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“Seasons” Brings Memory, Nostalgia, and Transformation to the Carnegie Gallery
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce Seasons, an art exhibition featuring works by Madison Albanese in the Carnegie Gallery at the Rochester Public Library, beginning December 8, 2025. Madison Albanese is a mixed media artist from Rhode Island. She holds a…
‘Passing Through’, a Public Art Sculpture by Damion Silver, Installed in Downtown Rochester
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts (RMFA) is pleased to announce the installation of Passing Through, a public art sculpture made by Damion Silver, a New Hampshire–based multi-disciplinary artist whose practice includes printmaking, assemblage, and sculpture. Located at the corner of Wakefield and Columbus, Passing…
Rochester Museum of Fine Arts Presents ‘East Coast Skateboarding’ by Michael Cirelli
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce East Coast Skateboarding, an art exhibition featuring works by Michael Cirelli in the Bernier Room at the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, beginning November 3, 2025. Michael Cirelli began skateboarding at the age of…
Rochester Museum of Fine Arts Receives Governor’s Arts Award for Creative Communities
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts (RMFA) was honored with the Governor’s Arts Award for Creative Communities on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, during a ceremony in the Executive Council Chambers at the State House in Concord, NH. The Governor’s Arts Awards, presented biennially by the…
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…
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…
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…