Photography: A Perfect Fit for Former Dancer
by Kathy Valin “Cincinnati Ballet at 50: Photographs by Peter Mueller” opened September 6 and runs through May 2014 (coinciding with the close of the
A Look Back at a Life in Pictures: Photographs by Gordon Baer
A Look Back at a Life in Pictures: Photographs by Gordon Baer On a Sunday afternoon midway through October’s FotoFocus the backroom at Baker Hunt
Barry Andersen is Elemental
Barry Andersen is Elemental Review of Barry Andersen: Sky, Earth, and Sea Selections from 30 years of Landscape Photography at Notre Dame Academy By: Dustin
Reporting Back: A Survey of Documentary Photography
Reporting Back: A Survey of Documentary Photography by Shawn Daniell As part of Cincinnati FotoFocus, ( a month long photographic program in Cincinnati and Northern
All Kinds of Time
Tony De Varco at Marta Hewett Gallery, Sept. 21 – Nov. 24 by Fran Watson Those attuned to area art events cannot help but notice
"Aperture" at Phyllis Weston Gallery
“Aperture” at Phyllis Weston Gallery by Jane Durrell The dream-tinged images in Aperture, Phyllis Weston Gallery’s contribution to FotoFocus, come from distinctly individual bodies of
A Moment In A Photo of a Model of a Picture of a Space
A portrait of Joe Fig’s momentous miniature of Brancusi’s studio, inspired by Fig’s lecture at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and a visit to the
Book Reviews by Daniel Brown
Telegraph Avenue, by Michael Chabon When a great writer like Michael Chabon disappoints, the disappointment is that much greater, because our expectations are high about
Poetry by Maxwell Redder
The Wine Rep Naked, making money, laughing just as hydraulics hiss from the bus lifting itself back up to go – easy life for
Not Your Usual Art Opening
NOT YOUR USUAL ART OPENING Imagine an opening where people actually look at the art. An opening without cheese, crackers, or wine. And while you’re
NIGHT OUT ON THE MOUNT/Art Museum at the Holy Cross Church
NIGHT OUT ON THE MOUNT Friday, October 26, 2012 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Holy Cross Church at the Mount Adams Monastery Experience a happy hour
Scope art show CFA
SCOPE Art Show, Artists Wanted and See // Exhibition invite you to join the 3rd annual Art Takes Miami 2012, an international search for creative
The Manifest Prize competition
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center CALL FOR ENTRY
DAYTON ART INSTITUTE’S ‘PRIME TIME PARTY RENTAL SERIES’ CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF JAMES BOND FILMS ON OCT. 26
(DAYTON, OHIO) – October 12, 2012 – The Dayton Art Institute’s new series of pop-culture inspired parties, the Prime Time Party Rental Series, will host
Manifest Gallery (various)
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Covington’s 8th annual Art Off Pike urban art show this Sunday
This Sunday, Sept. 30th, 11-5pm 7th Street btn Madison/Washington This Sunday, Covington’s 8th annual Art Off Pike urban art show – the show that supports
Art of Bonsai at the Taft Museum of Art
Saturday, October 21, 12-4 p.m. The art of bonsai is the fusion of what nature provides in the trunk, roots, branches, and leaves of the
accepting submissions for the Fifth Love Unlimited Film Festival
Now accepting submissions for the Fifth Love Unlimited Film Festival & Art Exhibition in the following categories: art, film, poetry, mix media, and much more.
ArtsWave Announces New Chief Operating Officer Alecia Kintner
Cincinnati, OH-September 30, 2012: ArtsWave is pleased to announce the addition of Alecia Kintner to its leadership team as Chief Operating Officer. An experienced administrator
Blindfold Gallery press release
Blindfold Gallery is pleased to present the paintings of Marcus Michels, Assistant Professor at The University of Southern Mississippi and Todd Podolsky of St. Louis,
Art Academy of Cincinnati & Public Library Teen Photography Contest
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT:[email protected], 513.369.4571 [email protected] 513.369.6959 Visit our press room at: http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/press/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 20, 2012 It’s a snap to enter the Teen
DAAP Welcomes New School of Art Director
reproduced from http://www.uc.edu/profiles/profile.asp?id=16450 After an arts career on the West Coast and in the Southwest, Kate Bonansinga returns to her hometown of Cincinnati as new
Hatton Foundation Joins Local Nonprofits in Bringing National Film Festival to Cincinnati
$25,000 Gift to help fund ReelAbilities: Cincinnati Disability Film Festival A gift from the Hatton Foundation will be contributing toward bringing a national film festival,
LACDA 2012 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION
LACDA 2012 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION Jurors: Peter Frank, Riverside Art Museum Rex Bruce, L.A. Center for Digital Art Enter our juried competition for digital art
Sharonville studio space available
Artist Studio space available at Sharonville Fine Arts Center, 11165 Reading Road, Sharonville, Ohio. Call 554-1014 to arrange a tour
Sharonville Fine Art Competition
Sharonville Fine Arts Center announces it’s 1st Annual Fine Art Competition. Eligible for artists 18 years and older and only 2-D work is accepted. Entry
YWCA “Landscapes of the Mind” press release
News Release For immediate release September 17, 2012 Contact: Charlene Ventura YWCA President & CEO (513) 241-7090 The YWCA Women’s Art Gallery presents as part
Fitton Center lectures/discussions (Sept 19)
Arts & Community – Fall 2012 Greetings! The Fitton Center for Creative Arts and the Michael J. Colligan History Project are partnering for a series
FARGO HOUSE project
Greetings! I am happy to announce the launch of the FARGO HOUSE project in Buffalo, which aims to invigorate the collective imagination of place through
The Dayton Art Institute has announced the appointment of Aimee Marcereau DeGalan as the museum’s Curator of Collections and Exhibitions.
Marcereau DeGalan will join the museum staff in late October. For more information about The Dayton Art Institute, please visit www.daytonartinstitute.org or call the museum
September Issue Now Online
Letter from the Editor ÆQAI resumes its regular monthly edition with this September issue. We welcome everyone to a new and fresh fall art season,
Going Baroque: Guercino’s “Mars with Cupid” (1649) at the CAM
Editor’s Note: Aeqai is pleased to announce to our readers that long-time critic and collector Jon Kamholtz has joined aeqai as a regular critic. Kamholtz
Historical Perspectives on Aesthetics
The ancient Greeks were the pioneers in establishing the fundamentals of many areas of human inquiry. They were the first to write history in an
Summers in Connecticut with Marilyn Monroe
Editor’s note: Since this is the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death, and since her fame continues to grow ( a new twist includes some
Jonathan Queen’s “Fresh Harvest” Mural at Kroger Headquarters
Size matters. Seeing Jonathan Queen’s mural, “Fresh Harvest,” on Kroger’s corporate headquarters downtown in reproduction is nothing like standing in front of it. (It’s visible
Profile of Walt Burton
It’s probably inaccurate to call Walt Burton a gadfly, even though a run-down of his career might suggest that. He’s been a photographer, a dealer
We Don’t Need Another Hero: “You Are My Superhero” at the Dayton Art Institute
Superheroes get on my nerves. Enough already. In our fan-boy, Big-Baby-Man culture, where Batman and Spiderman are given as much significance and gravitas as King
bi-Lateral Thinking
Last Saturday I was fortunate enough to have plans, and luckier still those plans included attending a multi media event at Third Party Gallery in
Historical Rabbit Hash
Take a stroll down the main drag of Historical Rabbit Hash, Kentucky and you never know what you may find, whether it is motorcyclists, hippies,
Letter From Richmond, VA: Judith Godwin and Arlene Shechet at the Anderson Gallery
Pairing the work of Judith Godwin and Arlene Shechet seems odd. But that’s just what Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts has done in
Geometrically Ordered Design: The High Five
“It is only necessary to make war with five things; with the maladies of the body, the ignorances of the mind, with the passions of
Adventure in Dimensions
“Shape to Shape” Paintings and sculpture by Stuart Fink Brazee Street studios, 4426 Brazee Street in Oakley Reception: September 14, 6-9 p.m. Showing through September
Be Easy: Ceramics by Katie Swartz, 1305 Gallery
I first encountered Katie Swartz’s work in “All the Usual Suspects” at Thompson House Shooting Gallery (see aeqai.com, July 2012). She showed three crocheted animals:
“Lionel ASBO: State of England” By Martin Amis
The much–and deservedly–praised English writer Martin Amis, newly moved to Brookyln (his wife is American), offers his latest novel, Lionel ASBO: State of England. Although
Two New English Novelists
I remember when Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, and Julian Barnes were still the angry young men of English literature. All three are now in their
Poetry Corner
Editor’s note: Aeqai welcomes Maxwell Redder to its stable of writers and critics. Redder, a recent DAAP graduate, is an outstanding poet, and since art
Peripheral Vision: A View From Ohio Printmaking Cooperatives
Peripheral Vision: A View From Ohio Printmaking Cooperatives Reception: Friday | September 21 | 5 to 8pm OSU Urban Arts Space | 50 W. Town
Jen Stark: To the Power Of
Jen Stark To the Power Of Opening reception: Friday, September 28th from 6 to 9pm September 28 – November 3, 2012 Martha Otero Gallery is
Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission Approves $1,500,000 for the Cincinnati Art Museum
Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission approved $1,500,000 at its quarterly meeting today for the Cincinnati Art Museum. The Cincinnati Museum Association has
OH! Snap – recurring Facebook challenge
OH! Snap is a recurring Facebook challenge in which we want to see YOUR photos. Here’s how it works: we issue a single challenge word,