Annual Fund

ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS – it’s what we do with it that counts. Your support allows the Rochester Art Center to . . .

• connect our community to contemporary art
• present artistic ideas with unique perspectives
• imagine and present innovative and thought-provoking programs
• serve the region’s diverse audiences
• be a place that helps the community connect with itself

With your support, here are some of the “what we will be doing that counts” in 2011 –

ARTS EDUCATION

TOTAL ARTS DAY CAMP – RAC will celebrate TADC’s 40th Anniversary and serve scores of K-8 students by providing another summer of individual and group art-making projects

COLLABORATIONS

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ROCHESTER – This RAC photography project – “Adolescence Through the Lens” – works with B&GCR members, ages 9-18. It introduces a brief history of photographs, teaches camera and photography basics, asks the children to take photos with disposable cameras on the themes of self portrait, family, neighborhood, and dreams, and concludes with a photo exhibition at RAC

COMMUNITY

NEW GALLERY SPACE – RAC will create a new 3rd floor gallery and exhibition program, highlighting the work of local artists.

EXHIBITIONS

RACHEL KHEDOORI – The Iraq Book Project is Khedoori’s compilation of world-wide online news articles with the search terms Iraq, Iraqi or Baghdad in the title. Translated into English and dated chronologically from the Iraq war’s start date – and theoretically could continue indefinitely– the articles are complied into large books on tall tables, creating a sculptural exhibition that presents a complex of words exposing an experience beyond words.

Your support makes a difference to our community of visitors, artists, and learners. Thank you in advance for your generous ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTION for 2011. It promotes the value you place on arts and culture. It represents your belief that art is an essential in our lives. It reflects your dedication to arts excellence in the community. It helps us do what counts.