Arden McBride

I grew up on folk tales, campfire stories, and fantasy novels. For the longest time I was fascinated with surrealism and their ability to impose the bizarre on the mundane. After that I fell in love with the post-impressionist movements such as futurism, expressionism, sublime landscapes and eventually 19th century fantasy illustration. So much of […]
Meet Taylor Kennedy

Taylor Kennedy, artist in residence at Main Street Arts during the month of May 2019, is working in one of our two studio spaces on our second floor. We asked Taylor some questions about her work and studio practice: Q: Please tell us about your background? I was raised in Sodus Point, NY ( which is a […]
Meet Rowan Walton

Rowan Walton, artist in residence at Main Street Arts during the month of April 2019, is working in one of our two studio spaces on our second floor. We asked Rowan some questions about her work and studio practice: Q: Please you tell us about your background? I grew up on a ridge of Mt. Tamalpais in […]
Meet Maliya Travers-Crumb

Maliya Travers-Crumb, artist in residence at Main Street Arts, during the month of August 2018, is working in one of our two studio spaces on our second floor. We asked Maliya some questions about her work and studio practice: Q: Tell us about your background. I grew up in Avon, NY outside of Rochester. My mother is a quilter so our […]
Meet Kaele Mulberry

Kaele Mulberry, artist in residence at Main Street Arts, during the month of April 2018, is working in one of our two studio spaces on our second floor. We asked Kaele some questions about her work and studio practice: Q: Tell us about your background. I was born in Sodus, NY, but when I was two my family moved south to Dallas, […]
Bob Conge: mostly before

I grew up in a rural area of upstate New York that afforded me many years to explore the farms and woodlands surrounding our home and record my findings with pencil and paint. Later moving to the city of Rochester N Y, I discovered a whole other world of Universities, Museums, galleries, theater, libraries, and […]