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64th ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES EXHIBITION OPENS JULY 14
Long-Running Juried Exhibition Showcases Area Artists
ROCHESTER, NY — The 64th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition, a long-running showcase for artists from western and central New York, opens at the Memorial Art Gallery July 14 and remains on view through September 8.
Appropriate to the Gallery's centennial year, the exhibition will feature 100 works by 81 artists—including 39 who are new to the show. They were chosen from a field of 623 entries by 230 artists by Alex Nyerges, director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The show is particularly strong in painting and photography, but also includes prints, ceramics, sculpture, mixed media works, metalwork and furniture. For more about Alex Nyerges, scroll down.
Among the artists are 42 veterans, including Jack Wolsky, in his 22nd Finger Lakes; Thomas Insalaco, in his 21st; William Keyser, in his 15th; and Stephen Merritt, in his 11th. At the other end of the spectrum are 39 artists making their Finger Lakes debuts. For the list, scroll to the end of this release or visit mag.rochester.edu/exhibitions/64th-rochester-finger-lakes-exhibition-artist-list.
SPONSORS
The 64th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition is sponsored by Burke Group, M&T Bank, and the Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Rubens Family Foundation.
AWARDS
Again this year, artists are eligible for seven cash prizes totaling more than $4,000. These include the $1,000 Memorial Art Gallery Award, selected by the juror, and the $500 Harris Popular Vote award, chosen by visitors during the first two weeks of the show. One artist will also be selected by the Gallery for the 6th Rochester Biennial, an invitational opening in summer 2014.
MEMBERS' EXHIBITION PARTY
Saturday, July 13, 8 to 11 pm
MAG members are invited to celebrate the art of the Finger Lakes with live music and entertainment throughout the Gallery. Admission is free to members, but reservations required; call (585) 276-8939 during business hours, email memberperks@mag.rochester.edu or register online at mag.rochester.edu/events/party. Not a member? Visit mag.rochester.edu/join today.
LECTURE SERIES (included in Gallery admission)
* Thursday, July 18 @ 7 pm: Jerry Alonzo of Geneseo gives the first of three lectures featuring artists in this year’s exhibition. A lawyer and former judge, Alonzo began taking art classes in the 1980s, eventually earning his MFA in woodworking and furniture design at RIT’s School for American Crafts. This is his sixth Finger Lakes.
* Thursday, August 22 @ 7 pm: Loraine Cooley of Webster gives the second of three lectures by artists in this year’s exhibition. Cooley’s jewelry, sculpture, paintings and collages have been widely exhibited, including in six previous Finger Lakes and a one-woman show, Intimate Sculpture, at RIT’s Dyer Arts Center. She won Best in Show at the 2012 Fine Craft Show.
* Thursday, August 29 @ 7 pm: Kate Timm of Sterling gives the last of three lectures by artists in this year’s exhibition. Timm paints large-scale still lifes that are distinguished by vibrant colors, varied forms and shapes, and the flow of light in and around objects. This is her third Finger Lakes.
This series is underwritten by the Marion Lord and John L. Swierkos Education Fund.
DOCENT-LED EXHIBITION TOURS (included in Gallery admission)
Sunday, July 14, 1 pm and 3 pm
"IN THEIR OWN WORDS” CELL PHONE TOUR (free, but regular cell phone charges apply)
Call 585.627.4132 to hear commentary by many of the artists.
ABOUT THE JUROR
The juror for this year’s Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition is no stranger to the region—or to the Memorial Art Gallery. Alex Nyerges was born and raised in Rochester, where he attended School No. 28 and East High School. His parents were art lovers who often took their four sons to the Gallery, and he has fond early memories of the Clothesline Festival and the Creative Workshop.
Nyerges’s interest in art continued to grow after he headed off to George Washington University, where he ultimately earned his master’s in museum studies. From GWU he went on to a career as an administrator at such prestigious institutions as the Dayton Art Institute, where he was director and CEO from 1992 to 2006, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, where he is currently in his seventh year as director.
Nyerges will be back in his hometown on July 13 for the members' exhibition party, where he’ll reveal his choices for five juror awards.
2013 ARTISTS (*=NEW to Finger Lakes)
Carol Acquilano, Rochester
Bev Allardice, Rochester
Jerry Alonzo, Geneseo
Sophia Amm, West Henrietta*
Jeanne Beck, Canandaigua
Kathie Belly, Webster*
Paul Brandwein, Rochester
Phyllis Bryce Ely, Penfield
Meredith Cantor-Feller, Syracuse*
Kelly Clancy, Rochester*
Loraine Cooley, Webster
Trish Coonrod, Ithaca*
Carey Corea, Rochester*
Willson Cummer, Fayetteville
Christopher D’Amanda, Pittsford
Amy Davison, Rochester*
Jim DeLucia, Rochester
David Dorsey, Pittsford
Richard Edic, Rochester
Bruce C. Elling, Rochester
Jack Elliott, Ithaca*
Tracy Fiegl, Fillmore *
Dewey Fladd, Rushville *
Emily Gibbons. Cortland *
Alice Gold, Rochester
John Griebsch, Rochester
Bonnie Gustin, Hammondsport
Richard Harrington, South Lima*
Ray Helmke, Ithaca*
Lee Hoag, Rochester
Jane Hopkins, Webster*
Lauren Howe, Rochester*
Dale Inglett, Alfred
Thomas Insalaco, Canandaigua
Walter Jakubowski, Albion
Jeff Kell, Rush
William Keyser, Victor
Olivia Kim, Rochester*
Dale Klein, Rochester*
John Kosboth, Honeoye Falls*
Eric Kunsman, Rochester*
Sue Huggins Leopard, Rochester
Kirby Lowenstein, Vestal *
Donna Meadows Manier, Cazenovia
Paolo Marino, Rochester *
Colleen McCall, Elmira
Lori McCall, Liverpool *
Christopher McEvoy, Oswego*
Jonathan Merritt, Rochester*
Stephen Merritt, Rochester
Francis Noonan, Buffalo
Mona Oates, Rochester*
Amanda Oglesbee, Wellsville
Jim O’Neill, Rochester*
Barbara Page, Trumansburg
Donalee Peden Wesley, Marcellus
Dejan Pejovic, Rochester
Joseph Porreca, West Seneca
Lin Price, Spencer
Scott Reagan, Webster
Daniel Reidy, Elmira*
Dennis Revitzky, Honeoye Falls
David Ridley, Spencerport*
Timothy Rodrigo, Marcellus *
Kelly Roe, Baldwinsville
Patti Russotti, Rochester*
Sam Sadtler, Rochester*
Michael Sampson, Ithaca
Bill Santelli, Rochester*
Kevin Schoonover, Geneva*
Renée Simone-Lee, Rochester*
Allen Smith, Elmira
Christine Sullivan, Elmira
Joseph Tarantelli, Honeoye Falls*
Kate Timm, Sterling
Rich Tomasello, Buffalo*
Patrick Vincitore, Syracuse
Jane Walker, Freeville *
Bill Wolff, Rochester*
Jack Wolsky, Rochester
Stefan Zoller, Watkins Glen*
PRESS CONTACTS
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