A Wednesday Word from The Director

Dear Community, Happy Wednesday! Every week seems to fly by at lightening speed and sometimes it feels hard to keep up. Like most of you, I am busier than ever and anxiously awaiting for our weather to settle and give us copious amounts of sunshine and warm temperatures. Here on the website and on our

Artist of the Month Spotlight | Lavonne Barfield

We are happy to have Lavonne Barfield at the 540WMain Artist of the Month LaVonne D. Barfield is a native to Rochester, NY and has been involved in  creative arts her whole life. She is a gifted multifaceted artist who has a heart for the youth of this city.LaVonne is a graduate of Wilson Magnet

A Wednesday Word from the Director

Dear Community, Can you believe today is the last day of May? This month we’ve seen a bevy of amazing activity and events at 540WMain. The center featured a number of new classes and events including: Mother’s Day Vegan Brunch Zumba Raising Chickens for Beginners Intro to Kombucha Making Vegan Pop Up Gluten Free Tour

INvisible Beauty In Pain Artist Spotlight | LaShonda Davis

The INvisible Beauty In Pain campaign’s ninth artist spotlight is LaShonda Davis The INvisible Beauty In Pain campaign’s ninth artist spotlight is LaShonda Davis LaShonda Davis is a contemporary visual artist whose works focuses on texture, color, and the expression of the human face. She is an active art figure in the Rochester community, she

INvisible Beauty In Pain Artist Spotlight | Carley Brown

The INvisible Beauty In Pain campaign’s eighth artist spotlight is Carley Brown The INvisible Beauty In Pain campaign’s eighth artist spotlight is Carley Brown Carley Brown was born in Rochester, NY and raised in the suburb of Webster. It was many years before she realized and accepted that creating and designing art was a true