
Rochester Art Center invites families and visitors of all ages to enjoy a day of creativity, connection, and calm at Free Family Day: Art & Well-Being. This free community event offers hands-on artmaking, guided gallery experiences, movement activities, and immersive sound healing sessions designed to nurture both body and mind.
Throughout the day, guests can explore the galleries, participate in drop-in art activities in the classrooms, enjoy guided tours and storytime, and relax during restorative sound healing sessions. Whether visitors are looking to move, create, unwind, or simply spend meaningful time together, Free Family Day offers something for everyone.
Event Schedule
11:00 am – 4:00 pm | Drop-in art activity in the classrooms
11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Sound Healing Session with Maria Voorhees-Reincke, Intuitive Energy and Sound Healer
12:00 – 12:45 pm | Movement Activity for All Ages with Suzanne Costello, Artistic Co-Director at Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater
1:00 pm | Guided Tour of Moving Beyond Bars with exhibition co-creator Suzanne Costello
1:30 – 2:00 pm | Sound Healing Session with Maria Voorhees-Reincke
2:00 pm | Drop-In Storytime Tour
2:30 – 3:00 pm | Sound Healing Session with Maria Voorhees-Reincke
No registration is required. Visitors are encouraged to drop in and enjoy the day at their own pace.
About the Artists
Suzanne Costello is a dance and theater director, choreographer, performer, and educator with a 40-year career dedicated to storytelling and amplifying underrepresented voices. As Artistic Co-Director of Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater (SPDT) in Minneapolis, she has toured nationally and internationally, bringing her distinctive approach to movement and narrative to communities around the world.
Maria Voorhees-Reincke is an Intuitive Sound and Energy Healer and founder of MVR Healing. With over a decade of experience, she is known for her sold-out sound baths, retreats, and sacred healing spaces. Her work blends vibrational sound therapy with intuitive energy healing to support deep rest, emotional release, and nervous system regulation.
Upcoming Free Family Days
Select Sundays from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
February 22, March 29, April 26
September 27, October 25
Image: Artwork on view as part of the Moving Beyond Bars exhibition: I Believe, A mural by participants at South Dakota State Penitentiary, 2023.
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