News and updates!

Never fear - your friends and collaborators in the Rochester Arts and Culture Collaborative community have been busy this fall, even if quiet here.

Community Building

First, may we share some timely items via Rochester International Association (RIA) and Rochester Muslim Community Circle.

Brian Faloon, president of the RIA, made has a post-election statement on the RIA website that reads in part:

Our mission, as the Rochester International Association, is cultural exchange and education. It is about celebrating and protecting diversity, in all its forms, and embracing our differences, not vilifying them.

As a consequence of the fear-mongering, the racism, the sexism, we are already experiencing an upsurge of hateful acts; graffiti and chanting in schools; graffiti on walls and cars; individual, personal attacks and verbal abuse.

We condemn these outright!! We urge those with the power to do so, to stop these attacks! We urge those communities who feel threatened to come together, support each other in friendship and common humanity. The Rochester International Association will do what is in its power to foster community, diversity, humanity and equity in this City.

The entire post is here.

The Rochester Muslim Community Circle invites you to

Join in the Journey of Building Relationships Through mutual respect and understanding
Sunday, November 20th
Lunch at Kabab Restaurant
Hosted by the Muslim Community

Event details found on their Facebook page 

Art4Trails 2017

In other news, we hope you have seen information about Art4Trails 2017. The inaugural Art4Trails this past summer was so successful and we are thrilled that the Rochester Art Center has partnered with the original Art4Trails team to produce it again in 2017 along with several other new and returning partners, including Rochester Parks and Recreation Department, WeBike Rochester, RNeighbors, Rochester Downtown Alliance, Minnesota Children's Museum Rochester, and Olmsted County Public Health.

The call for artists opened October 20, 2016 and closes January 9, 2017. Full details can be found here

ACI/Armory update

From Debi Neville and the team working hard on the ACI proposal for the Armory (spoiler alert: It's not dead, far from it!)

The Arts and Cultural Initiative is pleased to say we are still working on the proposal to re-purpose the Armory. Latest developments:

·        Communicating with city personnel to resolve concerns that council had regarding the proposal.

·        At the city’s request, we are working with Rochester Art Center on collaboration and partnering to further opportunities for the cultural and art community

·        NEED update  on usage for those of you (individuals and organizations) who have  expressed interest in long term rental  and anyone else that may now be interested. This is vital! Please send email with questions or reconfirmation of intent/interest to nevilledl@yahoo.com

·        We are hearing of more and more people who are interested in the building

·        We will be developing a Board soon and Advisory committee made up of short term and/or perpetual  usage

·        Defining the income side of financials; we will be able to quote cost for specific space and specific usage; monthly rate for studio and or offices also by the day and by the hour as well as community usage!!

·        Plan is to have these changes presented to city at the same time they receive appraisal.  WE appreciate your and support so stay tuned:

·        Suggested new name for the building: THE CASTLE Culture, Art and Community Center.  Exciting!

Another opportunity for local artists 

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

2017 RAC2 LOCAL ARTIST SERIES

AT ROCHESTER ART CENTER