Apr 19 Friday
Tai Shani works with painting, sculpture, installation, and film to explore the politics of emancipation through a feminist lens. A prolific writer, Shani draws on sources including punk rock, cult cinema, Greek mythology, feminist theory, and science fiction. For her first US solo museum exhibition, she has made a feature-length film, My Bodily Remains, Your Bodily Remains, and all the Bodily Remains that Ever Were and Ever Will Be (2023). The film makes use of emotive effects and passages of digital animation to explore the often overlooked connections between leftist resistance movements over the past 150 years. It oscillates between depictions of a society plagued by isolation, greed, and fear on one hand, and investigations of eroticism and pleasure as catalysts for radical change on the other.To accompany the film, Shani has produced a floor-based installation resembling an inverted Medieval ceiling, accessorized with an array of artifacts—pearlescent spheres of various sizes, handcrafted ceramic hands, and a reliquary—that refer to the film and various literary sources. Suspended above it and on the adjacent wall will be fragmented architectural forms—columns, an altar, and circular discs—that further emphasize Shani’s interest in conjuring immersive dream-like environments. Drawing on queer and feminist theory, and political ideologies of collectivism, the exhibition ponders love as a device for healing and resistance.Thought-provoking and reflective exhibitions like these happen thanks to the support of generous patrons. Speak with a member of our Development Team to learn more about how you can support bringing art to all people.Annual exhibition support is provided by Gale and Dave Beckett, BelFlex and Jason McCaw, Barbara Weston Sasser and Carol Weston Roberts, Ronnie and John Shore, Helen and Brian Heekin, Barbara Myers, and the generous contributors to the CAC Exhibition Fund. General operating support for the CAC is provided by ArtsWave, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ohio Arts Council, P&G Fund, and the Johnson Foundation.
African Modernism in America features nearly 80 dynamic and vivid works of art created in Africa during the 1950s and ‘60s. Co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and Fisk University Galleries, the exhibition explores the relationships formed between African artists and American patrons, artists, and cultural organizations amid the interlocking histories of civil rights, decolonization, and the Cold War. Many of the paintings, sculptures, and works on paper in the show were drawn from Fisk’s remarkable collection of gifts from the Harmon Foundation. Following World War II, this foundation, along with other institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Fisk University, and other historically Black colleges and universities, supported and exhibited the work of Black artists, including the important modern African artists Ben Enwonwu (Nigeria), Ibrahim El-Salahi (Sudan), and Skunder Boghossian (Ethiopia). Showing African art in the United States rooted it in the present and encouraged American audiences to engage with African artists as contemporaries. The inventive nature of the works in this exhibition challenges the assumptions of the time about African art being isolated to a “primitive past.” Some pieces took inspiration from early Christian art, West African sculpture, and Nigerian literature, while others reflect the influences of American jazz and modern European art.
Learn more at taftmuseum.org/Exhibitions/AfricanModernism.
Nature can provide inspiration for beautiful objects or set the mood in a painting. Anything from flowers to a sunset can spark an artist’s creativity. For this exhibition from the Taft collection, our curators have selected small nature-inspired works of art from storage.
Learn more at taftmuseum.org/Exhibitions/NatureInspires.
Please join us on March 8th from 6-9 PM for the public opening reception of our next exhibition, Delicate Ecologies, Painting Selections From: Kelley Booze, Katherine Colborn, and Samantha Haring.
The exhibition will be on view in the gallery and our website from March 8th-August 10th, 2024. Please visit indianhillgallery.com for more information and hours of operation.
Learn about the Regency Period in Cincinnati and take part in a military muster.
Activities IncludeApprenticeship activityHearth CookingPaper QuillingMusic & DancePrint in the Print Shop19th century gamesFlax Breaking & WeavingMarching drills & MusterAnd more!
Pre-register online for $6 per adult or child ages 4 and up. Admission is $8 per person on the day of the event. Gates will open at 9:45 a.m.
The pre-registration deadline is April 12th or until they are sold out. When you pre-register for tickets, your name(s) will go on the admissions list. There is not a downloadable ticket. Your confirmation email can serve as proof of purchase.
*May be subject to Great Parks Parking fees**Activities subject to change based on volunteer availability
Enjoy a delicious assortment of sweet and savory bites alongside a fine selection of Churchill’s Teas. Museum admission is included with the tea.
Bring the Fes-Tea-Val to the museum and celebrate your love for tea on this special day!
Seatings at 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Please join us for the opening reception of "Promised Land," featuring the works of renowned landscape painter and Northern Kentucky University (NKU) Professor of Painting Kevin Muente on Thursday, March 14, from 6-9 pm.
Kevin Muente's paintings capture a timeless essence, presenting characters facing relatable challenges and fostering a deep connection with the audience. The artist's soul-stirring narrative unfolds on the canvas with expressions, gestures, and frozen moments that provoke contemplation. The landscape envelops the figures, adding a unique freshness to the narrative, akin to a cinematic experience.
In Muente's words, "The stories I tell speak to the soul. We may not know who these characters are, but we still connect to their problems and desires. We empathize with them. Their world helps us to examine our world.”
PROMISED LAND runs from March 14 – April 13, 2024
Events include:• Reception: 6-9 pm, Thursday, March 14• Artist Talk: 1-2 pm, Saturday, March 23• Closing reception: 1-4 pm, Saturday, April 13
Discover more about “Promised Land” at http://www.studiokroner.com/kevin-muente.
Czech Club Cabbage Roll Dinner/DanceFriday: April 19, 2024Dinner: 6 – 7:30pmEd Klimczak Music: 7:30-10pm American Czechoslovakian Club922 Valley Street, Dayton OH$16 Members, $17 non-MembersDance Only - $8.00(Children under 12 years Half Price)Includes: Cabbage rolls /Mashed Potatoes/Vegetable/Salad Desserts/Coffee/Beer/Wine & SodaReservations Required by Wed. Apr 17Mary Chidester 937-287-4275reservations@accdayton.comwww.accdayton.com
Join us for a fascinating evening of messages from your loved ones in Spirit with two of Cincinnati's top psychic mediums, Victor Paruta and Chad Seibert. This entertaining and powerful show will be followed by a meet and greet in the theater lobby.
Victor Paruta was named “Best Psychic” by Cincinnati Magazine for his “mysteriously accurate and compelling readings.” He was featured nationally on ABC's The View and The List as an expert on ghosts and hauntings, and on two episodes of Beyond Belief with George Noory (Season 2, Episodes 14 and 17) currently streaming on Gaia TV on Amazon Prime. Victor is the founder of Cincinnati’s Victory of Light Expo, one of the largest body, mind and spirit events in the country. He has appeared on all of Cincinnati’s major TV and Radio stations and was recently featured in the Tampa Bay Times.
Chad Seibert developed his mediumship by studying with some of the world's top mediums, including at England's famous Arthur Findlay College. He is a certified medium with the USCL Church and has taught at Western New York's Lily Dale Spiritualist Assembly. He currently teaches mediumship at Inner Compass in Cincinnati. Chad is also a published author.
This hilarious world premiere comedy sees a family upside-down as they do everything but tell the truth to get what they need.
Families, are we right? Steph has typical mid-life woes on her plate: a precocious daughter about to graduate high school and an absentee father who just moved in, who may or may not be faking dementia—oh, and did we mention she has a little bit of cancer? Steph has ulterior motives for letting in her dad and a grand scheme to pull it off. When the family gathers for a birthday party with a hidden agenda, they’re forced to confront the truths they’ve been too afraid to acknowledge. The 2022 winner of the Jackie Demaline playwriting competition, this world premiere comedy hilariously reflects on how families aren’t always well matched.
Performance times vary by date. Visit our website for a full list of performances.