M&T Bank Clothesline Festival Sept 9-10, 2017
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 09/10/2017
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Over 375 Fine Art & Craft Artists
Now in its 61st year, Rochester’s largest and longest-running fine art and crafts festival continues with original artwork by more than 375 New York state artists! $5 at the gate includes museum admission, a $15 value. Search for bargains at the Gallery Store’s Sidewalk Sale and the art library’s used book sale. Purchase this year’s Clothesline T-shirt designed by St. Monci.
Live in the Sculpture Park
All day Saturday and Sunday, we'll be featuring live entertainment on the main stage in the Sculpture Park and inside the Gallery.
Family art activities
Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM, visit the Creative Workshop (lower level of Cutler Union) to learn about fall art classes for all ages. Enjoy family art activities—including free, supervised activities for ages 4–12 (sign up for up to an hour). Watch drawing, painting, clay and jewelry demos and see our latest faculty show! Get $5 off any new class registration (during Clothesline only).
Food and drink
Enjoy eats and treats by local favorites Cheesed and Confused, Daily Refresher,
Effortlessly Healthy Food, Hal’s Country Kettle Corn, Macarollin’, Nancy’s Fried Dough, Red Osier, the Meatball Truck, Tom Wahls and Tuscan Wood Fired Pizza in back of the museum; Pittsford Farms Dairy (near the Prince St. gate); and Brown Hound Downtown (inside the museum). Brown Hound will serve brunch both mornings as well as baked goods (inside the museum.)
Enjoy local craft beers from Rohrbach Brewing, wines from Casa Larga Winery and coffee from Glen Edith Coffee Roasters.
Inside, Brown Hound Downtown will be serving brunch both days. Make a reservation.
Parking and Shuttles
Shuttles run 9 am–6 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Park and ride our free, fully accessible shuttle buses.
- Gleason Works University lot
East End Garage at 475 East Main and Scio (parking fee applies);
Accessible parking (by permit only) is available near the shuttle stop at the Gleason Works on University. The shuttle bus pick-up/drop-off is at the MAG Prince Street gate.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.