Announcements

LACDA 2012 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION

September 21st, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

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 and photography. Entrants submit three JPEG files of original work. All styles of artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to the creation of the images [...]

Sharonville studio space available

September 21st, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

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

September 21st, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

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 Deadline December 15, 2012. Show dates February 2-23 2013. $300 1st place, $100 2nd, $50 3rd. More information at www.sharonvillefinearts.org.

YWCA “Landscapes of the Mind” press release

September 19th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

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 of the FotoFocus Celebration LANDSCAPES OF THE MIND METAPHOR, ARTCHETYPE & SYMBOL Photography by Nancy Rexroth, Judi Parks, Jane Alden Stevens YWCA Women’s Art Gallery 898 Walnut Street Cincinnati, OH [...]

Fitton Center lectures/discussions (Sept 19)

September 19th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Arts & Community – Fall 2012 Greetings! The Fitton Center for Creative Arts and the Michael J. Colligan History Project are partnering for a series of discussions about the role of the arts in Hamilton’s past and future. All events are free and open to the public. Culture, Politics, and the Creative Economy Robert Lynch, [...]

FARGO HOUSE project

September 19th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

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 built projects, workshops, exhibitions and residency opportunities. As part of the project, I have officially begun my residency as the Albright-Knox Art Gallery’s 2012 Artist-in-Residence, and am working with local [...]

The Dayton Art Institute has announced the appointment of Aimee Marcereau DeGalan as the museum’s Curator of Collections and Exhibitions.

September 16th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

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 at 937-223-5277.

September Issue Now Online

September 15th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

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, and are pleased to offer a number of reviews, essays, profiles and special guest columns.  The entire visual arts community is now preparing for the region-wide celebration of photography, fotofocus, [...]

Peripheral Vision: A View From Ohio Printmaking Cooperatives

September 10th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Peripheral Vision: A View From Ohio Printmaking Cooperatives Reception: Friday | September 21 | 5 to 8pm OSU Urban Arts Space | 50 W. Town St. Suite 130 | Columbus, Ohio 43215 Parking: Metered on-street parking available, meters accept credit cards. A reflection on perspective, Peripheral Vision features works by artists associated with each of [...]

Jen Stark: To the Power Of

September 6th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

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 pleased to present Jen Stark’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles, To the Power Of. Jen Stark’s work is instantly recognizable for its breathtaking color spectrums rendered in mind-bending forms [...]

Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission Approves $1,500,000 for the Cincinnati Art Museum

September 5th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

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 operated the Cincinnati Art Museum since the 1880s. Located in Eden Park, the museum consists of the Art Museum proper and the adjacent former Art Academy building, which has been [...]

OH! Snap – recurring Facebook challenge

August 22nd, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

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, and you have a set amount of time (anywhere from 7 days to 12 hours!) to snap and upload a photo of what that word means to you. The winner [...]

1954 Kaiser-Darrin Roadster on Display at the Cincinnati Art Museum

August 22nd, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

1954 Kaiser-Darrin Roadster on display at the Cincinnati Art Museum from August 22, 2012 through January 6, 2013. Cincinnati Art Museum 953 Eden Park Drive Cincinnati, OH 45202 voice: 513-639-2872 fax: 513-639-2883 kiley.brodeur@cincyart.org www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org

Sarah Vanderlip: Drawings for Sculptures of Buildings, September

August 22nd, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact • Kiley Brodeur, Marketing and Communications Associate (513) 639-2872 kiley.brodeur@cincyart.org Sarah Vanderlip: Drawings for Sculptures of Buildings Winner of the Marjorie Schiele Prize September 29–December 9, 2012 (Cincinnati, OH – August 17, 2012) Shimmering outlines of buildings hover in Sarah Vanderlip’s graphite and silvered Mylar drawings entitled Drawings for Sculptures [...]

Hot steel drums and cold ice cream at the Taft Museum of Art on

August 21st, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Contact: Cate O’Hara Taft Museum of Art (513) 684-4515, cohara@taftmuseum.org MEDIA ALERT Say so long to summer with hot steel drums and cold ice cream at the Taft Museum of Art HOT MUSIC-COLD TREATS Sunday, August 26, 2–4 p.m. Firelytes Steel Drum Band Continuing the old-fashioned tradition of a neighborhood band concert and ice cream [...]

CCAC classes and Visual Arts Collaboration

August 21st, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Join us this Thursday, 8/23, at 7:30 p.m. for ascend, a new, eight-member vocal ensemble dedicated to performing new works by Cincinnati composers. At the concert, you will hear the composers speak about their pieces, get to participate in the music process and get to hear new works by these composers. Come support new local [...]

Art Deadline List sampling

August 18th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

We encourage artists to subscribe to Art Deadline listings. They have both free and paid versions. Here is a sampling: October 15, 2012 THE ARTIST’S MAGAZINE ALL MEDIA ART COMPETITION The All Media Art showcases the work done in 8 major art media. It is open to artists of all ages from around the world. [...]

4th Annual Westwood Art Show – Saturday, 9/15 – 11 am – 5 pm

August 17th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

4th Annual Westwood Art Show - Saturday, 9/15 - 11 am - 5 pm

Be sure to join us for our 4th annual outdoor exhibition featuring: 70 local artist vendors ABBY LANGDON of abbydid – all manner of plush goodness ALEX LINDBERG – prints + paintings AMANDA HOGAN CARLISLE – handmade cards, collage + acrylic paintings AMANDA NIELSEN of Swan Maiden Soap AMY GABLE – clothing for kids made [...]

Walk on Woodburn

August 15th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements, Uncategorized

Walk on Woodburn

Walk on Woodburn is coming up this weekend!! Stop by and visit East Walnut Hills (Parking is available on surrounding streets) and all the wonderful galleries! PAC Gallery will be showing new works by Tony Dotson, Manifest gallery will be showing NUDE 4 An Exhibit of Works Exploring the Uncovered Human Form and we will [...]

The Taft Museum Art Happy Hour at Arnold’s Bar & Grill

August 15th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Cincinnati’s Home for Art and the city’s Oldest Tavern come together to offer an evening of music and more to the backdrop of the Taft’s summer “Art for All” program The Taft Museum Art will host a Happy Hour at Arnold’s Bar & Grill in conjunction with the Museum’s 80th Anniversary Art for All public [...]

The Painter’s Table selections

August 12th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Aeqai is pleased to note that the nationally recognized blog The Painter’s Table, which selects the best writings about painting exhibitions and/or paintings from around the country, has selected Daniel Brown’s article “Sheldon Tapley:The Not-So-Still Life” (June , 2012) and Kevin Muente’s essay on the George Inness painting at the Cincinnati Art Museum (summer, 2012) [...]

Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center

August 11th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center TWO CALLS FOR ENTRIES

Sol Kjøk awarded

August 10th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Sol Kjøk awarded

The winners of the jurors’ awards for the previous edition of the Tallinn International Drawing Triennial, MANU PROPRIA, will be featured in a special exhibit as part of this year’s event, VOICE OF DRAWING. TALLINNA JOONISTUSTRIENNAAL Curated by Loit Jõekalda Aug 15-27 Opening reception: Wed, Aug 15, 5 pm Hobusepea Galerii Hobusepea 2, Tallinn Old [...]

Letter from the Editor

July 29th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Greater Cincinnati continues to manifest enormous diversity in the offerings from its visual arts practitioners, and the venues which present them.  Aeqai is pleased to bring you our annual double summer issue (July/August), which reflects the richness and variety of our visual culture.  We are watching with increasing interest offerings coming from Brighton, and this [...]

All Around Us

July 29th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements, Summer 2012

All Around Us

As hard as it is to imagine, not many years ago the word “environment” was seldom used at all in ordinary conversation, and even less in conjunction with art. Now it’s almost a standard inclusion in everything, including paper towel commercials. One of the best, and most interesting, forays into the field is on display [...]

Gallery Geeks! Featured Artists: Amy Kollar Anderson, Leslie Getz, and Susan Byrnes

July 18th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Join former art educator, Penny Brooks and Fitton Center for Creative Arts Director of Exhibitions, Cathy Mayhugh for an informal conversation about the artwork on display in our galleries on Wednesday, July 25 from 11am-12:30pm with Gallery Geeks! Gallery Geeks is a forum to get together to talk about work at the Fitton Center. “This will give people [...]

Third Thursday Benefit Wine Walk

July 18th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Third Thursday Benefit Wine Walk

The Red Brick Council for the Arts 2012 Artist Tribute & Benefit Dinner Honoring: Rita Blitt

July 18th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

The Red Brick Council for the Arts 2012 Artist Tribute & Benefit Dinner Honoring: Rita Blitt

The Red Brick Council for the Arts invites you to join us at our 2012 Artist Tribute and Benefit Dinner, this year honoring internationally acclaimed Rita Blitt.  The event will take place on July 24 at the Red Brick Center for the Arts, 110 E. Hallam, in Aspen.  Join us for cocktails, or stay for dinner!  [...]

Current Exhibit: Visionaries and Voices: Urban Express

July 18th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Visionaries + Voices is a nonprofit organization working to provide artistic and cultural opportunities for artists with disabilities. We value a world in which artists with disabilities not only create and share their works of art, but also are able to learn, work, collaborate, exhibit, teach, and celebrate with other community members. Urban Express is [...]

Dinner, Wine, and Art at the Taft Museum of Art: August 2

July 18th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Dinner, Wine, and Art at the Taft Museum of Art: August 2

  Thursday, August 2, 5–8 p.m. Enjoy an evening of dinner, wine, and art at the Taft Museum of Art inspired by the beauty and flavors of Provence! Stroll through the exhibition Old Masters to Impressionists: Three Centuries of French Painting from the Wadsworth Atheneum. Then visit the garden to savor dishes from the South of [...]

DAVID POE TO PERFORM SPECIAL BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE DAYTON ART INSTITUTE ON JULY 20

July 18th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

(DAYTON, OHIO) – July 9, 2012 – Singer-songwriter David Poe will return to his native Dayton for a special benefit concert to support The Dayton Art Institute, on Friday, July 20, at 8 p.m. in the museum’s NCR Renaissance Auditorium. Poe, the son of Doris and David Ponitz, is a songwriter, singer, producer, performing musician [...]

JONATHAN QUEEN CREATES WINNING DESIGN: ArtWorks Mural Project, Kroger Headquarters

July 9th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Jonathan Queen, of narrative realism renown, was recently awarded a MuralWorks commission by Cincinnati’s ArtWorks. Of MuralWorks, the organization explains: “Our City is a gallery. That’s the premise behind ArtWorks’ award-winning public art employment program. ArtWorks employs teens (14 – 21 years old) and professional artists to work side-by-side with communities to transform our region. [...]

Emil Robinson: “Uncertain Boundaries” 2807 Woodburn Ave.

July 9th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Dear Friends, Please come and join me for a one night exhibition of recent paintings this coming Friday the 13th from 6-9pm at 2807 Woodburn ave. in historic East Walnut Hills. The show is entitled “Uncertain Boundaries”, and many of the works in the show grapple with the border between abstraction and illusion. The paintings [...]

Uncertain Boundaries

July 9th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Uncertain Boundaries

Cincinnati Art Fellowship Applications Accepted June 26 through August 31, 2012

July 6th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Seven individual artist grants of up to $6000 will be awarded through a new Artist Fellowship program Starting June 26, 2012, the City will be accepting applications from individual artists who work professionally in art disciplines, including but not limited to dance, music, theatre & visual arts, poetry/fiction writing, interdisciplinary/performance art, and media arts. The [...]

Manifest: Nude 4th Annual Exhibition Exploring the Uncovered Human Form in Current Art

July 3rd, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

FINAL CALL FOR ENTRIES <<< Deadline to Submit: July 5 Exhibit Dates: August 18 – September 14, 2012 For details and to enter visit:

The Dayton Art Institute to Participate in Blue Star Museums Program

June 27th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

DAYTON, OHIO) – June 26, 2012 – The Dayton Art Institute (DAI) has announced that it will take part in Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,800 museums across America, to offer free admission to all active duty military [...]

Prairie: New Voices at the Cincinnati Art Museum

June 27th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

New Voices is a program produced by Prairie which connects high school students to their community through collaborative photography projects. This Spring, students from the School for Creative and Performing Arts worked with Elementz artists to learn about their work and photograph them in their Over-the-Rhine studio. SCPA students also created expressive portraits of Elementz [...]

Manifest: Open Figure Drawing Sessions Ongoing

June 27th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

STUDENTS ATTEND FOR HALF-PRICE! Uninstructed moderated study sessions with a live model Weekly Open Figure Sessions Tuesdays, 7-9p.m. Wednesdays, 7-9p.m. (multi-day long poses) PRICE: $80 per 10 week session, start up any time ($40 for students with academic reference and valid current student I.D. Free for current Drawing League members.) or $10 per walk-in ($5 students with current valid [...]

Manifest: Upcoming Master Class Workshops

June 27th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Shane Wolf Returns from Paris to Lead Two Workshops and One Public Demo! Register Online – Early Bird Pricing Expires July 1! Figure Drawing with Shane Wolf August 13-17, 2012 – 10a.m.-5p.m. Tuition: EARLY BIRD RATE THROUGH JULY 1 $475 (Student Rate: $400*) ** (Regular price $550) Class Size: Minimum: 8  /  Maximum: 12 Description: [...]

Manifest: Drawing Marathon is Back This Weekend

June 27th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Saturday and Sunday, June 30th and July 1st 12 total hours of uninstructed open life drawing with the live model (equivalent to 6 weeks of one of our regular open figure sessions!) Register here: http://www.manifestdrawingcenter.org This special offering is intended give professionals, students, and novices a chance to access the model in a condensed time period. [...]

Center for Independent Living Presents: Jazz in July

June 26th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Center for Independent Living Presents: Jazz in July

Press Release: Very Superstitious, Art Beyond Boundaries

June 26th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Press Release: Very Superstitious, Art Beyond Boundaries

Very Superstitious is a song to be sung following the recent World Choir Games that were hosted in the lovely city of Cincinnati.  In light of this event, along with the approaching Halloween season, we will be exhibiting work that addresses the many interpretations of superstition. Located at 1410 Main Street, Art Beyond Boundaries would like to extend an [...]

Aeqai Congratulates CCAC: Tracy Walker, Margo Pierce, and Missy Miller

June 26th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Hello, friends. Please join us tomorrow, when the Wednesdays on the Green fun continues with the fabulous Tracy Walker. Tracy was honored this year with the prestigious Duncanson Artist in Residence at the Taft Museum, AND voted Best Local Musician by CityBeatreaders – don’t miss her gorgeous songs! And we have a special treat this [...]

ArtsWave Invests $11 Million in Greater Cincinnati Community

June 25th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

New Funding Strategy Focuses on Increasing Arts Impact, Innovation, and Engagement CINCINNATI – June 24, 2012 – ArtsWave announces $11 million in grants and initiatives to create vibrant neighborhoods and bring people together through music, dance, theater, museums and more. In 2012, ArtsWave will focus on funding efforts to increase the impact of the arts, [...]

Call for Entries: Manifest’s Final Competitive Exhibit of Season 8

June 23rd, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Deadline to Submit: July 5 Exhibit Dates: August 18 – September 14, 2012 For details and to enter visit: http://www.manifestgallery.org/nude12 NUDE: 4th Annual Exhibition Exploring the Uncovered Human Form in Current Art A full-color catalog will be produced. Artists are encouraged submit works in any media, of any style or genre (abstract, conceptual, highly realistic, etc.), [...]

Play Day at the Taft

June 23rd, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Play Day at the Taft

Sunday, July 22, 12–4 p.m. AFTA with Madcap Puppets The Taft Museum of Art is proud to join with the Armed Forces Tickets Association (AFTA) to present a day of art-making,performances, and fun for area military families and Taft Museum of Art members. Madcap Puppets will perform Rumpelstiltskin at 1 and 3 p.m in the tent. Guests can also [...]

Malton Gallery: Humanity Outpost Grand Opening Celebration

June 23rd, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Malton Gallery: Humanity Outpost Grand Opening Celebration

Dear Malton Gallery Enthusiasts and Supporters, It is with great excitement that I announce our biggest event in our 37 year history! The Humanity Outpost will be opening with a Grand Celebration on July 1, at 2pm,World Peace Bell Park in Newport KY. Political, civic, community leaders and media will be there to officially open [...]

Something Different: Brandon Baumann at The Cincinnati Art Museum, Friday, June 22

June 20th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements, Uncategorized

Looking for something new, something engaging, something different to energize your Friday? Need a break at the end of the week? Join us at the Cincinnati Art Museum for a Something Different. Enjoy a variety of live performances from musicians, poets, storytellers, dancers and more. No two Fridays will be the same, so plan for [...]

The Fifteenth Annual Benesse Lecture: Intersections with Thelma Golden, Wednesday, June 20 7-8pm Fath Auditorium

June 20th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Using the groundbreaking Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit retrospective, organized by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, will explore the historic and thematic junctures in art made by artists of African descent.  FREE Art Museum Members; $5 students/seniors/ETA members; $10 non-members. Reservations required. Call [...]

Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit at The Cincinnati Art Museum Through September 9

June 20th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

The life and career of one of the greatest African American painters will be on display at the Cincinnati Art Museum in the exhibition, Modern Spirit. The son of a former slave and an African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Bishop, Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) gained international acclaim in the art world of his day. Tanner’s first ever [...]

The Art of Sound: Four Centuries of Musical Instruments at The Cincinnati Art Museum Through September2

June 20th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

As the world sets its eyes and ears on Cincinnati, Ohio for the World Choir Games, the Cincinnati Art Museum gives you another reason to celebrate world music. The Art of Sound: Four Centuries of Musical Instruments will showcase musical instruments from across the globe selected from the Cincinnati Art Museum’s collection. The Art of Sound will [...]

The Original James Bond Car at The Cincinnati Art Museum Through July 15

June 20th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

This summer, for one month only, an icon of design, film and popular culture will be on display at the Art Museum: James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5. This was the stunt car that was driven in the filmsGoldfinger (1964) and Thunderball (1965). Low-slung  and sleek. Silver, like a bullet.  Tapered wings. Muscular and debonair. –Almost immediately following its [...]

Meet Riley Humler, Antiques Roadshow favorite and Rookwood expert shares his

June 20th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Join fellow Rookwood aficionados for a conversational evening with Riley Humler, Rookwood specialist, collector, dealer, and raconteur on Thursday, June 21, at 7 p.m. at the Taft Museum of Art. Humler, the Auction Director at Humler & Nolan,will share pictures and stories from his decades-long love affair with Rookwood Pottery. One of the foremost authorities on Rookwood [...]

CCAC Golden Ticket Artists Exhibition

June 12th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

CCAC is thrilled to announce the third year of our Golden Ticket Artists Exhibition! New this year is an expanded radius and electronic submissions: Juried art show, presented by the Clifton Cultural Arts Center.  Showcasing the diverse, talented artists living or working within a 25-mile radius of CCAC.  Welcome neighborhood and regional artists alike. Submit [...]

Manifest Presents: Open Figure Drawing Sessions

June 12th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

STUDENTS ATTEND FOR HALF-PRICE! Uninstructed moderated study sessions with a live model Weekly Open Figure Sessions Tuesdays, 7-9p.m. Wednesdays, 7-9p.m. (multi-day long poses) Price: $80 per 10 week session, start up any time ($40 for students with academic reference and valid current student I.D. Free for current Drawing League members.) or $10 per walk-in ($5 students with current valid [...]

Manifest Presents: Drawing Marathon

June 12th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Saturday and Sunday, June 30th and July 1st 12 total hours of uninstructed open life drawing with the live model (equivalent to 6 weeks of one of our regular open figure sessions!) Register here: This special offering is generally intended for longer more extended poses, and to give professionals, students, and novices a chance to [...]

Manifest Drawing Center Presents:Drawing Workshops with Shane Wolf

June 12th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Figure Drawing with Shane Wolf August 13-17, 2012 – 10a.m.-5p.m. Tuition: EARLY BIRD RATE THROUGH JULY 1 $475 (Student Rate: $400*) ** (Regular price $550) Class Size: Minimum: 8  /  Maximum: 12 Description: Figure Drawing is an intensive 5-day workshop focusing on how to accurately draw the human figure. Using a system of measurements and [...]

Bukang Kim’s Painting at the Cincinnati Art Museum

June 12th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Cincinnati painter, Bukang Kim’s scroll painting “Mountain”,  is now on display in the Asian gallery at the Cincinnati Art Museum through July, 2012.

Call for PAINTING – 3rd International Painting Annual – Deadline to Submit: June 30th

June 11th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

3rd INTERNATIONAL PAINTING ANNUAL (INPA 3) A Competitive Annual Publication of Works of Contemporary Painting $1000 in cash prizes The International PAINTING Annual now continues into its third year! The INPA is a complementary project to the ongoing award-winning International Drawing Annual (INDA) and the International Photography Annual (INPHA). The goal of the INPA is to support the [...]

Self 2012: Artists Wanted

May 30th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements, Uncategorized

Self 2012 : Standard Entry Deadline is Thursday May 31, 2012 11:59pm EST Within each work you create is a story of who you are as an artist.  You’re invited to join the 3rd annual Self 2012 creative competition, a juried, international open call for creative works with the goal of launching the story of one [...]

Manifest Gallery: Artist Residency Award: Tyler Wilkinson

May 30th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Key Dates: June 1, 6-9p.m. (opening of Rites of Passage – opportunity to meet the artist) July 13, 6-9p.m.  (inaugural reception for the Residency program) Manifest is very pleased to introduce the recipient of the first Manifest Artist Residency Award: Tyler Wilkinson Manifest Artist in Residence 2012/13 Earlier this year Manifest announced the establishment of its residency program (the M.A.R. [...]

parProjects presents Symphonic Stylings

May 30th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

parProjects presents Symphonic Stylings: Art, Fashion & Live Music at the Electric Warehouse On June 23rd, parProjects — the group that brought last October’s Factory Square Fine Arts Festival to Cincinnati — will be hosting one of its most important collaborations to date, “Symphonic Stylings.” In conjunction with ARTAYA (Washington, DC), The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, “concert:nova”, NVISION (Northside), and Sloane [...]

Manifest’s 9th Exhibition Season (Sept. 2012 – Aug. 2013): Exhibit Proposal

May 23rd, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

EXHIBIT PROPOSALS SEASON 9 – 2012/2013 Exhibit Dates: Manifest’s 9th Exhibition Season (Sept. 2012 – Aug. 2013) Types of proposals -Solo exhibits -Two person exhibits -Group shows -Curatorial project (call for entries proposal by curator) On average one-third of Manifest’s exhibits are dedicated to solo or proposed exhibits. Solo exhibitors have included local, regional, and national artists [...]

SOS ART 2012

May 23rd, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

A community art show and event of creative expressions for Peace and Justice June 1 – 10 at The Art Academy of Cincinnati, 1212 Jackson St, downtown Cincinnati.  Program of Events (FREE and Open to the Public). Friday June 1 6pm: Opening of the Art show 7pm: Introductory notes by Jay Zumeta, Art historian and Professor, Art [...]

Cincinnati Ballet Volunteers: World Choir Games Volunteers

May 23rd, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

I’m the Venue Manager at the Aronoff for The World Choir Games, which consists of 23 Categories with 8,000 singers.  Bunches of them will be in & out of the Aronoff for rehearsals and performances, and here’s why I thought of YOU. Choirs enter via the 5/3 Theatre Lobby on Main Street, move to one of the Warm [...]

May Issue of ÆQAI is Online

May 17th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Dear Readers, We are happy to bring you the May 2012 issue of ÆQAI, your journal of the visual arts in Greater Cincinnati. Although we are nearing the end of the art season, which runs parallel to the school calendar, there is no lessening of interesting shows or of a richness in the overall tapestry [...]

Happy Birthday to AEQAI – Now Open for Advertising

April 14th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements, April 2012

Happy Birthday to AEQAI – Now Open for Advertising

On March 21, a crowd of loyal AEQAI staff and friends gathered at The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, and thanks to the generosity of Katie Brass, Carnegie Director, celebrated its third year of publication. Marking this achievement, AEQAI is launching an advertising campaign, and Hyde Park’s Miller Gallery, with its prominent local and [...]

March issue

March 18th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Welcome to the March issue of ÆQAI. We have again attempted to reflect the widest possible swaths of the visual arts scene in Greater Cincinnati. This issue includes reviews of exhibitions at our major institutions, commercial galleries, alternative spaces, and newer arts venues. Since art activity is taking place in so many different neighborhoods, the [...]

Benefit Party and Corrected Online Donation link

March 8th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

ÆQAI, GREATER CINCINNATI’S CONTEMPORARY ARTS JOURNAL, CELEBRATES ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY AT THE CARNEGIE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, COVINGTON, KY ON MARCH 21, 2012 Event: Third Annual Celebration and Benefit Party for ÆQAI: The Journal of Critical Thinking, Review, & Reflective Prose on Contemporary Art in Greater Cincinnati Date: Wednesday, March 21, 6-8 pm. Location: [...]

Dance Preservation Fund Announced

March 8th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Attention Alumni of the Ohio State University Department of Dance, The 2012 Application for the Dance Preservation Fund has been announced. Applications due Friday,  April 6, 2012. Established in 1994 to further the recording of dance through awards to current students, alumni, current faculty and emeriti, the fund is also available to visiting artists, researchers, [...]

Open Call for NYC Solo Show : 9 Days to Register

February 20th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Creative stardom is within your reach. Now grab it. Enter today to the Winter 2012 3rd Ward Open Call, a juried international competition in search of the most innovative, compelling, and original creative works. One Selected Artist will receive the Ultimate Artist’s Prize: a lavish NYC Solo Exhibition, 1-week luxury NYC accommodations, and publicity and [...]

semantics benefit February 23rd

February 20th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Dear *semantics* supporters- In August 2011, we tried to do something a little different with our annual fund-raiser. We picked some of our favorite pieces to auction off live, it didn’t work. The only people at the ‘live’ auction were artists. We love our artists and supporters, but potential buyers were already ‘in bed’. Enough [...]

Manifest Announces Public Release of its 6th International Drawing Annual publication!

February 20th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Now Available to Order Online! MANIFEST ANNOUNCES 6th VOLUME OF the INTERNATIONAL DRAWING ANNUAL PUBLICATION Featuring works by 78 artists from around the world! Manifest at the CAA in Los Angeles: Manifest will be debuting the INDA 6 publication, hot off the presses, (and all previous volumes of the INDA as well as the 1st [...]

PRESS RELEASE: ArtsWave Seeks to Grow Number of Donors and Dollars in 2012

February 20th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contact: Rebecca Bromels rebecca.bromels@TheArtsWave.org [mailto:rebecca.bromels@TheArtsWave.org] 513.325.7918 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ArtsWave Seeks to Grow Number of Donors and Dollars in 2012 Annual Community Campaign Celebrates Broad Benefits of the Arts Cincinnati, OH – February 9, 2012 – ArtsWave launches its annual community campaign today with a goal of increasing participation from individuals around the region. The annual [...]

Opportunities for Artists

February 20th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

B O T A N I C A L An International Exhibit Exploring the Theme of Plant Life A Call for Submissions DEADLINE MARCH 7, 2012 For details on how to submit work visit: http://www.manifestgallery.org/lists/lt.php?id=YkRRAQEEDAYJSg1VC0VVDFxT At one time the world of living things was classified into two simple groups, plants and animals. Botany concerned itself [...]

An Open Call for Photography and Lens-based Art (plus writing about photography or light): Deadline April 1, 2012

February 20th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

CALL FOR ENTRIES Deadline for Submissions: April 1, 2012 (note: this is an annual exhibit in book form) For details on how to enter visit: http://www.manifestgallery.org/lists/lt.php?id=YkRRBgcGAQcISg1VCUVVDFxT ANNOUNCING!! The 1st International Photography Annual (INPHA) A Competitive Annual Publication of Works of Contemporary Photography and Lens-based Art (and writing about photography and/or light) $1000 in cash awards [...]

MANIFEST DRAWING CENTER – New Student Pricing for Open Sessions, Drawing Marathon, and New Instructed Courses Starting Soon!

February 20th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

MANIFEST DRAWING CENTER   NOW OFFERING GIFT CERTIFICATES: http://www.manifestgallery.org/lists/lt.php?id=YkRRBgMABwYOSg1UAEVVDFxT   See website for complete schedule of offerings www.manifestdrawingcenter.org       NEW INSTRUCTED OFFERINGS BEGIN FEBRUARY 5th: Four Professionally Instructed Workshops Registration Now Open   EXTENDING THE GESTURE Two Sundays, Feburary 5 & 12 Instructed by Emil Robinson   BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE FIGURE DRAWING Five [...]

Announcing the MANIFEST ARTIST RESIDENCY (MAR) Call for Applications | Plus three open exhibition opportunities

February 12th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Announcements

MANIFEST ANNOUNCES MAJOR NEW PROGRAM M.A.R. Manifest Artist Residency CALL FOR APPLICATIONS <

Through a Dark Wood: New Glass Works by Steven Ramsey

November 15th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Announcements, October 2011

Through a Dark Wood: New Glass Works by Steven Ramsey

  Steven Ramsey’s exhibition of paintings on glass and glass vessels, “Through a Dark Wood,” is enchanting, but not “enchanting” the adjective meaning “charming.” It is “enchanting” as in casting a spell. And Ramsey’s spell is hard to break. The show’s title suggests a fairy tale, and the works are reminders of the original darkness [...]

Cincinnati’s SHINJI TURNER-YAMAMOTO WINS 2011 ARTPRIZE INTERNATIONAL JURIED AWARD

October 18th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Announcements, October 2011

Cincinnati’s SHINJI TURNER-YAMAMOTO WINS 2011 ARTPRIZE INTERNATIONAL JURIED AWARD

Cincinnati’s SHINJI TURNER-YAMAMOTO WINS 2011 ARTPRIZE INTERNATIONAL JURIED AWARD SITE: LAB + U OF M SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN RECOGNIZED AS OUTSTANDING VENUE DISAPPEARANCES Uses 350 Million-Year-Old Fossils To Comment On Interconnectedness Of Life Across Time DISAPPEARANCES – an eternal journey 2 East Fulton Street, 2nd floor, Grand Rapids, MI, USA 21 September – [...]

Dan Newman Studio Presents: Art by “MYRIX”

October 15th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Announcements, October 2011

Dan Newman Studio Presents: Art by “MYRIX”

    Dan Newman Studio Presents: Art by “MYRIX” “Archetypal Faces” Born in Kentucky and now living in Cincinnati, Ohio, Myrix is a self-taught artist, working in pencil and charcoal. His talent for creating images of hard-working men has not gone unnoticed. Galleries have shown his distinctly masculine images to audiences in locations from San [...]

Letter to the Editor- Kudos from New York

September 21st, 2011  |  by  |  published in Announcements

I am a New York resident who counts myself fortunate to receive AEQAI. Your latest issue is truly amazing in its scope, made even more remarkable when you consider that it is produced entirely gratis. Every artistic organization in America should study AEQAI at this time of massive declines in public support when paid staffs [...]

The Painter’s Table

September 17th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Announcements

The Painter’s Table, a blog  which covers painting exhibitions nationally, has chosen four of AEQAI‘s columns in four months: Sheldon Tapley’s review of the Weston Gallery; Cole Carothers’ essay on Gerhard Richter; Alan Pocaro’s review of a painting show at the Phyllis Weston Gallery; and most recently, Kim Krause’s essay on Philip Guston in the [...]

Pointedly Perfect

September 15th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Announcements, September 2011

Pointedly Perfect

“The Art of Charlie and Edie Harper in Needlepoint Exhibit” is exactly that.  Charming and humorous, exquisitely designed and perfectly executed, each of these renditions of the famous Harper pieces in the clockwork precision of needlepoint seems just what the two artists would have anticipated as a future for their works. The late Harpers’ prints [...]

2011 Fellowship Guidelines Announced for Contemporary Visual Artists in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio

August 23rd, 2011  |  by  |  published in Announcements

2011 Fellowship Guidelines Announced for Contemporary Visual Artists in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio

Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) is now accepting applications for contemporary visual artists that reside in select cities and counties in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio . The Efroymson Family Fund, a donor-advised fund of CICF, will be awarding (5) $20,000 unrestricted awards to contemporary visual artists. Eligibility Requirements AGE 25 or older by September [...]

Manifest Gallery Wins National Independent Publishing Award

July 18th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Congratulations to Manifest Gallery for winning a prestigious national independent publishing award. The following is their press release: The Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) ceremony was held recently in New York City. Manifest’s 5th International Drawing Annual, a 184 page book (an ‘exhibit in print’) representing 114 works by 72 artists from 23 states and [...]

An Afternoon with African Artists

July 14th, 2011  |  by  |  published in *, Announcements

An Afternoon with African Artists

Northern Kentucky University Hosts Five Ghanian Artisans Northern Kentucky University’s Ceramic and Sculpture Studio is brimming with teachers. They come from all corners of the U.S. to grind glass, cast bronze, and weave cotton cloth under the tutelage of master Ashanti artisans of Ghana, West Africa. MaryCarol Hopkins, professor of Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy at NKU, [...]

Huffington Post’s Top 10: AEQAI featured

June 19th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Announcements

Brett Baker, a painter, and Editor of painters-table.com, considers one of the Top 10 Best Posts of May 2011 to be Sheldon Tapley’s review of Narrative Figuration at the Weston Art Gallery. Click here to visit his post.

WVXU Interview of AEQAI editor

June 15th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Announcements

WVXU Interview of AEQAI editor

                  Listen Here This was broadcast last Sunday, from WVXU’s Around Cincinnati. Jane Durrell, also a writer for Cincinnati, conducted the interview.