Rome Art and Community Center

Artletics Summer Day Camp
2026-07-13 07:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-14 07:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-15 07:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-16 07:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-17 07:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-20 07:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-21 07:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-22 07:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) and 6 more dates | Rome Art and Community Center, 308 West Bloomfield St., Rome, NY, 13440, United States
Artletics is a fun creative arts eight-week summer camp program for children 5 through 12 years old. Each week is built around a theme with fun activities & creative projects built around the week’s theme. Campers will rotate through multiple sessions of Fine Arts, Sports, Drama, and Games each day and have the opportunity to participate in our gardening club and a science club. Each week ends with an art show and performance.
Camp hours are 9:00am – 3:00pm, Monday through Friday.
Drop off is between 8:30-9:00am and Pick up is between 3:00-3:30pm.
Rise-n-shine is 7-8:30 and After Camp is 3:30-5pm.

Center Centric | Art Exhibition
2026-07-13 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-14 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-15 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-16 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-17 09:00 - 14:00
“Center Centric” is a group art exhibition that honors the Rome Art and Community Center as both muse and meeting ground—a place where art not only adorns walls but also shapes lives. This exhibition brings together artists whose works reflect the spirit, history, and vitality of the Center, capturing its role as a cornerstone of artistic expression and community engagement. Through painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, Center Centric explores the many ways the Rome Art and Community Center inspires creation and collaboration. Each piece serves as a visual dialogue between the artist and the place, celebrating the Center’s enduring influence as a hub of imagination and shared experience. The exhibition invites viewers to rediscover the Center not just as a building, but as a living canvas—one that continues to nurture creativity and bring people together through the transformative power of art.
Exhibition Dates: June 25 to July 17

Cincinnati Creek & Mohawk Valley Bluegrass with the MVBGA
2026-07-13 18:30 - 20:30
Join us on Monday, July 13th at 6:30 pm for a doubleheader performance with Cincinnati Creek and Mohawk Valley Bluegrass presented by the Mohawk Valley Bluegrass Association.
Mohawk Valley Bluegrass, composed of musicians who are members of the Mohawk Valley Bluegrass Association, will play at 6:30 pm followed by Cincinnati Creek, a CNY bluegrass group celebrated for its toe-tapping melodies, tight three-part harmonies and inventive original tunes, at 7:30 pm.
Outside on the RACC lawn if weather permits so bring a chair or blanket!
Free admission, drinks available for a donation!
The Summer Music Series is sponsored by Beacon Bank and Baird Private Wealth Management.

Watercolor Paint and Savoir
2026-07-16 18:00 - 20:00
What to Expect:High quality paint materials.Guided, step-by-step masterclass.Perfect for both beginners and seasoned artists.A quiet atmosphere focused on relaxation and artistic growth.Personal curated charcuterie box.Hot and cold drinks.An intimate, limited-seating event.
Painting: Flowery MeadowContact: watercolorpaintandsavoir@gmail.com

Thursday, July 16th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Register Here.

Tyrin Tennant at the RACC
2026-07-20 18:30 - 20:30
Join us for a concert featuring Tyrin Tennant at the RACC on Monday, September 7th at 6:30 PM.
Outside on the RACC lawn if weather permits so bring a chair or blanket!
$5 donation at the door, drinks available for a donation!

The Eyes Have It | Art Exhibit Opening Reception
2026-07-23 18:00 - 20:00
Join us at the RACC for the “The Eyes Have It” Opening Reception!
Thursday, July 23rd | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
“The Eyes Have It” is a collective exploration of vision—both literal and symbolic—through the lens of contemporary artists who use the eye as a portal to emotion, identity, and perception. This exhibition invites viewers to look closer, to confront the act of seeing and being seen, and to consider how eyes connect the inner world to the outer one. Each work in this collection transforms the eye into more than an anatomical feature; it becomes a mirror of consciousness, a vessel of memory, and a witness to the human experience. Through painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, the artists reveal how eyes can express vulnerability, power, curiosity, and truth.
Exhibition Dates: July 23 to Aug 14

The Eyes Have It | Art Exhibition
2026-07-24 09:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-27 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-28 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-29 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-30 09:00 - 16:00
“The Eyes Have It” is a collective exploration of vision—both literal and symbolic—through the lens of contemporary artists who use the eye as a portal to emotion, identity, and perception. This exhibition invites viewers to look closer, to confront the act of seeing and being seen, and to consider how eyes connect the inner world to the outer one. Each work in this collection transforms the eye into more than an anatomical feature; it becomes a mirror of consciousness, a vessel of memory, and a witness to the human experience. Through painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, the artists reveal how eyes can express vulnerability, power, curiosity, and truth.
Exhibition Dates: July 23 to Aug 14

Collage Jazz at the RACC
2026-07-27 18:30 - 20:30
Join us on Monday, July 27th, at 6:30 PM for a concert with Collage Jazz.

Outside on the RACC lawn if weather permits so bring a chair or blanket!

This concert is FREE ADMISSION with drinks available for a donation!

The Summer Music Series is sponsored by Beacon Bank and Baird Private Wealth Management.
Biography:
Collage is a five-piece group based in Rome that specializes in the great standards of the jazz repertoire, tunes from the Great American Songbook, modern jazz favorites and jazzy pops arrangements. Members of the group are guitarist Joe Ferlo, bass player Joe Karwacki, drummer Patrick O’Neil, trumpet player Rick Compton and Colleen O’Neil on clarinet.

Movie Night at the RACC
2026-07-29 20:30 - 22:30
The City of Rome is holding an outdoor movie event at the RACC on Wednesday, July 29th starting at sundown.
This event is free and the movie shown will be Disney’s Wish.
