Meet photographer Carolyn Wagner and enjoy refreshments.
Join us at the 1305 Gallery with photographer Carolyn Wagner to discuss the narratives, ideas, and processes behind her work.
Opening Celebration of Truth or Dare: A Reality Show. Cocktail reception at 6pm and opening remarks by Chief Curator, Alice Gray Stites at 6:30pm, followed by an Artist Talk with Federico Solmi.
An event every week that begins at 5:00pm on Wednesday, repeating until January 9, 2019
Tours every Wednesday in conjunction with the CAC until the end of the exhibition run.
An event every week that begins at 1:00pm on Friday, repeating until January 4, 2019
Tours every Friday in conjunction with the CAC until the end of the exhibition run.
Opening reception for Containment, a site-specific installation in the street-level exhibition space of the Weston Art Gallery, as part of Chris Engman: Prospect and Refuge. This two-part project will launch August 31 followed by an exhibition of Engman’s photographs on view in the main gallery in conjunction with Wide Angle: Photography Out of Bounds opening September 21st.
Gallery Talks with Japanese-American interdisciplinary artists Migiwa Orimo (installation) and Kei Ito (conceptual photography and installation). And, with former Antioch College Assistant Professor of Media Arts, Charles Fairbanks, discussing the project-based course taught in collaboration with the Nuclear Fallout project.
NAGASAKI – Wilderness Muteis a collaborative multidisciplinary work, involving music, image, poetry and Butoh dance, inspired by the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The work aims to raise awareness about the dangers of a new nuclear escalation on a worldwide level, in light of the current international political and military tensions. Nuclear attacks and nuclear disasters, those past and those looming today, have devastating environmental effects on a global level, impacting directly on our lives and those of future generations. The work speaks of the dehumanization and irreversible damage caused to planet Earth, our global home, forcing us to consider all decisions about nuclear armament, politics, and power. Composed by the internationally renowned and award-winning musician, Keiko Fujiie, Wilderness Muteis based on the poetic text of Hayashi Kyoko and draws from the firsthand accounts of victims of the bombing.
Curator tour and talk with Artist Migiwa Orimo and Jennifer Wenker, Creative Director of the Herndon Gallery
A critical historical presentation by Dr. Tanya Maus, Historian of Japan and Director of the Peace Resource Center––the largest archive of declassified documents, film, slides and photographs on the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in existence outside of Japan.
Artist talk with Mary Clare Reitz, artist and contributor to the Archive of Creative Culture Collection.
Dr. Everhart will discuss the connections between Hubb’s work and the female figure throughout art history.
Artist Talk with Whitney Hubbs and Reception on Final Friday. Artist Talk: 6pm at the AAC Lecture Hall
Art Academy of Cincinnati student response exhibition on view in the Chidlaw Gallery. Visit with students and look at artwork created after investigating the ideas from the FotoFocus exhibition Replace with Fine Art.
Experience the photographs and meet the featured artists at the Opening Reception. Wine and hors d’oeuvres.
Please join us at the Health Hub for the Exhibition Opening Reception.
Please join us at the Health Hub for the Exhibition Closing Reception.
The Opening and Dedication of The Hope Narrative: Finding Resilience in Contemporary Photography & Family Photo Archives at Washington Park’s Gazebo. Rain Location: ArtWorks 20 E Central Parkway
Explore ways to cultivate real-life human connection and take a deeper look at our relationship to our devices. Come have fun the old fashioned way through games, discussion, and eye contact. 1:00-1:45pm Lecture with Brian Denton on Memory and Mindfulness; 2:00-3:00pm Digital Detox Workshop with Lindsey Armor of Nourish Cincinnati.
Closing Ceremony and Artist Talk. A free and open to the public event to view the work with lecture and discussion led by Joel Armor incorporating conversations with community call to action participants. Small reception with snacks and drinks provided.
Opening Reception with cash bar and light hors d’oeuvres
Photojournalist Melvin Grier discusses his career and displays his personal collection of fashion photos from the 1980s and 1990s. Bring your own brown bag lunch. Drinks and desserts will be provided.
Opening Reception for Glass + Photography is held in conjunction with Brazee Street Studios’ quarterly Open Studios Event. In addition to this reception, tour 30+ artist studios and participate in family friendly art activities.
Opening Reception with Artist Talk at 6pm. Additional new projects and installations also on view. Cash bar.
The Forealism Tribe presents the results of their findings from their inter-dimensional travels. This is a presentation of their anthropological research and galactic academic studies.
FotoFocus Passport and CAM Members-only Opening Reception for Life: Gillian Wearing and 7pm Conversation with Artist Gillian Wearing and Nathaniel Stein, Cincinnati Art Museum Associate Curator of Photography
concert:nova presents music of Kaija Saariaho and other women composers. Featuring Violinist Elissa Cassini and cellist Ted Nelson, the performance is a musical reaction to Snapshot, part of the exhibition Life: Gillian Wearing, presented by the Cincinnati Art Museum. The visual artist Gillian Wearing has created a multi-screen video work that deals with memory, identity, and photographic imagery (among other things). The work features seven different women enacting scenes from everyday life, while an anonymous, apparently elderly narrator voices her own recollections.
Cincinnati Art Museum Members and FotoFocus Passport Holders receive a discount by using the code CAM25 when purchasing tickets through the Cincinnati Art Museum’s website.
Join the Taft Museum of Art, the Contemporary Arts Center, the Cincinnati Art Museum, and the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Cincinnati on the first Wednesday of each month for Memories in the Museum. This program is designed for visitors with memory loss and their guests. Each session will include a tour, light refreshments, and an opportunity to participate in making art. Participants will observe and engage in conversation about artwork within three of Cincinnati’s historic art institutions. Visitors will meet in the Great Hall, enjoy breakfast, then be lead to the galleries. This month we will explore a perspective of memory created by Gillian Wearing as we explore the latest FotoFocus Biennial Exhibition Life: Gillian Wearing.
Free to the Public. Reservations required. Space is limited. For reservations please contact the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Cincinnati at 1-800-272-3900.
Part of a year-long series, requires enrollment: Individual Sessions: $5 for students, $10 for members, $20 for general admission; Series Pricing (all 8 sessions): $70 for members, $150 for general admission
Opening Reception features a re-Adorned Fashion Walk with African American male models wearing NOMAD3176 adornments, fashion designs and accessories. Models will move among the theater and give guests an opportunity to touch and explore the adornments they are wearing. Audience members that come to the theater throughout the run of the exhibition will be encouraged to wear personal ornamentation and archive a story about the meaning, cultural significance and/or history of their adornment in a special photo and video selfie station. Cash bar and complimentary lite bites will be provided.
Guests and audience members are encouraged and invited to come to the theater wearing a personal adornment––purchased, handmade, found or received. A photo / video selfie station will be set up for the opening reception and throughout the run of the exhibition, so anyone attending the exhibition or a show at the theater can archive and share a personal story about their adornment. Participants are encouraged to share their photo or video and a personal story with FotoFocus hashtags and social media channels.
Opening Reception and Curator Tour for No Two Alike: Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff at the Contemporary Arts Center, 5pm with 5:30pm Curator Tour in gallery. Free to the Public. Cash Bar
Opening Celebrations are free to the public.
| 7pm | Conversation: Akram Zaatari: The Fold – Space, time and the image Conversation with Akram Zaatari, Artist and Co-Founder of the Arab Image Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon; and Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator of The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA Introduction by Steven Matijcio, FotoFocus Guest Curator and Contemporary Arts Center Curator, Cincinnati, OH |
| 8pm | Opening Celebrations for Akram Zaatari: The Fold – Space, time and the image; Mamma Andersson: Memory Banks; and No Two Alike: Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff |
Watch the Conversation: Akram Zaatari: The Fold – Space, time and the image on Vimeo.
Loop sequences the process of photography with interactive sculpture, sound, mirror, and bodies. Frames suspend transparent fabric in a participatory unfolding of how we record and remember time. Our participation and connection to the instrument evolves. Cloth imprints our image through the screen, as it disappears in real time.
Performance by Visual Artist and Architect Catherine Richards
The exhibition No Two Alike shows how artists inspire each other but also how they can be inspired by nature. Join us for this free and family friendly program that shows how art and science can collide.
Inspired by CAC FotoFocus exhibitions
Join us for a specialized tour designed for visitors with memory loss and their caregivers, a light breakfast and an art making activity.
Raquel André, a collector of rare things, performs Collection of Lovers.
Raquel André, a collector of rare things, performs Collection of Lovers.
Exhibiting artists will share their ideas about and approaches to conveying the female experience.
Join Katherine Ryckman Siegwarth, in-house curator for Muse: Mickalene Thomas Photographs and tête-à-tête, for a tour of the special exhibition, followed by a champagne toast.
Join Katherine Ryckman Siegwarth, in-house curator for Muse and tête-à-tête , for a discussion of Mickalene Thomas’ artworks, alongside a work of literature that Thomas finds inspirational. Visit daytonartinstitute.org to learn more about the selected reading.
Join Katherine Ryckman Siegwarth, in-house curator for Muse and tête-à-tête , for a discussion of Mickalene Thomas’ artworks, alongside a work of literature that Thomas finds inspirational. Visit daytonartinstitute.org to learn more about the selected reading.
Light refreshments served.
Artist-led walk through of the exhibition.
Opening Reception with Artist Joshua Kessler. Light bites and refreshments will be served and a short Artist Talk at 7:30pm
Students are invited to Dick Waller’s ArtPlace to discuss the use of phones to document their lives and help answer the question, “Would you be willing to share as much of yourself without the speed of technology? Would the impulse be there if you had to use traditional cameras and film based processes that eliminate the instantaneous workflow embedded in social media platforms?”Students are asked to bring one of their own photos or take a picture during the workshop in order to capture an image that they feel represents the speed of technology. The students will share one photo to help build the groups interpretation of the discussion. The photos will be printed and displayed in the gallery during the remainder of the Frame Rate exhibit.
Artists of all levels are invited to paint or draw the Image of Speed. Participants will watch the micro video images from the Frame Rate exhibit and then paint or draw a single image of the theme. What can be pulled out of the video to return to a single image? The session will explore how to slow the Image of Speed in order to capture each artists own archive. The finished artwork will be displayed in the gallery until the Frame Rate exhibit closing in November. Artists may attend for free if bringing their own supplies or pay $15 to reserve canvas/paper and painting or drawing set.
J. Miles Wolf leads a guided walking tour of his photographs installed in downtown storefronts. The tour lasts about one hour followed by drinks and snacks at a local pub. Starting point for the tour will take place on Walnut Street, outside the CAC.
J. Miles Wolf leads a guided walking tour of his photographs installed in downtown storefronts. Starting point for the tour will take place on Walnut Street, outside the CAC and the tour will last about one hour.
Opening Celebration of INTERMEDIO: In Place of Forgetting, a collaborative visual and audio installation created by INTERMEDIO. As part of the opening festivities, the city will declare October The Month of Photography and kick off the FotoFocus Biennial Program Week
Performances on Saturday at 1pm and Sunday at 3:30pm.
Mid-Day Ghost is a suite of pieces for the human voice and saxophone, collaboratively composed, combining spoken word, stories, experimental vocal sounds with interactive-multichannel audio. Through interactions with the installation ‘In Place of Forgetting’, Mid-Day Ghost explores the ephemerality of our contemporary experiences and how they are shaped by memories of the past — what we keep and what we leave behind.
Opening Reception with refreshments, music and brief gallery talk
Curator and participating artists will be at the gallery to answer visitors questions
Artist Talks
Closing Reception with refreshments, music, and brief gallery talk
My Soul as I See It, III kicks off with a welcome presentation at 1:00pm, by i.imagine founder Shannon Eggleston, followed by refreshments, live music, a student meet and greet, and book signing. The presentation and refreshments will be served indoors at Orleans Development, located at 830 Madison Avenue in Covington Kentucky, followed by the official mural unveiling.
My Soul as I See It, III Closing Reception to recognize and thank Holmes Middle School and the Covington community for their continued support in hosting i.imagine. Refreshments will be served indoors at Orleans Development, located at 830 Madison Avenue in Covington Kentucky.
Opening Reception for We are the Other and 6:30PM Artist Talk with Wing Young Huie
Wing Young Huie’s dynamic slideshow lecture confronts many divisive social issues, such as cultural bias, immigration, religion, and social disconnection. While sharing anecdotes and insights into his creative process—and his abilities to intimately interact with thousands of strangers—he also discusses the personal and professional challenges in his 35-year journey of becoming a celebrated artist. Contrasting points of views are engaged when Wing presents his photographs that are open to interpretation and asks participants, “What do you see?” He then facilitates a dialogue before revealing the stories behind the photographs that furthers the complexities of cultural and personal perceptions, creating a challenging yet safe environment for deep discussion. How are we impacted by the daily consumption of countless images created by marketing forces, the media, and popular entertainment? How can we differentiate our authentic selves from idealized realities? Do we become what we see? In other words: How do photographs form us? Event Location: KHAC’s Event Center in the Carl, Robert, Richard and Dorothy Lindner Annex at 6620 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213
Women Writing for (a) Change Workshop, utilizing the Lloyd Library & Museum––Cincinnati Book Arts Society 2018 FotoFocus exhibition as inspiration.
Learn about the art of bookmaking from the Cincinnati Book Arts Society.
The Lloyd Library & Museum is open to the public, giving guests the opportunity to view the Cincinnati Book Arts Society creative art books inspired by Lloyd collections.
Preview Reception with wine and hors d’ oeuvres
Season Opening during Walk on Woodburn. Features two group shows and at least one photo-based solo show, spread throughout Manifest’s five exhibition spaces.
Opening Reception and Artist Talks with Tony DeVarco and Mayako Nakamura
Artist Talks with Tony DeVarco and Mayako Nakamura to discuss the Gathering Kokoro project as well as their journey a collaborators. The talk will be followed by an informal reception and opportunity to meet the artists.
Opening Reception with light refreshments will be served.
| 9am | Breakfast |
| 10:30am | Opening Remarks Mary Ellen Goeke, FotoFocus Executive Director, and Kevin Moore, FotoFocus Artistic Director and Curator |
| 11am | Panel: No Two Alike Moderated by Ulrike Meyer Stump, FotoFocus Guest Curator and Photography Historian and Lecturer in the Knowledge Visualization Program at the Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland, with panelists: Anne McCauley, David Hunter McAlpin Professor of the History of Photography and Modern Art in the Department of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, NJ; and Ed Juler, Writer and Lecturer in Art History, Newcastle University, England Watch the Panel: No Two Alike on Vimeo. |
| Noon | Conversation: Memory Banks Kevin Moore, FotoFocus Artistic Director and Curator, with Karin Mamma Andersson, Artist, Stockholm, Sweden Watch the Conversation: Memory Banks on Vimeo. |
| 1pm | Lunch Break and Performance at FotoFocus ArtHub in Washington Park Mid-Day Ghost by INTERMEDIO Watch the Performance:Mid-Day Ghost by INTERMEDIO on Vimeo. |
| 2pm | Panel: Wide Angle Moderated by Carissa Barnard, FotoFocus Deputy Director of Exhibitions and Programming, with panelists: Jimmy Baker, Artist and Associate Professor and Head of the Painting & Drawing Department at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, OH; Chris Engman, Artist, Los Angeles, CA; Mike Jacobs, Artist, Phoenix, AZ; Sheida Soleimani, Artist and Assistant Professor of Studio Art at Brandeis University, Boston, MA; and Sigrid Viir, Artist, Tallinn, Estonia Watch the Panel: Wide Angle on Vimeo. |
| 3pm | Comment by Paul Roth: Open Archive Paul Roth, Director of Ryerson Image Centre at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada Watch the Comment by Paul Roth:Open Archive on Vimeo. |
| 3:30pm | Panel: From Paris to New York Moderated by Kevin Moore, FotoFocus Artistic Director and Curator, with panelists: Peter Barberie, Brodsky Curator of Photographs, Alfred Stieglitz Center at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA; and Julia Van Haaften, Writer, Independent Curator, and Founding Curator of the New York Public Library Photo Collection, New York, NY Watch the Panel: From Paris to New York on Vimeo. |
| 4:30pm | Symposium Closing Remarks Carissa Barnard, FotoFocus Deputy Director of Exhibitions and Programming |
Vanguard composer and pianist Vijay Iyer and Nigerian-American writer and photographer Teju Cole perform the powerful interdisciplinary collaboration Blind Spot at Cincinnati’s historic Memorial Hall. Cole’s striking photography and spoken words are accompanied by a live score performed by Iyer’s adept trio—Okkyung Lee (cello), Patricia Brennan (vibes and marimba), Stephan Crump (bass)—for a musical investigation of humanity’s voluntary blindness to tragedy and injustice throughout history.
| 5pm | Performance: Teju Cole and Vijay Iyer: Blind Spot Introduction by Drew Klein, FotoFocus Guest Curator and Contemporary Arts Center Performing Arts Director, Cincinnati, OH |
| 11am | Brunch Reception |
| Noon | Conversation with Teju Cole: Blind Spot Drew Klein, FotoFocus Guest Curator and Contemporary Arts Center Performing Arts Director, with Teju Cole, Writer, Art Historian, and Photographer, Brooklyn, NY |
Hans Gindlesberger will shed light on the development of his photographic series I’m in the Wrong Film in a gallery tour of the exhibition. His narrative will lead visitors through some of the precursors to the work, and an introduction to his observations of the social and political position of small town, Middle America. Gindlesberger will also discuss technical aspects of his working method involved in image-making that goes beyond mere photographic processes, and how I’m in the Wrong Film transitioned into other work. Co-sponsored with the Contemporary Art Forum, Department of Art, Miami University. Hans Gindlesberger, Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Binghamton University. Artist Reception – 4:30-5:30 p.m Gallery Talk -5:50-7:05 p.m.
Opening Reception and Artist talk at 7p.m. with Tyler Shields. Wine & Cheese Served.
A selection of work from the month-long screening series FotoFocus at The Mini: Cinema and Archive
FotoFocus Guest Curator: C. Jacqueline Wood, The Mini Microcinema Director, Cincinnati, OH
| Noon | pure&magicalpussypower: a documentary on Joanie 4 Jackie (2010) Directed by Vanessa Haroutunian (40 min) |
| 1pm | Selections from The Take Over Chainletter Curated by Kelly Gallagher |
| 2pm | Selections from Still Processing: Photography and the Moving Image Curated by C. Jacqueline Wood |
| 3pm | Through the Lens of Time (2018) Directed by Ann Segal (20 min) |
| 3:30pm | momento mori (2012) Directed by Dan Browne (30 min) |
| 4pm | Everybody Street (2013) Directed by Cheryl Dunn (90 min) |
Panelists: Nathan Pearce, Jake Reinhart, Miranda Barnes, Melissa Kreider, Caiti Borruso, Stacy Kranitz, Jason Vaughn, Kevin O’Meara, and Valerie Bower
Fifty photographs of NKU over the past 50 years from its founding in 1968 through present day. Images from the NKU archives, students, faculty, and local photographers.
Take an opportunity to experience a mirror kiss and be put on display for others to see. Participants can describe their experience in a “kiss and tell” activity.
New American Stories contains photos and short biographical narratives of refugees from around the world who have recently resettled in the Greater Cincinnati area. There will be a short presentation by individuals who facilitated and participated in the creation of this exhibit at the opening reception.
Meet the photographers, listen to historians share about the city and photographic history. Experience the original and the re-creation side by side for the first time.
Experience in detail several examples of Cincinnati panoramas through the years. These images will be brought to life through the telling of stories from their respective decades. In addition you’ll learn about the technology of each era and hear about how each photograph was captured, developed and preserved.
Experience in detail several examples of Cincinnati panoramas through the years. These images will be brought to life through the telling of stories from their respective decades. In addition you’ll learn about the technology of each era and hear about how each photograph was captured, developed and preserved.
Experience in detail several examples of Cincinnati panoramas through the years. These images will be brought to life through the telling of stories from their respective decades. In addition you’ll learn about the technology of each era and hear about how each photograph was captured, developed and preserved.
Opening Reception and Celebration. Reception is free and open to the public and enables guests to view the exhibition, the Ancient Sculpture Museum, and the park. Guests are encouraged to dress in 1950s and 1960s style and classic cocktails will be available for purchase.
Crossing Borders: using art and activism to frame the cultural dialogue on immigration. Welcome reception at 6:30 with the panel discussion to follow at 7:00
Moderated by Reverb CoFounder, Leo D’Cruz, panel discussants include the AAC’s Director of Photography and featured FotoFocus Artist, Emily Hanako Momohara, DREAM Activist, Heyra Avila, and the CAC’s Curatorial Fellow, Valentine Umansky.
Special Gallery Preview for FotoFocus Passport holders
Exhibitors present on their subject matter, techniques, and explain how their images relate to the overall themes of Open Archive and Reveal.
Join The Mohawk Gallery team, photographers, and camera enthusiast alike, as we walk the Mohawk neighborhood to reveal, in real time, something that was previously unknown to the photographer or its viewers. Meet at Robin Imaging to explore and shoot a fascinating place in our City. Begin with a brief history of the Mohawk Neighborhood Historic District. It was situated along the Miami Erie Canal and built with hillside houses and tenement buildings, home for 19th and early 20th-century brewery workers. Tour the neighborhood with guides to see closeup the iconic Imperial Theatre and pre-prohibition Mohawk Brewery. Join the fun to explore and capture an ever-changing landscape’s architectural essence and neighborhood feel!
Do you have boxes of photos and photo albums gathering dust around your house? Do you fear losing these priceless, irreplaceable pieces of family history? How about scanning, retouching and printing some to decorate a wall in your home or office or give as gifts? Professional archivists will present how to organize, protect and preserve fragile photographs and documents both physically and digitally. They will provide guidance to undertake and manage a seemingly massive project that many families face today. In addition, Robin Imaging specialists will present creative ways to reproduce archival images on fine art papers, canvas, metal and more.
Exhibitors present on their subject matter, techniques, and explain how their images relate to the overall themes of Open Archive and Reveal.
Meet and mingle with the artists at the gallery reception. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.
Enjoy a glass of wine at the Opening Reception and Artist Talks
Artists talk about their work and their processes.
Opening Reception with the five photographers, who will be present to talk with gallery guests. Representatives from the organizations providing historic images from their archives including the Society of Historic Sharonville, Gorman Heritage Farm, Heritage Village Museum and Educational Center, and Great Parks of Hamilton County will also be in attendance.
THEN: Archival Images are from the archives of the Society of Historic Sharonville, Gorman Heritage Farm, and Heritage Village Museum and Educational Center, and Great Parks of Hamilton County. Visitors are encouraged to visit the theater, stop for a few minutes or sit through the full loop presentation of historic images from the archives of our partners. These extra bonus images will be selected to complement the archival images shown in our FotoFocus 2018 Biennial: Open Archive exhibition.
5:30 Opening Reception; 6:15 Remarks by J. Miles Wolf, photographer, and Abby Schwartz, Director, Skirball Museum; 6:30 Viewing of the exhibition
A historical tour led by the American Jewish Archives (AJA) to visit landmark Jewish sites downtown and in Avondale. Lunch and visits to AJA and Skirball FotoFocus exhibition follow on HUC’s historic Clifton campus.
Clifton Cultural Arts Center partners with the Skirball for a Sunset Salon featuring a panel discussion about architecture, historic preservation, and the history of Cincinnati’s religious institutions against the backdrop of Jewish Cincinnati: A History in Photographs by J. Miles Wolf.
Join photographer J. Miles Wolf and Skirball Museum director Abby Schwartz for a gallery walk and talk. Hear how the photographs were imagined and the stories behind their eventual realization. Light refreshments will be served.
Join photographer J. Miles Wolf and Skirball Museum director Abby Schwartz for an informal light lunch and a gallery walk and talk. Hear how the photographs were imagined and the stories behind their eventual realization.
Museum staff and photographer J. Miles Wolf will be on hand for informal tours on this final day of the exhibition.
Artist Louis Joyner will give a gallery talk at 7pm. Student Documentary films and photography will be on view during this opening.
Artist Louis Joyner gives a gallery talk about his work
The opening event will be a part of “Eyes on Camp”, a community festival that will feature local and regional musical performances, portable trailer museums, food vendors and additional performers. This event will coincide with “Made In Camp” open studios tour.
Erin Taylor will be discussing the creation of Domus Oculi, its historic origins, and placement within the Camp Washington neighborhood, to be followed by a walking tour of project.
Another chance to see Studio Erin Taylor’s Biennial exhibition, Domus Oculi. Viewing hours for each day will be from from Noon to 4pm.
Start the weekend early! Stop by our house after work and chill outside under our tent with a cocktail and light bites. Discover our secret garden in the heart of downtown while listening to local musicians and making your own work of art. Meet our friends from FotoFocus and get to know works by the great photographer Ansel Adams, subject of our special exhibition.
Experience a slice of Cincinnati history! Just as Eugène Atget photographed the clash of old and new in Paris, and Berenice Abbott documented the changing landscape of New York City, Charles and Annie Taft witnessed changes to their Lytle Park neighborhood. They used their influence to bring charities, private residences, and social clubs to the neighborhood. Join Senior Manager of Adult Programs Ellen Stedtefeld for an hour-long walk around the Museum’s historic neighborhood and learn why it looks the way it does today.
Spend an afternoon with our book club chatting about the City of Light! In this program, we’ll complement our own memories, fantasies, and experiences of Paris with those in chronicled in two-time Pulitzer Prize–winner David McCullough’s The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, 1830–1900. In this book, McCullough intermixes biographies and recollections from Americans, both famous and obscure, to paint a picture of the iconic city prior to the turn of the 20th century.
| 5pm | Opening Reception for Paris to New York: Photographs by Eugène Atget and Berenice Abbott |
| 7pm | Keynote Lecture with Clément Chéroux, Senior Curator of Photography, SFMOMA Introduction by Kevin Moore, FotoFocus Artistic Director and Curator |
An event every week that begins at 1:30pm on Saturday, repeating until December 29, 2018
Join a Taft docent for a half-hour tour of the exhibition.
Work alongside two local photographers to scout and take the perfect picture. Designer Chris Glass will begin the workshop explaining lessons learned from his People’s Liberty project photographing Cincinnati neighborhoods. After gathering tips about how to set up a great photo, join celebrated local photographer Michael Wilson to take that superb shot. Following the workshop, Wilson will develop and deliver a printed photograph and the corresponding negative to each participant. This workshop will allow you to see the world through a photographer’s eye, and experience the creativity that comes from artistic collaboration.
Unfortunately this event has been canceled. See our special exhibition through the eyes of an artist! Join local artists Phil Armstrong (Cincinnati Refined) and Melvin Grier (formerly of the Cincinnati Post and a Duncanson Artist-in-Residence) for a tour of Paris to New York that highlights what, from their perspective, makes this exhibition extraordinary. Phil Armstrong will lead tours at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 1, and Saturday, January 13. Melvin Grier will lead tours at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14 and Saturday, December 8.
The Taft Museum of Art and the Mini Microcinema are teaming up to provide a screening of short films created by artists working in New York and Paris around the turn of the 20th century. Curated by local filmmaker C. Jacqueline Wood, these films will capture your imagination and provide a broader artistic context for the photographs of Eugène Atget and Berenice Abbott. This program will take place offsite at the Mini Microcinema in Over-the-Rhine, located at 1329 Main Street, 45202. Doors open at 7pm.
See our special exhibition through the eyes of an artist! Join local artists Phil Armstrong (Cincinnati Refined) and Melvin Grier (formerly of the Cincinnati Post ,and a Duncanson Artist-in-Residence) for a tour of Paris to New York that highlights what, from their perspective, makes this exhibition extraordinary. Phil Armstrong will lead tours at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 1, and Saturday, January 13. Melvin Grier will lead tours at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14 and Saturday, December 8.
See our special exhibition through the eyes of an artist! Join local artists Phil Armstrong (Cincinnati Refined) and Melvin Grier (formerly of the Cincinnati Post and a Duncanson Artist-in-Residence) for a tour of Paris to New York that highlights what, from their perspective, makes this exhibition extraordinary. Phil Armstrong will lead tours at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 1, and Saturday, January 13. Melvin Grier will lead tours at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14 and Saturday, December 8.
The Eva G. Farris Gallery is located in the Benedictine Library Bldg. by the main entrance to the library. This event is open to the public and refreshments are provided. Thomas More College Observatory will be open to the public to view the stars Thursday, October 18 at 7:00 pm (Weather Permitting) right after the Opening Reception.
/In/Inside/Out curator,Michael Stillion, will be discussing his inspiration and the evolution of the exhibition on display in the Eva G. Farris Gallery. Over the past year Stillion has been working with institutions and archives around the country to obtain photographs and historical documents that influence the way we see earth and outer space. His lecture will range from DaVinci drawings (not on display) to recent photos of galaxies light years away. Benedictine Library Bldg, Science Lecture Hall
A panel discussion at the UC Clermont campus and moderated by UC Clermont professor Anu Chatterjee, PhD. will address current challenges facing immigrants and refugees in the region. Panelists will include one of the artists, an advocate, an immigration lawyer, and an educator.
Opening Reception at the Northside Gallery, 3841 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati. A walking tour will begin at 6pm and proceed through Northside for a half mile. Light food and refreshments will be provided.
A walking tour starting at the Northside Gallery begins at noon and proceeds through Northside for a half mile. Light food and refreshments will be provided.
A walking tour starting at the Northside Gallery begins at noon and proceeds through Northside for a half mile. Light food and refreshments will be provided.
A walking tour starting at the Northside Gallery begins at noon and proceeds through Northside for a half mile. Light food and refreshments will be provided.
Opening Reception with light food and refreshments.
Meet exhibiting artists and enjoy complimentary refreshments during Over-The-Rhine’s Final Friday gallery walk.
Gallery Director Holly Spraul will host a brief discussion at 6pm about Wash Park Art’s FotoFocus 2018 Biennial participation, exhibit curation, and observed audience reaction. Complimentary refreshments provided.
Join us for the opening celebration and reception for Social Medium: Photography as a Tool for Community Collaboration. Meet and mingle with some of the artists, experience interactive installations, and enjoy light refreshments.
Hosted by Eliza Gregory and Gemma Rose-Turnbull, this workshop invites artists and arts educators to explore what happens when the disciplines of photography and social practice merge. For the first half, we will share inspirational projects and personal experiences as a group, in addition to creating a matrix of techniques, resources, and case studies pulled from the leaders’ own research. In the second half of the workshop, we will work in teams to map out potential project structures, role play to test out different mechanisms of exchange, and begin to work out the logistical complexities of particular practices. In the first half, we’ll pool our knowledge and develop a common vocabulary of references and strategies, and in the second half we’ll put that knowledge to use in advancing participants’ own goals. Artists and educators at any stage of thinking about this topic are welcome. (If you’ve never thought about it before but feel curious, that’s fine! If you’ve done a lot of work in this area, that’s great too–we’ll put your knowledge to work.) One of the goals of this workshop is to convene a dialogue that brings the Cincinnati arts community together to share ideas and experiences relating to this topic.
Camp Washington is becoming the arts and cultural corridor of Cincinnati. Explore secret artist studios, galleries, maker spaces, a foundry and a neon making shop. Camp Washington’s community of 40-plus artists, galleries and makers are collaborating on our second annual neighborhood tour. Designated “Made in Camp,” the event will be complimented by demonstrations offered by select Camp Washington manufacturers. A revised brochure will be available listing The Camp’s artists, galleries and makers and incorporating a locator map for the convenience of visitors. Brightly colored signs hung along the route will match up with the numbered artist locations on the map.
Wave Pool will host an artist panel discussion on social practice photography between exhibiting artists Jason Lazarus, Eliza Gregory, Jacqueline Wood, Natalie Mancino, and Rebecca Hackemann, moderated by curator Calcagno Cullen. This is an opportunity to learn more about this relatively new way of creating both images and community as well as dive into some of the challenges that arise through an art form that must consider the history of photography, social justice issues and concerns, community dynamics, and of course the aesthetic results.
Facebook contest winners are invited to view their professionally mounted smartphone photo exhibited alongside the Nancy Ford Cones photograph, which inspired their entry.
| 5pm | Cocktail Reception |
| 6pm | Conversation with Miranda July: Cinema and the Archive Kelly Gallagher, Filmmaker, Curator, and Assistant Professor of Film at Syracuse University, NY, with Miranda July, Acclaimed Filmmaker, Artist, and Writer, Los Angeles, CA Introduction by C. Jacqueline Wood, FotoFocus Guest Curator and The Mini Microcinema Director, Cincinnati, OH |
Lecture with historian F. Jack Hurley at 1pm and a gallery walk-though by artist Ron Geibert at 2:30 PM.
Dr. Jack Hurley, author of several books on FSA documentary photography in the 1930s, discusses changes in the photo project itself and how our perceptions of the pictures have changed over time. Exhibition on view: The Celebrative Spirit: 1937–1943
Artist and Professor Emeritus Ron Geibert provides a gallery walk-through featuring color street photography, installations, Orwellian prints, and electronic kiosks complemented with historical photographs and collection highlights. Pre-lecture with historian F. Jack Hurley.
Opening Reception with refreshments. Free parking.
Panel discussion with artists and curators.
Opening Reception with wine & hors d’oeuvres
