Fresh Air: Art from the Bernheim Arboretum Review
by Matthew Metzger Fresh Air: Art from the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest at the Ascent Private Capital Management building was curated by Elizabeth Leach
The Burden of Violence
by Regan Brown The Burden of Violence: Todd Pavlisko’s “Crown” at the Cincinnati Art Museum through June 15th. I. Shoot to Thrill. “At 7:45pm I
Reflections upon Millard Rogers
by Daniel Brown The recent death of Millard Rogers, Director Emeritus of The Cincinnati Art Museum, not only brings back some extremely fond memories for
Artificial Intelligence: Charles Woodman at Weston Art Gallery
by Keith Banner The basement space at the Weston Art Gallery has always felt claustrophobic and a little spooky to me, like a staged scene
Anita Douthat: Under the Sun
by Karen Chambers In “Under the Sun” (what a great title for an exhibition of photograms made by the sun), Anita Douthat is presenting four
Aeqai Mourns Lily Mulberry
by Daniel Brown We are deeply saddened to let our readers know of the untimely death of Lily Mulberry, who invented and ran a gallery
Why Midcentury Modernism?
by David G. Smith For years a particular painting, sculpture, a piece of jewelry or a piece of furniture was a badge amongst the cognoscenti-modernism
Alice Aycock Review
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The Definitive Contemporary Landscape Show
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Metazoa Exhibit at Popp=d Art
by Shawn Daniell After last month’s lackluster experience at The Carnegie’s Art of Food, I was looking for something a little less mainstream. I was
Atmosphere at Miller Gallery Review
by Jane Durrell Atmosphere at Miller Gallery is a pleasurable show, hung so that the works feed off each other in interesting ways. computer science
RECOGNIZED: Contemporary Portraiture
by Fran Watson The Carnegie, April 4 – May 17, 2014 The magnet piece in Recognized: Contemporary Portraiture at the Carnegie Arts Center was definitely
Lily Mulberry Retrospective
by Jane Durrell Lily Mulberry’s long and difficult battle with cancer ended this month. For almost a decade her 1305 Gallery has given authenticity and
Cate Yellig Opens Doors to Covington Arts Scene
by Laura A. Hobson “I am going to be an art historian,” announced Cate Yellig, now 33, to her father Chuck when she was 20.
Art in the Smokies
by Fran Watson Gatlinburg, Tennessee once was a quiet little town sporting one motel with rooms overlooking a rushing mountain stream and one restaurant. At
Art For A Better World – April
by Saad Ghosn I. Images For A Better World: Ricci MICHAELS, Visual Artist Ricci Michaels was born and raised in Philadelphia, the seventh of eight
Book Reviews: PTSD in Translation
by Daniel Brown Two recently published books, one fiction, and one non-fiction, have recently come out, and both of them are utterly outstanding in trying
Poem: Quitting a Job that was Good to Me
by Maxwell Redder I. Production moving up is a scummy tank whose bubbles always read as green because the budget doesn’t allow for a thorough
Poem: Like Turning off a Light
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Poem: Overheard On The Corner
by Louis Bickett OVERHEARD ON THE CORNER OF BROADWAY & MAIN, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY Overheard on the street in front of Starbuck’s with a lb. of
Letter from the Editor – April
I would like to thank everyone who came to, or helped with, the aeqai benefit party at Marta Hewett Gallery on April 17th. The event
“Art After Dark: Speed of Light” This Friday at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati Art Museum’s Art After Dark: Speed of Light Friday, April 25, 2014 5pm to 9pm More than 500 people joined us for Art After
Take Mom on a stroll at The 45th Annual Duveneck Memorial Art Show
Take Mom on a stroll at The 45th Annual Duveneck Memorial Art Show When: Sunday, May 11. Noon-5pm Where: George Rogers Clark Park in Covington,
Mayor Cranley to Speak at Avtar Gill Exhibit Opening This Friday
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APPLY NOW- LAST DAY April 21 Deadline for Visiting Curator Exhibition
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Hatred will always be overshadowed by ‘Life’ and the good
“HATRED WILL ALWAYS BE OVERSHADOWED BY ‘LIFE’ AND THE GOOD” In response to my plea for help in ridding
Enjoy Easter Brunch at the Taft Museum of Art
Enjoy a Delicious Easter Brunch this Sunday, April 20 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Bring your
Easter Weekend Programs at The Cincinnati Art Museum
SATURDAY APRIL 19 American Sign Language Tour: Art Smith Jewelry and Contemporaries 11am – 12pm Meet in Lobby Come for a special tour of “From
New Works by Local Artist Jolie Harris
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CAMP ArTREK: Summer Camps Filling Fast at The Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center
Come join our team of ace detectives as we travel the world in search of stolen artwork. We will be creating our very own
Ohio Statuary Hall Commission announces Request for Qualifications
Commission seeks artist proposals for Edison statue Today the Ohio Statuary Hall Commission (OSHC) issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to artists as they begin the
Call to artists for SOS ART 2014
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What’s So Great About Midcentury Modernism? Saturday, April 12, 2014 9 a.m.—5 p.m.
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Call to Artists and Designers: CoSign in Covington wants you!
CoSign is an opportunity for Greater Cincinnati-based visual artists to design unique signs for businesses located along Covington’s Madison Avenue corridor. For more information
CAO to serve as Interim Director at Cincinnati Art Museum
The Cincinnati Art Museum Board of Trustees today announced an interim management structure for the Art Museum as it searches for its next Director: David Linnenberg,
Covington Businesses, Artists and Designers Come Together for CoSign
Queen City Project :: CoSign 2013 from the Queen City Project on Vimeo. Covington Businesses, Artists and Designers Come Together for CoSign Prestigeous NEA supported
2014 Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship – Applications Now Available
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The Manifest Artist Residency Award (MAR) Call for Applications – Deadline April 9
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AEQAI Spring Benefit
AEQAI SPRING BENEFIT Thursday, April 17th 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm AEQAI, one of the fastest growing online art journals in America, offers critical reviews,
Love for Sale: Genius and Grace: Francois Boucher and the Generation of 1700
by Jonathan Kamholtz Cincinnati Art Museum February 14, 2014-May 11, 2014 In Jean Restout’s “Pygmalion and Galatea,” the statue of Galatea, newly come to life,
Ain’t Misbehavin’
by Stephen Slaughter “Buildering, Misbehaving the City” and KniveandFork Questions and Answers Space and Place The Ordinary and the Banal The objective of architecture is
A Group Exhibition Curated by Yvonne Van Eijden
by Karen Chambers “CCAC (Clifton Cultural Arts Center) will have a beautiful show with these five artists.” That’s how the curator, Yvonne van Eitjden, described
Erwin’s Pastels: Recent Portraits Studies of Estrangement and Reconciliation
by Marlene Steele Gaela Erwin, Manifest Gallery Cincinnati Ohio Chi.a.ro.scu.ro: An effect of contrasted light and shadow. Origin Latin: chiaro ‘clear,bright’ + oscuro ‘dark, obscure’
Epic Epicene: Michael Combs at 21C (Cincinnati)
by Keith Banner In 1964, Susan Sontag wrote an essay called “Notes on ‘Camp’” that still wraps and winds its tentacles throughout culture today. Basically
Expanded Manliness Capsizes Duck Boat at 21c Museum
by Robert K. Wallace Wild Card: The Art of Michael Combs, A Fifteen-Year Survey. One of the attractions Newport-on-the-Levee has brought to Greater Cincinnati is
Xavier University Faculty Exhibit: Artisans of Cultural Change
by Trish Richter February 14 – March 14 Trailing behind the phenomenon of globalization is the individual’s growing awareness of its identity within a politically,
The Parable of the Conceptual Artist
by Julie Gross A recent graduate art student was contemplating the ideas set forth in the Bible. As he pondered the depth of the mysterious
High Bespoke
by Fran Watson From the Village to Vogue: The Modernist Jewelry of Art Smith February 14, 2014 – May 11, 2014 Cincinnati Art Museum “Bespoke”
Review of M. Katherine Hurley's “Returning Home,” La Poste Eatery
by Jane Durrell At La Poste Eatery in Clifton, artist M. Katherine Hurley is telling a story over dinner. Her story, “Returning Home,” is on