First Fridays = Free 1st Beer!

Rochester is proud to support local artists First Fridays and every day, which is why we feature a different artist monthly in our Crossroads event space. And on First Fridays, let us buy your first beer * when you mention our First Fridays featured artist post or ad! This Month’s First Fridays Featured Artist: Edward … Read more

August Featured Artist: Taylor Fourt

Meet the Artist Friday, Aug. 2. Crossroads 10 am – 4 pm Taylor Fourt is a green-thumbed artist with dirt under her fingernails. Her gouache and oil paintings are recognized for their charm, whimsy and spirit; they may illustrate complex regenerative agriculture systems, or simply rejoice in the meditation of colors, form and composition. She … Read more

Pride Month Featured Artists

Alex Coffee and Piper Ruwe Rochester’s Pride Month artists are Alex Coffey and Piper Ruwe. Both are students at the Kansas City Art Institute. Alex Coffey is an artist who examines the relationships between feminine handicrafts, photography and painting. Her layered works are meant to explore where to place herself in both the craft and … Read more

February Featured Artist: John Raux

World Traveler with Local Roots John Raux was born in Dakar, Senegal but has primarily lived in Kansas City. He studied illustration in Los Angeles at ArtCenter. After college he created a participatory gallery on 18th St. in Kansas City and screamed in the metal band James Dean Trio while working in the construction industry. … Read more