The Passport offers free access to all 90-plus FotoFocus Biennial 2018 projects during the month of October; an invitation to members-only events; and entry into the FotoFocus Biennial Program (October 4–7, 2018), which features keynote lectures, talks and panel discussions with artists, curators and collaborators, screenings, performances, receptions, and tours.
Many FotoFocus Biennial exhibitions are free and open to the public—a central part of the FotoFocus mission is accessibility. But certain events, due largely to limited seating, are not: invitation-only summer promotional events; access to members-only events at Participating Venues like the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Contemporary Arts Center, and the Taft Museum of Art; and our four-day Biennial Program featuring the likes of Teju Cole and Vijay Iyer, Clément Chéroux, Miranda July, Akram Zaatari, Mamma Andersson, and more. That is, unless you are a Passport holder!
FotoFocus Biennial 2018 Passport
For $25, the FotoFocus Biennial Passport provides access to more than 90 projects, exclusive events, and entry to the October 4–7 FotoFocus Biennial Program.
Entrance into all 90-plus projects in the 2018 FotoFocus Biennial, plus:
| Thurs, Aug 23, 5:30–8pm FotoFocus Biennial Passport Launch Buy your passport early and join FotoFocus for a night out highlighting the upcoming 2018 FotoFocus Biennial Program Rhinegeist Brewing Co. Annex |
Thurs, Sept 6, 5–8pm Taft Museum of Art House Party Tour Ansel Adams: A Photographer’s Evolution, make art, and socialize with friends while enjoying beverages and bites Taft Museum of Art |
| Fri, Sept 21, 5:30pm Tour of No Two Alike: Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff with Curator Ulrike Meyer Stump, FotoFocus Guest Curator and Independent Curator and Lecturer, Zurich University of the Arts Contemporary Arts Center |
Fri, Sept 21, 6–8pm Opening Reception for Wide Angle: Photography Out of Bounds and Chris Engman: Prospect and Refuge Weston Art Gallery |
| Wed, Oct 3, 6-9pm 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 Cincinnati Art Museum |
Thurs, Oct 4, 5–7pm Members-only Opening Reception for Paris to New York: Photographs by Eugène Atget and Berenice Abbott Taft Museum of Art |
| Thurs, Oct 4, 7pm Keynote Lecture with Clément Chéroux, Senior Curator of Photography, SFMOMA Introduction by FotoFocus Artistic Director and Curator Kevin Moore Taft Museum of Art |
Fri, Oct 5, 7pm Conversation with Artist Akram Zataari and Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator of The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston Introduction by Steven Matijcio, FotoFocus Guest Curator and Contemporary Arts Center Curator Contemporary Arts Center |
| Fri, Oct 5, 8–11pm Opening Celebration for Mamma Andersson: Memory Banks; Akram Zaatari: The Fold – Space, time and the image and No Two Alike: Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff exhibitions Contemporary Arts Center |
Sat, Oct 6, 9am–4:30pm FotoFocus Daytime Symposium Includes a complimentary breakfast reception at 9am, followed by a day of conversations with artists, curators, collectors, and writers. Talks at: 10:30am, 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm, 3:30pm Memorial Hall, Lower Level |
| Sat, Oct 6, 5pm Teju Cole and Vijay Iyer: Blind Spot Performance Vanguard composer and pianist Vijay Iyer and Nigerian-American writer and photographer Teju Cole perform the powerful interdisciplinary collaboration Blind Spot, in which Cole’s striking photography and spoken words are accompanied by a live score performed by Iyer’s adept trio for a musical investigation of humanity’s voluntary blindness to tragedy and injustice throughout history Memorial Hall, Anderson Theater |
Sun, Oct 7, 11am–1:30pm 11am Brunch Reception and 12pm Conversation with Artist Teju Cole and Drew Klein, FotoFocus Guest Curator and Contemporary Arts Center Performing Arts Director The Mercantile Library |
| Sun, Oct 7, 5–7:30pm 5pm Cocktail Reception followed by a 6pm Conversation with Artist Miranda July and Kelly Gallagher, Experimental Filmmaker and Assistant Professor of Media Arts at Antioch College, Ohio Introduction by C. Jacqueline Wood, FotoFocus Guest Curator and The Mini Microcinema Director The Woodward Theater |
Thurs, Oct 18, 8:30am–6:30pm Passport Day-Trip Visit FotoFocus Biennial 2018 Participating Venues in Dayton, Ohio Seating is limited. Reservations required. |
Interested in getting more out of the Biennial? Email info@fotofocuscincinnati.org to find out more about the 2018-2019 FotoFocus Patron Program.
