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Located in scenic Eden Park, the Cincinnati Art Museum features a diverse, encyclopedic art collection of more than 73,000 works spanning 6,000 years. In addition to displaying its own broad collection, the museum also hosts several national and international traveling exhibitions each year.
Visitors can enjoy the exhibitions or participate in the museum’s wide range of art-related programs, activities and special events. General admission is always free for all. Museum members receive additional benefits.
I always have a wonderful time visiting this incredible museum! Take your next art adventure here! There is art to discover on the inside and outside of the museum!
Use code JOIN15 during check out online, visit the visitor services desk, or call Membership at 513-639-2966.
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October 25, 2024–February 9, 2025
Vance Waddell and Mayerson Galleries (Galleries 124 and 125)
Free Admission
Friends of Prints
Press Release
George Bellows (1882–1925) was a painter, illustrator, and printmaker. The exhibition will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the artist’s passing and feature 55 lithographs and drawings gifted and lent by Dr. James and Mrs. Lois Sanitato.
Bellows chose to leave his native Columbus, Ohio, and moved to New York in 1904 to become a professional artist. He enrolled in the New York School of Art where he became a student of Robert Henri (1865–1929). Henri encouraged his students to move beyond European traditions, to open their eyes to contemporary life and the transformation of the New York urban environment.
By the age of 26 Bellows had garnered critical acclaim, becoming the youngest elected member to the National Academy. During his 20-year career, his paintings captured the spirit and character of life in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Financially successful, in 1916, he set up set up a lithograph press in his studio at a time when the medium was associated with ephemeral commercial art and collectors’ favored etchings.
Over the next nine years Bellows executed more than 190 prints, almost single-handedly elevating lithography to a fine art in the United States. The inherent flexibility of the process, its potential for drawing in vigorous strokes, and its richness of tone were well suited to his expressive yet journalistic style. The subjects that fascinated him range from intimate studies of his family and friends to snap shots of American life, the atrocities of World War I, and what first caught the public’s attention: boxing. All were new and undeniably American subjects. Today, Bellows is known for his paintings, yet his accomplishments in lithography stand on equal footing.
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This exhibition has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of Ohio Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities. Support provided by the IFPDA Foundation.
Discovering Ansel Adams
September 27, 2024–January 19, 2025
The Thomas R. Schiff Gallery (Gallery 234 & 235)
Ticketed. Free for Members. Save $2 when purchasing tickets online.
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. and during Art After Dark on September 27 and October 25 from 5–9 p.m. FotoFocus passport holders have free entry from September 27–October 31.
Premiering at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Discovering Ansel Adams provides an unprecedented exploration of the early career of Ansel Adams (1902–1984), demonstrating how, between 1916 and the 1940s, Adams developed from a 14-year-old tourist with a camera into America’s most celebrated photographer. Drawn from the definitive Adams collection at the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, the exhibition brings together approximately 80 virtuosic photographs with unique ephemera including the artist’s handwritten correspondence, snapshots, personal possessions, and photographic working materials. Featured works range from small, one-of-a-kind photographs from Adams’s teenage years to jaw-dropping mural-sized prints of his most iconic mature views. Join the artist on his journey from teenage musician to young mountaineer, as he makes his first pictures at Yosemite, experiences the American Southwest, learns how to communicate with a broad national audience, and undertakes an epic quest to photograph America’s national parks. Along the way, discover how Ansel Adams became Ansel Adams.
Founded in 1975 by the President of University of Arizona and Ansel Adams, the Center for Creative Photography is one of the world’s finest institutions for the study of the history of photography, and a singularly important archive for Ansel Adams studies. Discovering Ansel Adams presents a rare opportunity to encounter the CCP’s Ansel Adams collection outside of Arizona.
🎉 Mark the calendar for Saturday, November 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the return of CAM Kids Day—it's FREE!
Dive into the exciting world of landscape photography with the whole family at the art museum! Enjoy a day filled with creativity, interactive drop-in experiences, and registered activities. Plus, explore the exhibition Discovering Ansel Adams for free!
This month's theme is Prints, Drawings, and People. Check the website for detailed schedules and registration info. Don’t miss out on this fun-filled day! 🌟📸
The blood drive, in partnership with CAM, Taft Museum of Art, and Contemporary Arts Center, will be held on Thursday, November 7, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Cincinnati Art Museum Marek Family Commons on the ground floor.
Donors receive special ticket offerings and other gifts from drive sponsors and a Cincinnati Cyclones hoodie!
Appointments are encouraged. Visit https://bit.ly/3BSCWyF to schedule a donation.
If you need accessibility accommodations, please contact us in advance at access@cincyart.org
Join us as we continue the tradition of our seasonal gift market in the museum’s main lobby on the first floor. We bring together local artists and artisans in one convenient shopping experience.
In addition, our Gift Shop is stocked with unique art-inspired gifts for everyone on your list. Shoppers will enjoy 10% off shop purchases, and members receive 20% off! Complimentary gift wrap is included. Some exclusions apply.
If you need accessibility accommodations, please contact us in advance at access@cincyart.org
🎨✨ Get ready for an exciting adventure at the Cincinnati Art Museum’s Games in the Galleries program on Saturday, November 16, from 2-3 PM! This ticketed event invites multigenerational families—ages 8 to 88—to embark on a fun-filled gallery walk, featuring art-based games that transform the museum experience.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to create memories together! 🎉
To register;
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