works by Kate Knox in the Carnegie Gallery
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce “Borrowed Time”, an art exhibition featuring works by Kate Knox in the Carnegie Gallery at the Rochester Public Library, starting May 3, 2025. Kate Knox earned her BFA in painting and printmaking from the NH…

RMFA to feature works by Susan Schwake at Back Hill Beer Co.
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to present a series of original works by Susan Schwake, on display at Back Hill Beer Co. in the Gonic Mill (73 Pickering Road, Gonic, NH) beginning Sunday, April 6, 2025. An informal public reception will be…

RMFA to exhibit Jane Cohen in the Carnegie Gallery
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce “Paint / Paper/ Paste”, an art exhibition featuring works by Jane Cohen in the Carnegie Gallery, at the Rochester Public Library, starting March 3, 2025. Jane Cohen is a New Hampshire-based mixed media artist whose…