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RIT's Downtown Venue for Art, Design, and Creativity
Free and open to the public
City Art Space is RIT's only off-campus venue in downtown Rochester where community engagement flows through exhibitions, events and educational programming.
COVID Update
City Art Space is open to the public Thursday - Sunday 1-5 p.m. and Friday 1-9 p.m. As we continue to observe health precautions and guidelines, Monroe County and the CDC recommend facemasks indoors regardless of vaccination status. A facemask is required for visitors not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We look forward to seeing you!
Exhibitions on View Now
Where Were We
October 01, 2021–October 24, 2021
Where Were We brings together 11 artists whose MFA thesis shows were cancelled during the pandemic shutdowns of 2020.
Artist Short Sesh
A mobile-friendly artist interview series where we get to know some of our recent art and design grads and talk about their creative work. Watch on YouTube (linked below) or on our IGTV @ritcityartspace.
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Ileana Doble Hernandez
Artist Short Sesh Ep.4The fourth episode features Ileana Doble Hernandez ’19 MFA (Photography and Related Media), who uses photographs, video and installation to express her experience as an immigrant in American culture.
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Drishti Bhandari
Artist Short Sesh Ep.5The fifth episode features Drishti Bhandari ’20 MFA (Metals and Jewelry Design), who often expands beyond jewelry, making use of other materials such as plastic, fabric and paper to explore themes of creation and destruction.
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Fatmah Bamashmous
Artist Short Sesh Ep.6The sixth episode features Fatmah Bamashmous ’18 MFA (Furniture Design). She combines Arabic inspiration with traditional woodworking techniques, infusing her cultural heritage with contemporary functional furniture.
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Granville Carroll
Artist Short Sesh Ep.1RIT City Art Space's Artist Short Sesh features interviews and a showcase of work with artists in the College of Art and Design. The series, started by Gallery Director John Aasp, originally launched on Instagram.
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Madeline Rile Smith
Artist Short Sesh Ep.2In the second episode, Madeline Rile Smith ’20 MFA (Glass) provides insight into art school and controversial glass-blowing, and delivers an exclusive performance.
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Marcia Liu
Artist Short Sesh Ep.3In the third episode, Marcia Liu ’20 MFA (Fine Arts Studio) compares art school in Shanghai versus Rochester and shares her experience in both printmaking and contemporary sculpture.
