The 2027 Statewide Community Regrant Program is now accepting applications!
If you are a non-profit or individual artist and have a cultural or art related project, program or event but you need funding to help support the project, program or event please visit goart.org/grants or email jfisher@goart.org to learn more about eligibility and how to apply.
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For the Love of Hexies: A Retrospective
For the Love of Hexies: A Retrospective This retrospective celebrates For the Love of Hexies (FLH), a dedicated group of quilters who have met monthly for more than 14 years at The Quilter’s Daughter in Perry Center, NY. Their work highlights the tradition of English
ANCHOR Trauma Center: Voices of Healing
ANCHOR Trauma Center: Voices of Healing GO ART! is honored to partner with ANCHOR Trauma Center, an emerging Batavia-based organization dedicated to trauma-informed, culturally responsive care for the GLOW region. Their exhibition features documentary-style installations, photo-and-text displays, and personal narratives that illuminate the experiences of
Linda Fix: The Bucket List
Linda Fix: The Bucket List This vibrant, multimedia exhibition chronicles artist Linda Fix’s recent journeys to Alaska and Italy—two destinations she long dreamed of exploring. Her collection spans alcohol ink, watercolor, mixed media, photography, embroidery, and textile art, each piece created on a different substrate
Stories Told in Shapes and Color by Beth Newton
Beth Newton: Stories Told in Shape and Color Medina-based printmaker and painter Beth Newton presents a striking exhibition centered on woodcut relief printmaking—an ancient, process-driven art form that merges engineering precision with expressive storytelling. “Each multi-color print requires carving a separate wood block for each
10 week Burlesque Workshop Series
Unapologetically Me: A Cabaret Movement & Body Empowerment Series. Join Nicole Gayatri (Madam Tanta Lizing) on a
Painting with Kevin Feary
Painting is back at GO ART! Join Kevin Feary (local artist) as he guides you
Drawing with Kevin Feary
Drawing classes are back at GO ART! Classes will be run by local distinguished artist
Shakesbeer Steampunk Festival
Step into a world where gears grind, tea steams, and imagination rules. Join us for the Steampunk Festival—an immersive celebration of creativity, community, and Victorian-inspired adventure.
Haunted History Tours at GO ART!
Special October Event:
Late Night Haunted History Tours
– Every Friday in October at 11 PM (right after the Tavern closes!)
– Arrive early, your ticket includes one drink (alcoholic or non) before the haunted tour begins.
– These are tours, not investigations, you can still book private ghost hunts anytime.
– To book this tour please visit www.goart.org/tour or scan the QR code to the left.
El Día De Los Muertos – The Day of the Dead
November 1, 2026 • 11:00am – 4:00pm
Orleans County 4H Fairgrounds
Friends of Boxwood Cemetery Call for Art 2025
GO ART! wants to know "WHAT IS YOUR STORY?"
What Is Your Story?
A Community Storytelling Project by GO ART!
What Is Your Story is a community-driven initiative launched by GO ART! board members, staff, and volunteers to amplify the power of personal storytelling, fostering empathy, connection, and healing across cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.
The inspiration for this project came from a heartbreaking moment. Our Executive Director’s young son was told by a classmate in first grade that he should kill himself because of his race. Rather than responding with anger, his son asked, “What can we do to stop this from happening again? What might make a difference? How can we share my story, and maybe others too?”
From that moment, a movement began. GO ART!’s board and staff came together to continue the conversation; reaching out to schools, community partners, and organizations across the region to build something rooted in healing and change.
What Is Your Story invites people from all walks of life to share their personal experiences through writing, visual art, performance, music, or dance. These stories are shaping a community-wide project that will culminate in public events, performances, and a sculpture made from the heart of our shared humanity.
We honor and celebrate all differences; whether of race, ability, identity, language, culture, age, or background – because each story contributes to a richer, more connected world.
How It Works
Download and complete the questionnaire with any questions you feel moved/comfortable to answer. If you are willing to leave your contact information, please do. We may reach out to ask more questions in the future or interview you on camera for a potential documentary.
Share your story through writing, drawing, music, performance, or video.
Submit your work to:
Gregory Hallock
201 E Main St, Batavia, NY 14020
ghallock@goart.org
Project Highlights:
A public sculpture installation shaped by submitted stories.
Phone Booth Story Stations at local festivals (Pride, Juneteenth, Día de los Muertos, Erie Canal Artisan Festival, Steampunk Festival) and schools, where people can record stories in video or audio.
A ballet collaboration with New York Theatre Ballet, transforming selected stories into performance.
Youth, families, and individuals from marginalized and underserved communities are especially encouraged to participate.
Funders
This project is generously supported by the LGBT+ Giving Circle at the Rochester Area Community Foundation, with additional contributions from individual donors and local partners who believe in the transformative power of storytelling.