The popular national television program "Craft in America" came to Rochester to record world renowned sculptor Albert Paley at work in his studio.
The television crew captured video for a future program expected to air nationally sometime this Fall. "Craft in America" airs Sundays at 2:00 p.m. here in Rochester on WXXI-TV.
Paley is presenting the 2nd Annual Gateway to healing Art Showcase & Auction to benefit the Finger Lakes Regional Burn Association Saturday, May 12 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the RIT University Gallery in Booth Hall.
Paley himself is a burn survivor after an accident in his sculpture studio in 2002. He spent a month in the burn unit at Strong Hospital after being burned over 30% of his body by a fire from a ruptured gas line.
Click on the video box below to see the television crew recording in Paley’s studio.