MECA is the only local, multidisciplinary art series to showcase the international quality of Rochester's creative community.

The MECA series of speakers covers a different need than other Rochester speaker series. Instead of enriching cultural life by bringing lecturers in from out of town, the MECA series reacquaints Rochesterians with our own vast array of talent, and with the energy and creativity they infuse into our city and region to make Rochester an outstanding place to live.

Further, MECA provides an opportunity to discover the interrelated values of participating members. Lectures from a variety of professionals, such as writers, musicians, scientists, performers, inventors, and visual artists, reveal the many faces of the creative impulse. Thus Rochester is continually reenergized through the common spirit of its creative community.