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Hidden Passions, Creative LivesWhat a fabric artist, an unusual brand of storyteller, and a map collector have in common.
create_introFABRICATIONS: Melissa Matson, principal violist in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, creates 鈥渋mprovisational鈥� monoprint and screen-printed fabrics. She sells and displays her work at shows and in galleries throughout the region. (Photo: Adam Fenster)
Fabric artist Melissa Matson
Storyteller Karl Smith
Map collector Seymour Schwartz
Hidden Passions: The Series

Most of us have more than one interest or talent. If we鈥檙e lucky, we get to pursue at least one of them as our 鈥渄ay job.鈥�

And what about those other callings? For many of us, they鈥檙e hobbies. But for some people, they become something serious鈥攎ore akin to a second area of expertise.

Since March 2015, the Memorial Art Gallery has been on a mission to discover such people and bring them to the museum to share their pursuits as part of a series called 鈥淗idden Passions: Inspiring Conversations about Hyphenated Lives.鈥�

Jonathan Binstock, the Mary W. and Donald R. Clark Director of the Memorial Art Gallery, says that what unifies participants in the series is the unique expression of a creative impulse.

He established the series as a first step in a mission to place the museum at the center of a regional conversation about creativity. He calls it 鈥渁n opportunity for the public to share their visions for a creative world with us and with each other.鈥�

Now in its third season, the program includes presenters from throughout Greater Rochester. Here are a few examples from the University community who have shared their 鈥淗idden Passions.鈥�

For more about the series, visit the museum鈥檚 website at http://mag.rochester.edu.