Receptions
Opening Reception
Monday, July 7, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library
Light hors d'oeuvres and drinks (cash bar)
Memorial Art Gallery Reception
Wednesday, July 9, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Join other SHARP attendees at the University of Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) for an evening of art and community. Galleries will be open to attendees.
Heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks (cash bar)
Buses will be available to take attendees from Rush Rhees Library to MAG at 5:20, 6:00, and 6:20 pm. As MAG is close to downtown restaurants and conference hotels, shuttles will not be returning to campus after the reception.
Closing Reception
Thursday, July 10, 5:00 - 6:30 pm
RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection, Wallace Library, 2nd Floor
Join us for a reception hosted by the Rochester Institute of Technology at the Cary Graphic Arts Collection. While enjoying refreshments and conversation, guests are invited to explore Night Circus, the Guild of Book Workers’ 2024–25 juried exhibition. Featuring 31 works by Guild members, this exhibition showcases imaginative interpretations of spectacle, mystery, and performance through designer bindings and fine press books. RIT is proud to be one of only five national venues to host this traveling exhibition.
RIT Open Houses
Printing on the Kelmscott/Goudy Press
Thursday, July 10, 3:00 - 6:30 pm
Cary Graphic Arts Collection, 2nd Fl. Wallace Library
Join the curators of RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection for a printing experience on the Kelmscott/Goudy Press (Albion 6551), the printing press owned by both William Morris and Frederic Goudy. Print a keepsake on the fabled press and then print a leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer on a 3D model of the press in virtual reality.
Multispectral Imaging System for Historical Artifacts (MISHA)
Thursday, July 10, 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Carlson Hall
Join us for an inside look at MISHA, RIT's groundbreaking multispectral imaging system that empowers museums, archives, and libraries to reveal faded and lost information in historical documents. Co-developed and directed by faculty in RIT's museum and imaging science programs, MISHA combines accessible hardware and software to democratize cultural heritage analysis.
Image Permanence Institute (IPI)
Thursday, July 10, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Gannett Hall, 2000
Join us at the Image Permanence Institute (IPI) for an exclusive open house showcasing our pioneering work in cultural heritage preservation research. As a leading research center at RIT, IPI specializes in sustainable preservation practices, and information research-based preservation planning and decision making. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour our laboratory and classroom spaces, learn about current research initiatives at IPI, and engage with experts dedicated to advancing the longevity of cultural collections. This event offers a unique glimpse into the science behind preserving the world's visual and textual heritage.
