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Elevate- Cincinnati

21c Museum Hotel
609 Walnut, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Elevate at 21c presents temporary exhibitions of works by artists living and working in the communities surrounding each 21c Museum Hotel property. Elevate provides hotel guests with unique access to the work of notable regional artists, while featuring their work in the context...

Elevate at 21c presents temporary exhibitions of works by artists living and working in the communities surrounding each 21c Museum Hotel property. Elevate provides hotel guests with unique access to the work of notable regional artists, while featuring their work in the context...

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...

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,...

The Legacy of the Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati Art Galleries
225 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

The Art Academy of Cincinnati has been a dynamic force in cultivating a wealth of artists here in the Queen City and beyond. Artists included in this exhibition include the following: Tom Bacher, Terry Boyle, Paul Chidlaw, Jim Dine, Frank Duveneck, Kim Flora, Tim Folzenlogen,...

The Art Academy of Cincinnati has been a dynamic force in cultivating a wealth of artists here in the Queen City and beyond. Artists included in this exhibition include the following: Tom Bacher, Terry Boyle, Paul Chidlaw, Jim Dine, Frank Duveneck, Kim Flora, Tim Folzenlogen,...

Chinese Transcontinental Railroad Workers Exhibits

Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Main Library
800 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

The Chinese Railroad Workers Photography Exhibit will be on display at the downtown location of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County from August 1 to August 31 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the American Transcontinental Railroad completion and the...

The Chinese Railroad Workers Photography Exhibit will be on display at the downtown location of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County from August 1 to August 31 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the American Transcontinental Railroad completion and the...

Until We Meet Again: Cincinnati Portraits from World War I

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203

Downtown

In December 1918, just a month after World War I’s end, the US and Allied Governments War Exposition at Music Hall celebrated the Allied Victory and the Cincinnatians who served. The Expo featured more than 6,000 photographs of area servicemen and women, loaned by local...

In December 1918, just a month after World War I’s end, the US and Allied Governments War Exposition at Music Hall celebrated the Allied Victory and the Cincinnatians who served. The Expo featured more than 6,000 photographs of area servicemen and women, loaned by local...

Men of Change: Power.Triumph.Truth.

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

MEN OF CHANGE: POWER. TRIUMPH. TRUTH. profiles the revolutionary men—including Muhammad Ali, James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, W.E.B Du Bois, and Kendrick Lamar—whose journeys have altered the history and culture of the country. The achievements of the men are woven within...

MEN OF CHANGE: POWER. TRIUMPH. TRUTH. profiles the revolutionary men—including Muhammad Ali, James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, W.E.B Du Bois, and Kendrick Lamar—whose journeys have altered the history and culture of the country. The achievements of the men are woven within...

Andrew Leicester: Cincinnati Gateway Revisited

Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Cincinnati Gateway sculpture created as the entry to Cincinnati’s Bicentennial Commons in 1988, award-winning artist and sculptor Andrew Leicester (Minneapolis, MN) returns to create a new work that revisits the once controversial public...

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Cincinnati Gateway sculpture created as the entry to Cincinnati’s Bicentennial Commons in 1988, award-winning artist and sculptor Andrew Leicester (Minneapolis, MN) returns to create a new work that revisits the once controversial public...

Pumpkin Blow Event

Neusole Glassworks
11925 Kemper Springs Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45240

North

With help from our professional glassblowers, you will sculpt your own pumpkin from hot molten glass! Everyone must be 5 years or older. Reservations required by phone (513-751-3292). Scheduled in 30 minute increments per person. $40 per person. Payment due upon scheduling....

With help from our professional glassblowers, you will sculpt your own pumpkin from hot molten glass! Everyone must be 5 years or older. Reservations required by phone (513-751-3292). Scheduled in 30 minute increments per person. $40 per person. Payment due upon scheduling....

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum All My Seven Faces

Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum explores the notion of nomadism via alter egos. The works of this Botswana-born, Toronto-based artist reflect the idiosyncrasies of her upbringing across three continents, while discussing broader notions of time and place. Shifting transnational...

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum explores the notion of nomadism via alter egos. The works of this Botswana-born, Toronto-based artist reflect the idiosyncrasies of her upbringing across three continents, while discussing broader notions of time and place. Shifting transnational...

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...

Bubi Canal: Into the Gloaming

Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Into the Gloaming is a new photographic series by interdisciplinary artist, Bubi Canal (b. 1980, Spain), opening at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 12, 2019, organized by independent curator and writer, Maria Seda-Reeder. Showing in the Lower Level Lobby...

Into the Gloaming is a new photographic series by interdisciplinary artist, Bubi Canal (b. 1980, Spain), opening at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 12, 2019, organized by independent curator and writer, Maria Seda-Reeder. Showing in the Lower Level Lobby...

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...

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...

Kimono: Refashioning Contemporary Style

Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Uptown

Kimono: Refashioning Contemporary Style celebrates the enduring influence of the kimono on fashion. Inspired by materials, forms and decorative motifs since the opening of Japan in the mid-nineteenth century, western fashion designers, alongside other artists, have produced...

Kimono: Refashioning Contemporary Style celebrates the enduring influence of the kimono on fashion. Inspired by materials, forms and decorative motifs since the opening of Japan in the mid-nineteenth century, western fashion designers, alongside other artists, have produced...

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...

Colorlust - An Exploration Artist Talk, Demo & Reception

Queen City Clay
3130 Wasson Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45209

East

Queen City Clay's Artist in Residence Joshua R. Maier will be discussing the work produced for Colorlust - An Exploration. Josh's work uses expressive mono-printing in an exciting way. Learn about his techniques including surface transfer with colored slips while he talks about...

Queen City Clay's Artist in Residence Joshua R. Maier will be discussing the work produced for Colorlust - An Exploration. Josh's work uses expressive mono-printing in an exciting way. Learn about his techniques including surface transfer with colored slips while he talks about...

Summer Blooms Floral Arrangement Class with Sadie Blossoms

MadTree Brewing Company
3301 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45209

East

Send off summer in style and arrange your own wildflower bouquet at this professionally-led flower arranging class hosted by Sadie Blossoms.   Each ticket includes:   - A large variety of local wildflowers, summer roses and other blooms, plus greenery - All...

Send off summer in style and arrange your own wildflower bouquet at this professionally-led flower arranging class hosted by Sadie Blossoms.   Each ticket includes:   - A large variety of local wildflowers, summer roses and other blooms, plus greenery - All...

Summermusik: Historical Commentary & Film Screening of Amadeus

Esquire Theatre
320 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220

Uptown

The 1985 winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Amadeus is a film that Roger Ebert called “magnificent.” Based on a play by Peter Shaffer, who also wrote the script, the film is set in Vienna during the latter half of the 18th century. It details a...

The 1985 winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Amadeus is a film that Roger Ebert called “magnificent.” Based on a play by Peter Shaffer, who also wrote the script, the film is set in Vienna during the latter half of the 18th century. It details a...

Saya Woolfalk A Cabinet of Anticipation

Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Born in Gifu City, Japan to a mixed race family marrying Asian and African American heritage, Saya Woolfalk lives, works, and performs the provocative concept of cultural hybridity. Her trans-national background informs colorful, multi-disciplinary work which explores the future...

Born in Gifu City, Japan to a mixed race family marrying Asian and African American heritage, Saya Woolfalk lives, works, and performs the provocative concept of cultural hybridity. Her trans-national background informs colorful, multi-disciplinary work which explores the future...

Everyday Freedom Hero Awards

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

The Everyday Freedom Hero Award was created to recognize individuals and organizations who embody the ideals of the Underground Railroad movement—courage, cooperation and perseverance, while using their resources for the wellbeing and betterment of their community. This year...

The Everyday Freedom Hero Award was created to recognize individuals and organizations who embody the ideals of the Underground Railroad movement—courage, cooperation and perseverance, while using their resources for the wellbeing and betterment of their community. This year...

2019 CAC Gala: Opening Minds

Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

The CAC Board of Trustees, Chairpersons Joe and Mary Allen and the Alice & Harris Weston Director Raphaela Platow invite you to join us for our 2019 Gala, Opening Minds, a celebration benefitting the education and outreach programs that advance our core mission: art and the...

The CAC Board of Trustees, Chairpersons Joe and Mary Allen and the Alice & Harris Weston Director Raphaela Platow invite you to join us for our 2019 Gala, Opening Minds, a celebration benefitting the education and outreach programs that advance our core mission: art and the...

ArtLocal Art Show

Centennial Barn
110 Compton Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45215

North

Located inside the beautiful, historic Centennial Barn, the ArtLocal Art Show is a two-day celebration of local artists featuring an evening reception and a daytime exhibit with classes. ArtsConnect brings the community together with a two-day celebration of the arts. The...

Located inside the beautiful, historic Centennial Barn, the ArtLocal Art Show is a two-day celebration of local artists featuring an evening reception and a daytime exhibit with classes. ArtsConnect brings the community together with a two-day celebration of the arts. The...

Butler Philharmonic Orchestra at Pyramid Hill

Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum
1763 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Hamilton, OH 45013

North

The Harry T. Wilks Foundation proudly presents the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum August 23, 2019 at 7:30pm. The performance will take place under the pavilion rain or shine and is free and open to the public.  Executive Director...

The Harry T. Wilks Foundation proudly presents the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum August 23, 2019 at 7:30pm. The performance will take place under the pavilion rain or shine and is free and open to the public.  Executive Director...

DIY Days

Liberty Center
7100 Foundry Row, Liberty Township, OH 45069

North

Saturday mornings in The Square for DIY Days all summer long. Liberty Center will be hosting a variety of art classes led by local artists and businesses to get your creative juices flowing! Classes will begin at approximately 10:00 AM and may last up to two hours. No artistic...

Saturday mornings in The Square for DIY Days all summer long. Liberty Center will be hosting a variety of art classes led by local artists and businesses to get your creative juices flowing! Classes will begin at approximately 10:00 AM and may last up to two hours. No artistic...