August 17-23, 2011 - CITY Newspaper

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EVENTS: THE PLEASANT SHOW, WEDGESTOCK 22 THEATER REVIEW: 2011 STRATFORD FESTIVAL 21 CLASSICAL: CANANDAIGUA LAKEMUSIC FEST 24 FILM: “30 MINUTES OR LESS,” “TERRI” 28 URBAN JOURNAL: ROCHESTER FLUNKS STATE TESTS

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CROSSWORD 39

Valient Thorr

Rick Braun

AUGUST 17-23, 2011 Free

Turnip Stampede

Steve Earle

ZRUDA

Greater Rochester’s Alternative Newsweekly

Tim Kasher

Vol 40 No 49

and more music, page 14

News. Music. Life.

People don’t believe they’re going to get justice.’” NEWS, PAGE 6

Norway maples evicted from Washington Grove. NEWS, PAGE 4

Pittsford’s zoning overhaul. NEWS, PAGE 5

New ethnic restaurants from local favorites. DINING, PAGE 9

City’s South Wedge-ucation sophomore edition. DETAILS, PAGE 14

ART | BY REBECCA RAFFERTY | PAGE 10 | PHOTOS BY MATT DETURCK

Forging a path: emerging artists in Rochester Artists are known for their powers of creation, but one little-considered element is their manifestation of a career path. Aside from technical training and aesthetic theory, there is sparse school guidance in the way of breaking into the art business and keeping afloat. And it’s one of the most innately competitive fields you can go into: though art work is valued and desired by many, it is hardly at the top of the list of vital services. So, working hard to achieve a level of talent is only half the battle. Artists must also struggle to find and compete for venues where their work can be shared.

In the following debut piece on emerging artists in Rochester, four locally based creators who work in different media provide insight on their origins, their work, and how they keep art in the forefront of their lives while they make, and live, their plans. Many emerging artists are also concerned with the value of more education versus more street-smart hustle, and find that moving to a new city is often necessary in order to seek out opportunities in more creatively promising communities. The question in many artists’ minds: is Rochester one of them?


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