Visual Arts
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Material Witness
The Summit, A Dolce Hotel
5345 Medpace Way, Cincinnati, OH 45227
East
Material Witness
The Summit, A Dolce Hotel
5345 Medpace Way,
Cincinnati,
OH
45227
East
Material Witness features the collaborative and solo work of Cincinnati, Ohio-based artist Matt Lynch and Columbus, Ohio-based artist Curtis Goldstein. Both as collaborators and solo artists, Lynch and Goldstein mix the boundaries between the sacred and the everyday, function...
Material Witness features the collaborative and solo work of Cincinnati, Ohio-based artist Matt Lynch and Columbus, Ohio-based artist Curtis Goldstein. Both as collaborators and solo artists, Lynch and Goldstein mix the boundaries between the sacred and the everyday, function...
Recent Acquisitions
Cincinnati Art Galleries
225 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Recent Acquisitions
Cincinnati Art Galleries
225 E. Sixth St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Join Cincinnati Art Galleries for their newest exhibition and sale "Recent Acquisitions" Featuring over 75 newly acquired oil and watercolor paintings, gouaches and etchings. Artists include: Harry Aitken, Mathias Alten, Reynolds Beal, Johann Berthelsen, William Mason Brown,...
Join Cincinnati Art Galleries for their newest exhibition and sale "Recent Acquisitions" Featuring over 75 newly acquired oil and watercolor paintings, gouaches and etchings. Artists include: Harry Aitken, Mathias Alten, Reynolds Beal, Johann Berthelsen, William Mason Brown,...
World War I at Home and Abroad
Harmon Museum
105 S. Broadway, Lebanon, OH 45036
North
World War I at Home and Abroad
Harmon Museum
105 S. Broadway,
Lebanon,
OH
45036
North
As the 100th anniversary of World War I comes to an end, Harmon Museum has mounted an exhibit honoring America’s involvement in the war. World War I at Home and Abroad tells not only the soldiers’ stories but also the war effort at home. The exhibit runs through November 11,...
As the 100th anniversary of World War I comes to an end, Harmon Museum has mounted an exhibit honoring America’s involvement in the war. World War I at Home and Abroad tells not only the soldiers’ stories but also the war effort at home. The exhibit runs through November 11,...
Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203
Downtown
Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
1301 Western Ave.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45203
Downtown
Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs unveils the mysteries and explores the realities of daily life in ancient Egypt. This extraordinary exhibition looks beyond popular culture’s fantastical portrayals to examine the lives of commoners and god-kings and queens alike. More than 350...
Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs unveils the mysteries and explores the realities of daily life in ancient Egypt. This extraordinary exhibition looks beyond popular culture’s fantastical portrayals to examine the lives of commoners and god-kings and queens alike. More than 350...
We Who Believe in Freedom
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
We Who Believe in Freedom
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E. Freedom Way,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
We Who Believe in Freedom is curated by Historian, Author, Lecturer and Artist, Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, who is also the founder of the Women of Color Quilters Network. We Who Believe in Freedom offers skill and aesthetic beauty of detailed imagery of the African American...
We Who Believe in Freedom is curated by Historian, Author, Lecturer and Artist, Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, who is also the founder of the Women of Color Quilters Network. We Who Believe in Freedom offers skill and aesthetic beauty of detailed imagery of the African American...
No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man
Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Uptown
No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man
Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Uptown
Burning Man attracts more than 70,000 active participants from all over the globe who gather in the desert outside Reno, Nevada. This thriving temporary metropolis is a hotbed of artistic expression and innovation through its shared principles. Both a cultural movement and an...
Burning Man attracts more than 70,000 active participants from all over the globe who gather in the desert outside Reno, Nevada. This thriving temporary metropolis is a hotbed of artistic expression and innovation through its shared principles. Both a cultural movement and an...
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203
Downtown
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater
1301 Western Ave.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45203
Downtown
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs follows researchers as they piece together the archeological and genetic clues of Egyptian mummies. In addition to increasing our understanding of the culture, religion, medicine and daily life thousands of years ago, scientists today are...
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs follows researchers as they piece together the archeological and genetic clues of Egyptian mummies. In addition to increasing our understanding of the culture, religion, medicine and daily life thousands of years ago, scientists today are...
Cuba: Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean
Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203
Downtown
Cuba: Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean
Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater
1301 Western Ave.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45203
Downtown
In association with BBC Earth, and filmed exclusively for OMNIMAX screens, discover a land preserved in time, yet continually poised on the cusp of dramatic change. Dive into the culture of the largest island in the Caribbean, a vibrant mix of meticulously maintained colonial...
In association with BBC Earth, and filmed exclusively for OMNIMAX screens, discover a land preserved in time, yet continually poised on the cusp of dramatic change. Dive into the culture of the largest island in the Caribbean, a vibrant mix of meticulously maintained colonial...
Movies in the Park
Liberty Center
7100 Foundry Row, Liberty Township, OH 45069
North
Movies in the Park
Liberty Center
7100 Foundry Row,
Liberty Township,
OH
45069
North
Whether you like a classic flick or a new film, get to Liberty Center Tuesday nights this summer for a free movie night in the park.
Whether you like a classic flick or a new film, get to Liberty Center Tuesday nights this summer for a free movie night in the park.
Cinema Tuesday
Rosedale
208 East 12th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Cinema Tuesday
Rosedale
208 East 12th Street,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Lights... camera... action! Rosedale OTR is playing your favorite films on our outdoor projection screen every Tuesday night! This month, we're showing our Cincy love by playing movies that were filmed in Cincinnati. Join us on the patio for half-price bottles of wine,...
Lights... camera... action! Rosedale OTR is playing your favorite films on our outdoor projection screen every Tuesday night! This month, we're showing our Cincy love by playing movies that were filmed in Cincinnati. Join us on the patio for half-price bottles of wine,...
Joan Tanner: Flaw
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Joan Tanner: Flaw
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Californian artist Joan Tanner’s oeuvre has evolved from her origins as a painter to the large sculptures and installations that now preoccupy her. Throughout her prolific, 60 year career Tanner has been absorbed with ideas of history, disruption, and inconsistency in her...
Californian artist Joan Tanner’s oeuvre has evolved from her origins as a painter to the large sculptures and installations that now preoccupy her. Throughout her prolific, 60 year career Tanner has been absorbed with ideas of history, disruption, and inconsistency in her...
Sandra Cinto
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Sandra Cinto
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Throughout her career, Brazilian artist Sandra Cinto has developed a rich vocabulary of symbols and lines to create lyrical landscapes that swirl between fantasy and reality. Using drawing as her point of departure, Cinto evokes mesmerizing environments including turbulent...
Throughout her career, Brazilian artist Sandra Cinto has developed a rich vocabulary of symbols and lines to create lyrical landscapes that swirl between fantasy and reality. Using drawing as her point of departure, Cinto evokes mesmerizing environments including turbulent...
Creatures: When Species Meet
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Creatures: When Species Meet
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Western civilization has long looked at the many living creatures outside of humankind as the subjects of dominion; as entities less than equals who serve a purpose rather than as peers. In this historically, almost exclusively one-sided arena, we have regarded the animal and...
Western civilization has long looked at the many living creatures outside of humankind as the subjects of dominion; as entities less than equals who serve a purpose rather than as peers. In this historically, almost exclusively one-sided arena, we have regarded the animal and...
Magic & Melodrama: Cincinnati Posters from the Gilded Age
Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Magic & Melodrama: Cincinnati Posters from the Gilded Age
Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
At the turn of the 20th century, traveling actors, illusionists, and theatrical producers promoted live performances with brilliantly colored printed outdoor advertisements. These pictured magic tricks, fantastic battles, heartbreaking scenes, and grand dance numbers, among many...
At the turn of the 20th century, traveling actors, illusionists, and theatrical producers promoted live performances with brilliantly colored printed outdoor advertisements. These pictured magic tricks, fantastic battles, heartbreaking scenes, and grand dance numbers, among many...
L’Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters
Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
L’Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters
Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Meant to stop people in their tracks with bold colors and seductive imagery, French advertising posters of the turn of the 20th century ultimately became highly collectible works of art. L’Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters presents the work of five innovative...
Meant to stop people in their tracks with bold colors and seductive imagery, French advertising posters of the turn of the 20th century ultimately became highly collectible works of art. L’Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters presents the work of five innovative...
Art Attack
Braxton Brewing Co.
27 W. Seventh St., Covington, KY 41011
South
Art Attack
Braxton Brewing Co.
27 W. Seventh St.,
Covington,
KY
41011
South
8 Artists, 3 Tounds, 1 Winner! How it works: Two - 15 minute semi-final rounds Two painters move forward from each semi-Final to compete in the Final All Finalists and winner is chosen by crowd applause Each round will have a “theme” open to artist...
8 Artists, 3 Tounds, 1 Winner! How it works: Two - 15 minute semi-final rounds Two painters move forward from each semi-Final to compete in the Final All Finalists and winner is chosen by crowd applause Each round will have a “theme” open to artist...
Summer Cinema
Washington Park
1230 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Summer Cinema
Washington Park
1230 Elm Street,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Movie screening every Wednesday at park. Bring lawn chairs, grab picnic basket and enjoy relaxing evening. Schedule subject to change.
Movie screening every Wednesday at park. Bring lawn chairs, grab picnic basket and enjoy relaxing evening. Schedule subject to change.
Instagrammable Cincinnati
American Sign Museum
1330 Monmouth Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45225
Uptown
Instagrammable Cincinnati
American Sign Museum
1330 Monmouth Avenue,
Cincinnati,
OH
45225
Uptown
Travel Massive Cincinnati is partnering with the American Sign Museum to hold a happy hour for travel industry professionals. Speaker Nedra McDaniel from IG - adventuremom will talk about "Instagrammable Cincinnati." It's free, including admission to the American Sign Museum....
Travel Massive Cincinnati is partnering with the American Sign Museum to hold a happy hour for travel industry professionals. Speaker Nedra McDaniel from IG - adventuremom will talk about "Instagrammable Cincinnati." It's free, including admission to the American Sign Museum....
