Flower City Arts Center | Beyond the Nest (Rochester)

Flower City Arts Center

Address: 
713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester , NY , 14607
Phone: 585-244-1730
43° 8' 37.0536" N, 77° 35' 20.9868" W
Contact name: 
Mev McMahon, Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Seasons / holidays: 
The Flower City Arts Center offers educational programs in a variety of visual arts with an emphasis on three areas: Printmaking & Book Arts, Ceramics, and Photography & Digital Arts. We produce youth programs, classes, and workshops, provide facilities to our studio artists, and exhibit work in our galleries. Our programs are available to community members of all ages, incomes, and backgrounds.

We are a community-based not-for-profit that educates, encourages, and inspires all people to create and enjoy the visual arts. The Flower City Arts Center is celebrating 50 years in 2020. Established in 1970, The Flower City Arts Center is located in a historic firehouse, constructed in 1895-1905 (Try to find evidence of the fire poles next time you're here!). We are the only community visual arts center conveniently located within the City of Rochester. In 1973, the Arts Center incorporated as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit educational institution.

The Flower City Arts Center offers educational programs in a variety of visual arts with an emphasis on three areas: Printmaking & Book Arts, Ceramics, and Photography & Digital Arts. We produce youth programs, classes, and workshops, provide facilities to our studio artists, and exhibit work in our galleries. We collaborate with community groups for the benefit of all. Our photography, ceramics and book arts programs are available to community members of all ages, incomes and backgrounds.

The Flower City Arts Center is an Institutional Member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education.

Open hours: 
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am-9:30 pm
Friday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Saturday: 12:00 pm-5:00 pm
Arts: Visual, Painting & Drawing, Ceramics Wheel & Hand Building, Printmaking & Letterpress, Digital & Film Photography, Hands-on, Arts and Crafts, Home Schooling, Special Needs, Summer Camps

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5183

Spins Like Teen Spirit Spring Camp (Mornings April 3 - 7)

Dates: 
04/03/2023
04/04/2023
04/05/2023
Time: 
10AM - 1:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5183

VIVA! Short Course on Handbuilding (Ages 55+)

Dates: 
04/10/2023
Time: 
2:30PM - 5:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5920

Intro to Adobe Premiere

Dates: 
04/10/2023
Time: 
6:30PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5183

Figure Sculpture

Dates: 
04/11/2023
Time: 
6:30PM - 9:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Advanced Handbuilding

Dates: 
04/11/2023
Time: 
2:30PM - 5:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5183

Intermediate Wheel

Dates: 
04/11/2023
Time: 
3:00PM - 6:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Fundamentals of Drawing

Dates: 
04/11/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5920

Intro to Large Format Photography

Dates: 
04/11/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 9:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5920

Adobe Photoshop Workflow for Digital Images

Dates: 
04/12/2023
Time: 
6:30PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5183

Intro to Wheel II

Dates: 
04/13/2023
Time: 
9:30AM - 12:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5183

Smush and Smash! Clayplay for toddlers

Dates: 
04/13/2023
Time: 
9:30AM - 10:30AM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Intro to Color Theory

Dates: 
04/14/2023
Time: 
9:00AM - 12:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5920

Street Photography

Dates: 
04/14/2023
Time: 
6:30PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Natural Dyes I: Avocado Dye

Dates: 
04/15/2023
Time: 
12:00PM - 4:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5183

Advanced Surface Decoration

Dates: 
04/16/2023
Time: 
5:00PM - 8:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Bookbinding for Teens

Dates: 
04/17/2023
Time: 
4:00PM - 6:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Intro to Linoleum Block Printing

Dates: 
04/17/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

1st Annual Earth Day Open House

Dates: 
04/22/2023
Time: 
10:00AM - 4:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5183

Mudslingers (Ages 10 - 13) Garden Happy!

Dates: 
04/23/2023
Time: 
2:15PM - 3:45PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5920

Learn to Use Your Flash/ Speedlight

Dates: 
04/24/2023
Time: 
6:30PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Natural Dyes II: Scrappy Bundle Dyeing

Dates: 
04/24/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5920

Go Retro with Film: Introduction to Photography

Dates: 
04/25/2023
Time: 
10:00AM - 12:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5920

Intro to Digital Photography

Dates: 
04/26/2023
Time: 
10:00AM- 12:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5920

Scanning Negatives & Slides

Dates: 
04/27/2023
Time: 
6:30PM - 9:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Simple Hardcover Binding

Dates: 
04/27/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 9:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Paper Marbling I

Dates: 
04/29/2023
Time: 
12:30PM - 3:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Letterpress Greeting Cards

Dates: 
04/29/2023
Time: 
1:00PM - 4:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5920

Lumen Printing

Dates: 
04/29/2023
Time: 
12:00PM - 4:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Paper-Maché Your Trash!

Dates: 
05/01/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 8:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Intermediate Binding

Dates: 
05/02/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Concert/Event Photography

Dates: 
05/02/2023
Time: 
6:30PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Gelli Plate Printing

Dates: 
05/03/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 9:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Cyanotype Quilting

Dates: 
05/03/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 9:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5920

Sports Photography

Dates: 
05/03/2023
Time: 
6:30PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Introduction to Oil Painting

Dates: 
05/04/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Plants to Paper

Dates: 
05/04/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 9:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Advanced Watercolor Painting

Dates: 
05/05/2023
Time: 
9:00AM - 12:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Letterpress Notepads

Dates: 
05/06/2023
Time: 
1:00PM - 4:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Natural Dyes III: Plant Bundle Dyeing

Dates: 
05/07/2023
Time: 
12:00PM - 4:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5920

Video Production

Dates: 
05/10/2023
Time: 
4:00PM - 6:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Exploring Encaustics

Dates: 
05/15/2023
Time: 
1:00PM - 3:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Paper-Maché Busts

Dates: 
05/17/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Papermaking 101: Deckle, Pellon & Pulp

Dates: 
05/27/2023
Time: 
12:30PM - 3:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Sunday Afternoon Bookbinding

Dates: 
05/28/2023
Time: 
12:30PM - 3:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Learning to Draw What You See

Dates: 
05/31/2023
Time: 
9:00AM - 12:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Intro to Pastel Painting

Dates: 
05/31/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5920

Mudslingers Short Course (Ages 6 - 9) Slab Happy!

Dates: 
06/04/2023
Time: 
12:30PM - 2:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-271-5183

Mudslingers Short Course (Ages 10 - 13) Slab Happy!

Dates: 
06/04/2023
Time: 
2:15PM - 3:45PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Intro to Hand Papermaking

Dates: 
06/06/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 8:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Hardcover Coptic Binding

Dates: 
06/07/2023
Time: 
1:00PM - 4:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Digital Ink: 21st Century Letterpress

Dates: 
06/07/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 9:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Screen Printing II: Monoprinting

Dates: 
06/07/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 9:00PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Mixed Media Book Arts

Dates: 
06/08/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

A Taste of Plein Air Drawing

Dates: 
06/13/2023
Time: 
6:00PM - 8:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Paper Marbling II: Suminagashi

Dates: 
06/17/2023
Time: 
12:30PM - 3:30PM

Location:

713 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-244-1730

Mini Leather Journals

Dates: 
06/24/2023
Time: 
12:30PM - 3:30PM