RIT Shop One | Sculpture Walking Tour | Art Exhibition | Print Sale!

This month Rochester Art Collectors is collaborating with Rochester Institute of Technology, Shop One, The Print Club of Rochester and University Gallery (all located in close proximity on the RIT campus) to provide you with a unique combination of experiences and opportunities to add to your art collection!

• Visit to RIT's nationally renowned Shop One art boutique.
• Take a walking tour that highlights public sculpture on RIT's campus grounds
• Experience the The Print Club of Rochester's 93rd Annual Members Exhibition
• BONUS Take advantage of The Print Club of Rochester's special Print Fair & Sale

By the end of this program you will have seen over 200 works of art in a variety of media!

2:00 pm - Our group will gather at RIT's lovely art boutique, Shop One. You'll have some time to see a wide range of fine arts and crafts created by RIT students and alumni and say hello to friends.

2:30 pm - Rome Celli from Rochester Art Collectors will welcome our group and introduce Shop One manager, Maddy Schoenfeld and Wendy Marks, Director F&A Galleries.

2:45 pm - Wendy Marks will lead 30 minute walking tour that will highlight some of the public art sculptures located on the RIT campus.

3:15 pm - The walking tour will end at the University Gallery, host of The Print Club of Rochester's 93rd Annual Members Exhibition, where you'll be able to see dozens of works from Rochester's finest printmakers AND take advantage of The Print Club of Rochester's annual Print Fair & Sale!

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• This program is FREE and open to the public.
• Participants do not have to be students or faculty of RIT or members of Rochester Art Collectors.
• The number of tickets to this program is limited due to the nature of the activities.

Parking directions and all related event instructions will be sent to those who confirm their tickets here on eventbrite.

Shop One is a contemporary design shop that showcases RIT MADE - Art + Craft + Design. Discover a diversity of creativity and surprising array of handmade ceramics, blown glass, textiles, jewelry, furniture, fine art, photography, and designs for modern living.

Shop One was founded in 1953 by Jack Prip, Tage Frid, Frans Wildenhain, and Ron Pearson. These four craftsmen were brought together by the School of American Craftsmen at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. Metalsmith John Prip, cabinetmaker Tage Frid, ceramist Frans Wildenhain and metalsmith Ronald Pearson divided their time between teaching and producing work. Opportunities to sell their work were limited and Shop One provided a solution. Those represented in Shop One were among the best craftsmen in the Rochester area. Shop One integrated the characteristics of an elegant apartment into a gallery setting. In this environment customers were able to visualize unique objects in their own homes. Prip, Frid, Wildenhain and Pearson hoped this would establish a connection between object, maker and customer.

Shop One was one of only two in the country that exclusively sold hand-made, one-of-a-kind pieces of craft and art. Shop One in Rochester and America House in Manhattan helped to launch the Craft Movement. Shop One remained in business until 1976.

The Print Club of Rochester is an organization devoted to preserving and exploring the fine art of printmaking. Club members, ranging from printmakers to collectors to enthusiasts, all share an appreciation for the aesthetic of the medium and its ability to produce images in multiples.

“To stimulate interest in and appreciation of old and contemporary prints; to promote education in respect to them, to encourage the ownership of good prints; and to assist in the production of prints.”

Founded in 1930, The Print Club of Rochester has a 94 year love affair with the fine art of printmaking and prints. Originally established by 22 print-lovers, the club has continued and grown into one of the longest continually running print clubs in the United States. Today the club is committed to the encouragement of traditional and contemporary methods of printmaking. We look forward to a future of new ideas and directions in printmaking.

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