May 05 Sunday
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.
The Jubilant Singers, a community chorus under the direction of Dan Krueger, will perform Voices of the Greats, featuring a varied and beloved collection of songs by legendary artists from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Our public performance is on Sunday, May 5th, at 2:00 PM at the Village of Batavia Municipal Building (Armory), 65 North Second St in Batavia OH. The concert is free with donations accepted.
The Jubilant Singers, a community chorus under the direction of Dan Krueger, will perform Voices of the Greats, a varied and beloved collection of songs by legendary artists from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Our public performance is on Sunday, May 5th, at 5 PM at All Saints Lutheran Church in Cincinnati OH. The concert is free with donations accepted.
Our weekly comedy open-mic. Always free, always hilarious! This week, comedian WILL MCKENZIE closes out the show!
Ten comedians take the stage to work out new and old material in front of a live audience! The show is hosted this week by ALLISON STAPP, with closer WILL MCKENZIE!
May 06 Monday
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 .