Deborah Butterfield’s New Sculptures, at Zolla Lieberman Gallery
Deborah Butterfield’s sculptures are not like the sculptures of the civilized and perfectly groomed horses standing beneath important men that adorn public places. They’re just themselves, seemingly contemplating their own existence with a serenity that belies their power. At Zolla Lieberman Gallery most of them gently stand while one lays prone, each comfortable with their […]
Calling for works of photography and lens-based art for FotoFocus Biennial exhibition – “Neither Here nor There”
Manifest is an internationally recognized Cincinnati-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2004 by students and professors dedicated to creating high quality experiences of visual art through exhibition, publication, artist-support, and education. CALL FOR ENTRIES PHOTOGRAPHY AND LENS-BASED ART $1000 Best of Show Prize ENTRY DEADLINE: August 26, 2014 http://www.manifestgallery.org/here NEITHER HERE NOR THERE An […]
Golden Ticket deadline extended
HOME ABOUT CLASSES EXHIBITS EVENTS SUPPORT US VISITOR INFO Final deadline extended to July 18 Full entry and eligibility requirements, fees and schedule >> This exhibit, open to artists living or working within a 25-mile radius of CCAC, features all fine arts disciplines, and is intended to celebrate the artists of our region! CCAC also […]
Turning the Leaf: America’s Eden: Thomas Cole and “The Voyage of Life”
by Jonathan Kamholtz Taft Musuem of Art, June 13, 2014-September 14, 2014 There is plenty of spiritual energy in the great landscape paintings of 19th century America, but it is usually Emersonian in nature–Christian by implication and default rather than intention. That spirit is sometimes dreamy and solitary, and sometimes busy with life and labor. […]
Nighttime Belief: “Cries in the Night” at the Cincinnati Art Museum
by Keith Banner Posh, intelligent and no-nonsense, “Cries in the Night: German Expressionist Prints around World War 1” (June 21, 2014 to August 17, 2014 at the Cincinnati Art Museum) is both a scholarly tour de force and a pleasure just to look at. Curated simply with blocks of necessary wall texts contextualizing and expanding […]
Directions in the Visual Arts: Thoughts at the End of the Season
by Daniel Brown As we near the end of another art season, which is generally thought to run from September through June, much like the academic year, some patterns have emerged which we should note. The predominant movement seems to be towards a near complete domination of the visual arts by non-profits, and the very […]
Creative Expression: Artists’ Works from the Loeb Collection
by Fran Watson from May 5 – August 24, 2014 A Book of Verses underneath the Bough, A Jug of Wine, A Loaf of Bread—and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness— Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow! Nothing could be more natural than the mix of art and books. Both benefit, and the public is […]
Beverly Erschell – Internationally Known Painter Located in Northern Kentucky
by Laura A. Hobson A visitor winds her way off interstate roads to reach artist Beverly Erschell’s home, tucked away in a house overlooking the Ohio River in Northern Kentucky. There, Erschell, 79, paints in a home studio. “All my paintings are discoveries,” she said. “I paint to learn.” Her preferred medium is oils, but […]
Double Artist Residency Exhibit: Jeremy Plunkett and Nicholas Mancini at Manifest
by Marlene Steele The Manifest Artist in Residency Program has been expanded to include a double position this year. The work of Jeremy Plunkett and Nicholas Anthony Mancini produced during this residency term is exhibited at the Woodburn avenue gallery. ” ‘Container’ speaks of both the act of containing and a vessel that…holds or transports […]
MICHAEL WILSON, for Musicmakers (sic) from These Parts
by Karen S. Chambers When I think of photos of musicians, I immediately visualize them caught up in the performance, on stage, perhaps dramatically lit, with maybe a glimpse of an appreciative audience – raucous or captivated. legal pharmacy online Don’t go to the Iris Bookcafé and Gallery expecting that. In fact, there are really […]