Apr 30 Tuesday
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.
Creative Asian Society will have its annual exhibition to celebrate AAPI month at the Elevar Design Group gallery in downtown Cincinnati. The exhibition is titled Dragon, Etc., The eleven artists in the exhibition each interpret the images and concept of dragons differently.
On Friday May 3rd, from 6pm to 9:30pm, there will performances and demonstrations by the artists as well as refreshments and hors d'oeuvres.
The art will be available for viewing on Saturdays from 1pm to 5pm, starting May 4th and continuing to May 25th. The art is also available for viewing during Elevar’s normal business hours, 9am-4pm, from April 22nd to May 31st.
More details about the artists and the exhibit can be found at https://www.casohio.org.
Elevar Design Group gallery is just on the west side of the I75 at 555 Carr St., just off the Ohio River. It’s 1.9 miles (6 minutes) from Fountain Square.
INTRO INTO STREAMING Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 2:00—3:00pm FREE. For Adults and Seniors. Registration Recommended.
Join us for tips, tricks, and a general overview on how to stream movies and television on your devices. Learn how to use information on free streaming services that you can use with your library card!
LOCATION: Sharonville Branch Library, 10980 Thornview Drive, Cincinnati, OH 452451. Call 513-369-6049.
Sharonville Branch Library is located adjacent to the Sharonville Community & Rec Center and directly across the street from Gower Park on Thornview Drive between Creek and Plainfield Roads.
Learn the basics of the most romantic of the Romance languages! This in-person course will offer a foundation of French pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar designed to make sense to American beginners. We will incorporate practice from the prior class in each session for retention and understanding while learning a new area of the language. Students will become acquainted with contemporary French culture and geography and develop basic conversational skills useful for travel and everyday situations, in an informal, encouraging atmosphere in a spacious classroom. Please purchase the book before the start of class.
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.
Singo is a jam session meets a sing-a-long meets name that tune meets bingo.Plenty of great prizes to win and guaranteed good time! 🎶🎤🎸Every Tuesday from 7pm-9pm!
May 01 Wednesday
Charles E. Boyk Law Offices are proud to offer our 16th annual Bikes for Kids Giveaway. To promote bicycle safety and recognize deserving children in the community, we are giving away 10 bikes to local children for the summer! To learn more and make a nomination visit our Bikes for Kids Giveaway page.
More details about the artists and the exhibit can be found at https://www.casohio.org .