Paige Engard
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🖼️ PR at the Memorial Art Gallery [MAG], a fine art museum with more than 5,000 years of art history located in downtown Rochester, NY📍
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A gift from Abby and Doug Bennett brings the Memorial Art Gallery halfway toward its goal of implementing free admission for all.
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November 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A gift from Abby and Doug Bennett brings the Memorial Art Gallery halfway toward its goal of implementing free admission for all.
rochesterbeacon.com/2025/11/01/m...
rochesterbeacon.com/2025/11/01/m...
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It is Hispanic Heritage Month in the City of Rochester and Monroe County!
Join us for events all month long, from Sunday markets at the International Plaza to film nights at the Dryden Theatre and a community celebration at the Memorial Art Gallery.
Learn more: cityofrochester.gov/HispanicHeritage
Join us for events all month long, from Sunday markets at the International Plaza to film nights at the Dryden Theatre and a community celebration at the Memorial Art Gallery.
Learn more: cityofrochester.gov/HispanicHeritage
September 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It is Hispanic Heritage Month in the City of Rochester and Monroe County!
Join us for events all month long, from Sunday markets at the International Plaza to film nights at the Dryden Theatre and a community celebration at the Memorial Art Gallery.
Learn more: cityofrochester.gov/HispanicHeritage
Join us for events all month long, from Sunday markets at the International Plaza to film nights at the Dryden Theatre and a community celebration at the Memorial Art Gallery.
Learn more: cityofrochester.gov/HispanicHeritage
Hey art media - looking to cover spooky season arts events? Let’s talk about Museum of the Dead at the Memorial Art Gallery, it’s turning 10 this year! mag.rochester.edu/event/motd-2...
September 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Hey art media - looking to cover spooky season arts events? Let’s talk about Museum of the Dead at the Memorial Art Gallery, it’s turning 10 this year! mag.rochester.edu/event/motd-2...
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Set against the backdrop of a recent listing as one of USA Today’s “10 Best Art Museums in the US,” the Clothesline Art Festival returns to the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) in Rochester, NY, on September 6–7, 2025.
Rochester's 68th Clothesline Art Festival Set for September - New York Almanack
Now in its 68th year, Clothesline Art Festival in Rochester stands as one of the longest continuously running juried art festivals in the country.
www.newyorkalmanack.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Set against the backdrop of a recent listing as one of USA Today’s “10 Best Art Museums in the US,” the Clothesline Art Festival returns to the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) in Rochester, NY, on September 6–7, 2025.
One of the longest-running art festivals on the east coast returns Sept 6–7: Clothesline Art Festival at the Memorial Art Gallery!
300+ artists, music, activities, and free museum admission—at one of USA Today’s “10 Best Art Museums in the US.”
🔗: mag.rochester.edu/clothesline/
300+ artists, music, activities, and free museum admission—at one of USA Today’s “10 Best Art Museums in the US.”
🔗: mag.rochester.edu/clothesline/
M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival | Memorial Art Gallery
Over 300 artists from across the country offer their work for purchase at the M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival at the Memorial Art Gallery.
mag.rochester.edu
July 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
One of the longest-running art festivals on the east coast returns Sept 6–7: Clothesline Art Festival at the Memorial Art Gallery!
300+ artists, music, activities, and free museum admission—at one of USA Today’s “10 Best Art Museums in the US.”
🔗: mag.rochester.edu/clothesline/
300+ artists, music, activities, and free museum admission—at one of USA Today’s “10 Best Art Museums in the US.”
🔗: mag.rochester.edu/clothesline/
The 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes exhibition opens on Saturday, June 28, at MAG! Here's a sneak peek at one of the jaw-dropping contemporary works on view. 🦈
MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Media are invited to join us for the exhibition opening + artist awards on Friday night - drop me a message for details!
MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Media are invited to join us for the exhibition opening + artist awards on Friday night - drop me a message for details!
June 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes exhibition opens on Saturday, June 28, at MAG! Here's a sneak peek at one of the jaw-dropping contemporary works on view. 🦈
MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Media are invited to join us for the exhibition opening + artist awards on Friday night - drop me a message for details!
MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Media are invited to join us for the exhibition opening + artist awards on Friday night - drop me a message for details!
Visual Story Opportunity: Live Painting in the Galleries at MAG
Watch teaching artist Sarah Hart copy a 19th-c. Dutch masterwork in the galleries on Thursdays (6/26–7/31). A rare look at process, tradition, and technique. Media opps available!
Watch teaching artist Sarah Hart copy a 19th-c. Dutch masterwork in the galleries on Thursdays (6/26–7/31). A rare look at process, tradition, and technique. Media opps available!
June 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Visual Story Opportunity: Live Painting in the Galleries at MAG
Watch teaching artist Sarah Hart copy a 19th-c. Dutch masterwork in the galleries on Thursdays (6/26–7/31). A rare look at process, tradition, and technique. Media opps available!
Watch teaching artist Sarah Hart copy a 19th-c. Dutch masterwork in the galleries on Thursdays (6/26–7/31). A rare look at process, tradition, and technique. Media opps available!
News! The Memorial Art Gallery has acquired “Birch Tree beside a Woodland Path” (1870) by Julie Hart Beers, the first by the artist in its collection—spotlighting women of the Hudson River School. Ask me about it to learn more!
June 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
News! The Memorial Art Gallery has acquired “Birch Tree beside a Woodland Path” (1870) by Julie Hart Beers, the first by the artist in its collection—spotlighting women of the Hudson River School. Ask me about it to learn more!
🗞️: For Immediate Release: Memorial Art Gallery Announces the Opening of the 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition
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June 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🗞️: For Immediate Release: Memorial Art Gallery Announces the Opening of the 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition
mag.rochester.edu/press-releas...
mag.rochester.edu/press-releas...
Covering the Greek Festival in Rochester NY this weekend? 🇬🇷 As you spotlight the festival happenings, consider suggesting
to your readers a stop at MAG to see striking examples of Greek art on view! Just a 3-minute drive or 15-minute walk, supplement the festivities with fascinating art history.
to your readers a stop at MAG to see striking examples of Greek art on view! Just a 3-minute drive or 15-minute walk, supplement the festivities with fascinating art history.
May 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Covering the Greek Festival in Rochester NY this weekend? 🇬🇷 As you spotlight the festival happenings, consider suggesting
to your readers a stop at MAG to see striking examples of Greek art on view! Just a 3-minute drive or 15-minute walk, supplement the festivities with fascinating art history.
to your readers a stop at MAG to see striking examples of Greek art on view! Just a 3-minute drive or 15-minute walk, supplement the festivities with fascinating art history.
Have you stopped by the Memorial Art Gallery to see the newly re-installed contemporary art galleries? New acquisitions, works not seen in years, and pieces from the permanent collection never on view before - stop by to explore! 👀
May 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Have you stopped by the Memorial Art Gallery to see the newly re-installed contemporary art galleries? New acquisitions, works not seen in years, and pieces from the permanent collection never on view before - stop by to explore! 👀
🗞️ Annual Art & Treasures Sale Returns June 6–8 at the Memorial Art Gallery (for immediate release)
mag.rochester.edu/press-releas...
mag.rochester.edu/press-releas...
May 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🗞️ Annual Art & Treasures Sale Returns June 6–8 at the Memorial Art Gallery (for immediate release)
mag.rochester.edu/press-releas...
mag.rochester.edu/press-releas...
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The Memorial Art Gallery hosted an Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day Sunday afternoon.
MAG hosts afternoon of performances, art to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Memorial Art Gallery hosted an Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day Sunday afternoon.The event featured music, art, culture, and community activities. Visitors of all ages enjoyed performances, presentations, and hands-on activities that highlighted and celebrated Asian Pacific heritage.Admission to the museum was free for this special event.For more special events at […]
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May 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Memorial Art Gallery hosted an Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day Sunday afternoon.
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The Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester is a very cool place: defector.com/helen-franke...
Helen Frankenthaler Is A Reason To Go To Rochester | Defector
Thank god my Amtrak was only 20 minutes late. I arrived in Rochester on Friday afternoon ahead of a top-secret non-Defector work mission, and my train stopped just in time for me to hustle over to the...
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May 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester is a very cool place: defector.com/helen-franke...
🗞️ “ANNOUNCING THE ARTISTS FOR THE 69TH ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES EXHIBITION AT THE MEMORIAL ART GALLERY” by Life in the Finger Lakes magazine
www.lifeinthefingerlakes.com/announcing-t...
www.lifeinthefingerlakes.com/announcing-t...
Announcing the Artists for the 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery
The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is proud to announce 90 artists selected for the 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition (RFLX), Rochester’s longest-running juried showcase of work by artists from Weste...
www.lifeinthefingerlakes.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
🗞️ “ANNOUNCING THE ARTISTS FOR THE 69TH ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES EXHIBITION AT THE MEMORIAL ART GALLERY” by Life in the Finger Lakes magazine
www.lifeinthefingerlakes.com/announcing-t...
www.lifeinthefingerlakes.com/announcing-t...
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Seventy-one congressional Democrats are calling for an investigation into the impact of President Trump’s March executive order targeting so-called “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” in the Smithsonian Institution.
Congress Members Demand Investigation Into Trump's Smithsonian Mandate
House Democrats say the president’s executive order targeting “race-centered ideology” jeopardizes the institution’s independence.
hyperallergic.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Seventy-one congressional Democrats are calling for an investigation into the impact of President Trump’s March executive order targeting so-called “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” in the Smithsonian Institution.
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Thank you so much to everyone who joined us today for our May Pop-Up Day at the Art Gallery at Memorial Art Gallery! We hope to see you on the 2nd Saturday of next month for Pop-Up Pride Day at the Zoo at Seneca Park Zoo!
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#PopUpPrideRoc #PopUpPrideTogether
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#PopUpPrideRoc #PopUpPrideTogether
May 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Thank you so much to everyone who joined us today for our May Pop-Up Day at the Art Gallery at Memorial Art Gallery! We hope to see you on the 2nd Saturday of next month for Pop-Up Pride Day at the Zoo at Seneca Park Zoo!
🌈🎨⛲️🪑🏺⚔️🛡️⚰️🖼️🛋️🎟️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
#PopUpPrideRoc #PopUpPrideTogether
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#PopUpPrideRoc #PopUpPrideTogether
"Clothesline Festival returns with a new $5,000 award. Here's what local artists need to know" via the Democrat & Chronicle: www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2...
Clothesline Festival returns with a new $5,000 award. Here's what local artists need to know
The Clothesline Art Festival returns to the Memorial Art Gallery with 300+ artists, a $5,000 award, and discounted memberships. Tickets on sale in August.
www.democratandchronicle.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"Clothesline Festival returns with a new $5,000 award. Here's what local artists need to know" via the Democrat & Chronicle: www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2...
Have you ever seen this portrait by George Bellows before? Probably not! Recently acquired by the Memorial Art Gallery, “Gladys Findlay” (1905) is largely previously unseen and represents the artist’s early career as a student in NY. Want to cover this story? Email me at pengard@mag.rochester.edu!
April 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Have you ever seen this portrait by George Bellows before? Probably not! Recently acquired by the Memorial Art Gallery, “Gladys Findlay” (1905) is largely previously unseen and represents the artist’s early career as a student in NY. Want to cover this story? Email me at pengard@mag.rochester.edu!
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Throughout the April break from school, the Memorial Art Gallery, (MAG) is offering free admission for kids 18 and under.
MAG offering free admission during April break for kids 18 and under
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Throughout the April break from school, the Memorial Art Gallery, (MAG) is offering free admission for kids 18 and under. Through April 16 until the 20, kids 18 and under will be able to access MAG for free with the purchase of an accompanying adult ticket. Also included in the general admission […]
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April 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Throughout the April break from school, the Memorial Art Gallery, (MAG) is offering free admission for kids 18 and under.
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Trump aims to remove ‘improper ideology’ from Smithsonian with new executive order
Vice President JD Vance will oversee the removal of “divisive, race-centered ideology” and deny funding to exhibitions that “degrade shared American values”
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Vice President JD Vance will oversee the removal of “divisive, race-centered ideology” and deny funding to exhibitions that “degrade shared American values”
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March 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Trump aims to remove ‘improper ideology’ from Smithsonian with new executive order
Vice President JD Vance will oversee the removal of “divisive, race-centered ideology” and deny funding to exhibitions that “degrade shared American values”
buff.ly/zkKhxjI
Vice President JD Vance will oversee the removal of “divisive, race-centered ideology” and deny funding to exhibitions that “degrade shared American values”
buff.ly/zkKhxjI
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March 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
www.npr.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
Spring vibes from John Twachtman’s “The White Bridge,” circa 1900. 🌱 @magrochester
March 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Spring vibes from John Twachtman’s “The White Bridge,” circa 1900. 🌱 @magrochester