Cincinnati Events

Whitfield Lovell: Passages
March 1–May 26, 2024
Western & Southern Galleries (Galleries 232 and 233)
Ticketed. Free for Members.
Adult tickets: $12 in-person, $10 online
Seniors, college students and children 6–17 years: $8 in person, $6 online
Children 5 years & under: free

See the exhibition for free on Thursday nights from 5–8 p.m.; Tuesdays throughout April; and during Art After Dark on April 26 from 5–9 p.m.

Whitfield Lovell: Passages urges viewers to contemplate the ordinary lives and extraordinary journeys of the African American experience, while raising universal questions about identity, memory, and America’s collective heritage. More than 80 evocative multisensory installations, conté crayon drawings, and assemblages comprise this most comprehensive exhibition of the artist’s work to date.

Born in the Bronx, Lovell, a 2007 MacArthur Fellowship recipient, creates exquisite drawings, finding inspiration in photographs of unidentified African Americans taken between the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil Rights Movement. He creates assemblages by pairing his drawings—on paper or salvaged wood boards—with found objects, many weathered by the passage of time. Some of Lovell’s assemblages appear in his larger installations, while others he presents as symbolic and enigmatic stand-alone tableaux. Works from his acclaimed Kin series evolve into his more recent productions, The Reds and Card Pieces.

Two of Lovell’s experiential installations, Deep River and Visitation: The Richmond Project, are brought together here for the first time. The monumental Deep River (2013) combines video projections, sound, drawings, and everyday objects. Documenting the perilous journey freedom seekers took by crossing the Tennessee River during the Civil War, Deep River addresses the struggle for freedom and its inherent themes of abandonment, death, life, and hope. At the same time, it invites viewers to consider the larger human quest for equality and the pursuit of a better life—matters that transcend time and geography. Visitation: The Richmond Project (2001) is a profound homage to the country’s first major Black entrepreneurial community. In this emotive installation, the artist pays tributes to the lives, names, and faces of the people of Jackson Ward in Richmond, Viriginia. Lovell explains, “the installations are about memory and heritage, and the markings that the past has made—and continues to make—on who we are.”

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March 29–May 12, 2024
Vance Waddell and Mayerson Galleries (Galleries 124 and 125)
Free Admission

The Cincinnati Art Museum is excited to host the annual Accessible Expressions Ohio exhibition (March 29–May 12, 2024). This opportunity comes to us as part of our long-term partnership with Art Possible Ohio, a Columbus-based nonprofit that “works with artists of all ages who have disabilities to advocate for accessibility and inclusivity, advance careers in the creative sector, build community, and improve the academic achievement of Ohio’s students through arts integration.”

One of the most accessible and diverse art presentations ever displayed at the museum, Accessible Expressions Ohio is a juried statewide art exhibition by Ohio artists, of all ages, with disabilities. A panel of practicing artists, educators, and arts administrators—who determine standards, originality, and diversity—review all submissions in Youth, Emerging, and Professional categories. This team also decides the artworks that will receive awards.

Accessible Expressions Ohio is a first for the museum. While we have previously worked with community partners to host exhibitions showcasing regional artists, this is the first time the museum has displayed an entire show of works by people with disabilities. A significant step toward the museum’s inclusion and diversity goals, Accessible Expressions Ohio builds on the museum’s standing as a leader in accessibility initiatives by sharing artwork from the disability community. It also reinforces not only the work of the museum’s Accessible Community Advisory Committee but also the work of our internal cross-divisional accessibility team. It has been their long-standing goal and dream to host an exhibition of works by people with disabilities at the museum, and we are so pleased to work with Art Possible Ohio to make that dream a reality.

After premiering at the museum, the exhibition will travel throughout Ohio with stops at the Massillon Museum in Massillon, Ohio (June 22–August 18, 2024), Dublin Arts Council (November 9-December 19, 2024) and several other venues.

For more information, please visit https://artpossibleohio.org/aeo/

You’re invited to this witty rom com complete with rumors, enemies-to-lovers, and saucy gossip. And if Beatrice and Benedick both believe “it’s not me, it’s you,” maybe it is Much Ado About Nothing.

https://cincyshakes.com/on-stage/much-ado-about-nothing

Explore the big blue world with this lively new stage musical based on the beloved Pixar film!

Disney’s Finding Nemo JR. is a 60-minute musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.

Tickets: https://thechildrenstheatre.com/shows/disneys-finding-nemo-jr/

Souvenir cup refills are just $10!

🍹 happy hour deals 🍹
$3 domestic drafts
$4 lemon drops
$7 bier cheese and pretzels and jalapeño chicken dip
$3 off all flatbreads

Free. Some Art in Bloom-related events and programs require tickets.

The Cincinnati Art Museum’s Art in Bloom, a bi-annual celebration of floral artistry, takes place April 26–28. This weekend fundraiser features floral arrangements by some 60 artists, each inspired by a different work of art in the museum’s collections.

Driving the themes and programming of 2024’s Art in Bloom is the work of Natasja Sadi, an Amsterdam-based floral artist who creates arrangements from natural materials and photo-realistic sugar flowers, all inspired by Dutch-masters paintings.

The weekend promises to be filled with delightful educational programs and activities designed to engage a variety of audiences, ages, and interests. Check out cincinnatiartmuseum.org/artinbloom for more information and individual event tickets.

Various classes are offered by our St. Elizabeth Sports Performance staff! From getting back into things post-injury to building your strength, conditioning, speed, and agility for ANY sport.

Swing by the Square to catch the first of our Friday Night Fountain Bar Concerts from 5-8p! Every Friday in April, you can catch a new singer/songwriter taking the mic. This week's performer is Daniel Chimusoro!

Be sure to grab a drink up at the bar and take advantage of our March Madness specials, as well as Happy Hour specials from 4-6p!

Free admission. Reservations not required.

Immerse yourself in a blossoming paradise as we celebrate the return of Art in Bloom! Enjoy music from DJ Arie, performances from the dance collective Pones, cash bars, food for purchase from J’s Fish Tacos & the Terrace Café, a flower bar and photobooth provided by Framester. #ArtAfterDarkCincy

This month’s Art After Dark celebrates the biennial event Art in Bloom, featuring artistic floral interpretations of the museum’s collection. Nearly 60 arrangements from floral artists will be displayed throughout the museum’s galleries.

Parking is limited. Please arrive early or consider using a rideshare service. If museum parking lots are full, consider offsite parking in Eden Park and throughout Mount Adams.

Art After Dark is sponsored by Medpace and PNC.