Supported by Rochester Institute of Technology, Gallery r is an off-campus student managed art gallery that is administered by the School of Art, College of Imaging Arts & Sciences. Gallery r actively educates and encourages viewers to examine the relevance of art and cultural exposure in their own lives.

As a metropolitan gallery, r presents art to the widest possible arts-supportive audience and maintains a selected collection of student and alumni artwork for on-site consignment and sales. The gallery serves as an educational laboratory site and visual arts venue for all RIT College of Imaging Arts and Sciences students.