Fine Arts

Have you ever wandered through a yard sale or flea market and found yourself admiring an old flashlight or maybe some salad tongs? Yeah, I didn't think so. Well, right here in Rochester is an artist who has a deep appreciation for product design and has a unique way of breathing new life into old household items. Meet Dan Bentley, the artist behind Retrobots. Aired 10/30/15

Mark Groaning is a local artist who calls the East End home. Visit his gallery and you'll quickly realize that he likes to explore. It isn't often that you come across an artist who is as comfortable with a paint brush as they are with a torch. Take a look! Aired 4/8/16.

What do you get when you mix art and day-habilitation? You get creativity, happiness, opportunity and confidence - you also get the Arc of Monroe's program, Community Arts Connection. They're working to ensure that ALL of us have the opportunity to express ourselves. Take a look! Aired 4/1/16.

Ancient mythology, imagination and inner emotions are what inspire local artist Andrea Durfee. Painting is her way of working out everyday life. Let's spend a few minutes in her studio to learn more. Aired 3/11/16.

Making art is often a solitary venture - you can imagine, the lone artist, holed up in their studio, or their attic, or over their kitchen table. Well, in honor of Valentine's Day, and in the spirit of partnership, one local gallerist has given a few artist couples the opportunity to collaborate on a diptych for a show at Makers Gallery and Studio, check it out. Aired 3/4/16.

Rochester may be well-known as the Flour city, and as home of giant manufacturers such as Kodak, Xerox and Bausch & Lomb. But Rochester's clothing industry has contributed and continues to contribute significantly to the economic development of the region. Lets meet one of our local designers who call's Rochester, home. Aired 2/26/16.

What comes to mind when you think of balloon art? Probably your typical balloon animal, right? Well if you've been following Airigami and their annual installation in the Sibley Building in Rochester, NY you know that they think much bigger! If you haven't seen what they can do with balloons, just sit back and check it out, these artists are blowing minds with the art of folding air. Aired 1/29/16

On some level, all art is impermanent - materials break down, paint chips away and canvases tear, but that's not usually on the forefront of the mind of the average artist. Nate Hodge is different, the process he takes in painting is one of embracing change, even if it means painting over what would seem like a complete painting. Nate Hodge builds cities, tears them down and builds them again. Take a look and see for yourself as this artist lets us peek in on his process. Aired 12/18/15. 

Do you remember that feeling of walking through the woods and coming upon a plant, the likes of which you've never seen before? That feeling of curiosity comes over you. I'm sure many of you picked that wild mushroom or fern and brought it home to study it and display it as a reminder of how diverse our world can be... Well, local artist, Robin Cass never let go of that feeling of curiosity about the natural world. After mastering the materials of glass and metal, she's reconstructed the feeling of discovery in a unique way. Take a look. Aired 12/11/15. 

In the late 1930's and early 1940's the Federal government funded the Works Progress Administration or WPA. While the WPA mostly funded public construction projects, one of its initiatives was to fund the making of art. Carl Peters was a WPA artist who worked here in Rochester. The Memorial Art Gallery helped administer the art program here in Rochester. The Gallery funded muralist Carl Peters for a series of artworks, some of which are still on display in local school buildings.