Links to Richard Margolis' Friends and Other Projects

Friends

  • The Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester is the local arts agency for the Rochester, New York metropolitan region. Its mission is to develop, promote and strengthen the cultural industry for the benefit of the people of the Rochester region. The Arts Council directly serves the cultural community - artists and cultural organizations - as well as the community at large.
  • Rochester Art Supply specializes in hard to find imported art supplies. They also stock a complete range of domestic supplies for the professional as well as the beginner artist.
  • The Elizabeth Collection at ARTISANworks was originally founded ten years ago as an artist cooperative. No longer a cooperative, it has evolved into one of the largest, most exciting collections of original artwork, sculpture and photography in the region.
  • Anderson Alley Artists is a community of artists with studios on the second, third, and fourth floors of the Anderson Allley Building, in a former shoe factory factory at 250 N. Goodman Street.
  • The Wellesley Hotel: Reminiscent of an era gone by, the Wellesley Hotel and Restaurant resides in the center of Thousand Island Park, a private resort community on the St. Lawrence River. I go there every summer and show my work in the restaurant.
  • Epicurean: A great resource for food and wine lovers. Lots of recipes, articles, book reviews, forums, and food and wine-related links.
  • Lynne Feldman: The Art of Lynne Feldman—Capturing the wonder of color, shape, form and spirit in oil paintings, serigraphs and collage tapestries.

Other Projects by Richard Margolis

  • Rochester Landmarks:
    I like Rochester and put together this project to celebrate Rochester’s many landmarks and attractions. I’ve been photographing Rochester’s Landmarks of all kinds for a long time. My installation at the airport, done ten years ago, is also titled Rochester Landmarks and was intended to provide visitors with a sense of the place.
  • Rochester's Big Trees:
    I discovered that Rochester has a significant number of state champion trees and that the Landmark Society provided a list of Rochester’s Famous and Historic Trees. Like Edward Steichen who repeatedly photographed the Shad-Blow tree outside his window and struggled to create a photograph that matched his image of it, I have attempted to make photographs that capture the spirit of Rochester's big trees.
  • The Bridge Project:
    A website I built to help preserve Rochester's historic Hojack Swing Bridge which faces demolition if the U.S. Coast Guard succeeds in exercising its power to compel removal of the bridge from the navigable waters of the Genesee River. Please join our efforts to save the bridge!
  • 1000 Island Landmarks:
    For the past couple of years I have been privileged to be a summer visitor to the 1000 Islands, NY, exploring the river, mostly by boat, collecting damaged propellers along the way. I've heard that there is an impressive "Propeller Garden" somewhere, but have not found it yet. What I have found are subjects for both photographs and stories—fascinating things that have historic connections that prompt wonder and perspective including relics of the past or new castles, local treasures, big trees and small churches, international bridges and floating restaurants.