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 her way to visit family, her mother and brother, 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 5, 2025. In the thick of the global pandemic of…
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 writer based in New England. A graduate of the New…
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 Institute of Art in 2015, summa cum laude. After being…
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 held from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Susan Schwake is…
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 work integrates painting, collage, and printmaking. Guided by intuition and…
RMFA to show works by Devin Swett in The Pixel Room
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce “The Call of the Forest”, a digital art exhibition featuring works by Devin Swett in The Pixel Room, in Suite 135 of the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, starting February 3, 2025. Devin Swett (b. 1986, Hanover, NH) is a photographer based in Manchester,…
RMFA to present “Nevertheless”, works by Zach Ellis
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce “Nevertheless”, an art exhibition featuring works by Zach Ellis in the Bernier Room, at the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, starting February 3, 2025. Zach Ellis is a photographer whose work navigates the human, natural, and abstract. Through his artistic practice, he seeks to…
Spend The Day in Rochester: Our Top 12 Picks for 2025
Every new year, our Board of Directors and community volunteers vote for the Top 12 restaurants and retail shops in Rochester. Most restaurants and shops are located within the general vicinity of the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center and the Rochester Public Library. So when you’re done checking out the art exhibits, consider supporting…
RMFA presents “Seer Unseen” by Joseph Podlesnik
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce “Seer Unseen”, an art exhibition featuring works by Joseph Podlesnik in the Carnegie Gallery, at the Rochester Public Library, starting December 9, 2024. Joseph is trained mainly in drawing and painting and it is this experience that seems to influence his approach to photography. For…