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A Fitting & Fond Farewell Weird & Wonderful Summer Exhibitions Time Saved vs. Time Served
POV Art Trail-blazer As CAC Curator, Steven Matijcio’s flair for artistic curation eventually leapt off the gallery walls and onto his shoulders - literally. Through increasingly imaginative iterations of sartorial expression, his indelible glee at exploring and sharing the wild world of art took its physical form in carefully selected jackets that best expressed the spirit of each captivating exhibition under his curation. Here we see his fellow art soldiers, the CAC staff, donning some choice highlights from the past five years.
The Canyon: 1999-2017 Swoon, 2018
Art Off the Walls, CAC 2018 Art Gala
On a chilly January day in 2013, when I first approached Zaha’s enigmatic container for contemporary art, it appeared imposing and unyielding – a weighty, if curious, adjudicator enjoining me to state my case, present a vision and propose an alliance. As I parted the panes of the glass curtain and pivoted around the lobby, attempting to gain bearings I’m not sure anyone ever fully attains in this seductively disorienting space, the urban carpet beckoned me to advance. And it was here, nearing that sweeping curve and all its gathering ambition, looking skyward through a skewed abacus of windows, floors and staircases angled to and fro, that I peered into the inner workings of this armored giant. Within these crisscrossing bones and veins move the people that animate this place; the motley, inquisitive and often bemused visitors, staff, artists, security, donors, students, directors, professors – and a thousand others – circulating as the lifeblood via steps that are always, fittingly, a bit too long and a bit too short to ever be the norm.
Open Archive FotoFocus Biennial 2018
CAC Farewell Party
Archive as Action Calcagno Cullen, Amanda Curreri and Lindsey Whittle 2019
This is where a stacked tower of concrete, glass and steel becomes a porous, idiosyncratic, fundamentally human entity that simultaneously affords and demands. I never met Zaha in person, but I felt I had a daily dialogue with her via this quizzical structure and all the many colleagues, communities, histories and possibilities it congregated. It is the storied house where I met you, Cincinnati; where we contemplated questions of art, life and culture together; where we imagined often, laughed sometimes and quarreled occasionally; where I became part of a history and a family; and where I will never completely exit. Words are the vehicle with which I make my craft. Whether written, spoken or thought, they are the pigments with which I paint, the clay with which I sculpt, the camera with which I face and frame the world. Cincinnati, I truly loved sharing them with you, mulling their implications via our many spirited dialogues and debates, lofting them towards artworks in aspirational pursuit of meaning. They collect and amass a hundred stories high but never will there be enough to fully express my gratitude to what this place and its populace meant for me—and propelled me to imagine.
let’s start this day again Ugo Rondinone, 2017
This POV could never be a highlight reel, a pantheon of names, nor an inevitably limiting selection of favorites because every moment I lived through the lens of the CAC contributes to a constellation I will savor. Through it all, the obstacles always yielded to more effusive opportunities, and both my heart and mind survived the injuries to chase the unlikely. I had the enviable platform to plant a few seeds here, and we collectively nurtured them into being; thank you then, now and always for joining this enterprise and affording me the privilege of sharing exhibitions, projects and interludes with you. None of them were too small to forget nor too large to overshadow; each one a glittering portal to another place. This is not an end nor a farewell but, rather, the beginning of another course. Zaha’s building provided the structure to what was already there; a glorious, unwieldy intersection of people, objects and paths that overlap for a moment, and then proceed to find another life, and another after that, endlessly.
Myopia Mark Mothersbaugh, 2015
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Chasing the Whale and Other Endless Pursuits Matt Kish & Robert Del Tredici 2016
To See Beyond Firelei Baez A Circus of One Alison Crocetta, 2018
A Shout Within A Storm Glenn Kaino, 2018
WHEN SPECIES MEET by Steven Matijcio
PERFORMANCE EXHIBITIONS PERFORMANCE EXHIBITIONS
The exhibition Creatures: When Species Meet confronts the increasingly sensitive topic of animal rights in today’s society, which makes the venture provocative, unwieldy, treacherous and, for all those reasons, necessary. Humankind has long positioned itself at the top of the proverbial food chain, establishing dominion over the animal and insect kingdoms by systematically diminishing the agency of our peer species. Art history has been especially culpable in this regard, circumscribing animals to anthropomorphic assignment in the service of man rather than as subjects unto themselves. This has been as true of images made in the ancient empires of Egypt, Greece and Persia, as well as work produced throughout the modern era – animals and insects marginalized into the tragically crowded category of the “other.” Moreover, animals featured in artwork of the last few decades have often produced animos-
During the run of the Creatures exhibition, CAC is partnering with SPCA Cincinnati. Cat adoptions will take place in conjuction with the installation work created by artist Brian Jungen. Visit cincycac.org/SPCA for current times and information.
ity and controversy as artists push the parameters of decency, exploiting and sometimes injuring their subjects to amplify a chosen issue. The 2017 exhibition Art and China After 1989: Theater of the World at the Guggenheim Museum, which included a trio of especially challenging pieces featuring animals, was the site of public protests, media uproar and the ultimate removal of the offending artworks. Creatures: When Species Meet is designed as corrective to this troubling course, expanding the presiding discourse by highlighting projects where animals and insects are enlisted as collaborators, foils and actors. And while the debate will remain as to just how much capacity said animals have to direct the life of such endeavors, by assembling an advisory group of local animal rights organizations and vetting the selections with community members and staff, the CAC has convened a considered space where species will gather, negotiate and realign.
SPCA Cincinnati is an animal shelter and humane society that continually strives to strengthen the human-animal bond and improve the welfare of animals by fostering the humane care and treatment of all animals. Through humane education and animal protection, we improve the quality of life in our community. For more information about SPCA Cincinnati, visit their web site at spcacincinnati.org or call (513) 541-6100. Since its founding in 1873, SPCA Cincinnati has saved countless animals as the voice for those who cannot speak for themselves. Just last year alone, more than 7,000 animals were placed in adoptable homes and nearly 1,000 were reunited with their owners. Thousands of animals are entrusted to us. Food, shelter, and medical care is essential. We take pride in our roles as animal advocates. That pride is a partnership with individuals, companies, and organizations throughout Cincinnati all of them animal champions!
CREATURES: When Species Meet
MAY 10–AUG 18, 2019 Curated by Steven Matijcio
Western culture has long considered the many living creatures outside man as the subjects of dominion. In this historically almost exclusively one-sided arena we have regarded animals and insects as avatars, metaphors, foils and the fodder for food, clothing and shelter—but rarely as peers. There has, however, been a pronounced push back against this hierarchy as the voice for animal rights has grown increasingly prominent in recent decades, amplifying the agency, intelligence and emotions of lives we habitually regard as secondary. Accordingly, there have been numerous artworks and exhibitions that position the animal kingdom as subjects but considerably fewer that enlist these same creatures as collaborators. This exhibition brings together an international gathering of artists that enlist this untamed “other” as both partners and radicals in the production of art. Artists: Agnieszka Kurant / Björn Braun / Carla Bengtson / Brian House / Brian Jungen / Corinna Schnitt / Doug Aitken / Duke Riley / Francis Alÿs / Hilary Berseth / Jeff Whetstone / Joseph Beuys / Julius von Bismarck & Julian Charrière / Komar and Melamid / Marina Abramovic / Max Hooper Schneider / Miguel Angel Ríos / Miguel Calderón / Nina Katchadourian / Pilar Albarracín / Rivane Neuenschwander and Cao Guimarães / Shimabuku / Tomás Saraceno / William Wegman / Yukinori Yanagi Generously supported by Formica Corporation, David and Gale Beckett, ArtsWave, Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee
Top: Joseph Beuys, I Like America And America Likes Me. One week’s performance on the occasion of the opening of the René Block Gallery, New York May 1974, film by Helmut Wietz 16mm / black-white / 37 min. Production/Copyright 1981 by Galerie René Block and Helmut Wietz. Middle: Corinna Schnitt, Once Upon A Time, 2005, Single-channel video (colour, sound), 25 minutes. Courtesy of Philipp von Rosen Galerie and the artist. Bottom: Nina Katchadourian, Self-Portrait as Ernest Shackleton, 2002, C-print. Courtesy of the artist and Catharine Clark Gallery.
EXHIBITIONS EXHIBITIONS
SAYA WOOLFALK A Cabinet of Anticipation JUL 12–OCT 27, 2019
Co-Curated by Steven Matijcio and Valentine Umansky Born in Gifu City, Japan to a mixed race family marrying Asian and African American heritage, Saya Woolfalk lives, works and performs the provocative concept of cultural hybridity. Her transnational background informs colorful, multi-disciplinary work that explores the future of racial and cultural cross-pollination. Marrying tribal and totemic iconography with technicolor surrealism, science fiction and fantasy, Woolfalk imagines a fictional race of women able to alter their genetic make-up and merge with the natural world. Her mythical society of “Empathics” and “Chimabots” thereby ponders the possibilities for future mutations in a psychedelic, post-human arena. Via a constellation of sculptures, paintings, textiles, works on paper, photographs, collages and video, Woolfalk crafts a vivid parallel world and posits a more fluid, yet plausible, 2.0 version of humanity. Generously supported by U.S. Bank Private Wealth Group, Linda and George Kurz Jr., Dianne Dunkelman, Sue Friedlander
Saya Woolfalk, ChimaCloud: Venus, 2017. Copyright Saya Woolfalk, courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artwork + Projects, New York
PAMELA PHATSIMO SUNSTRUM All my seven faces
JUL 12–OCT 27, 2019 Curated by Valentine Umansky
If someone was looking for extant portals to parallel universes, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s paintings and works on paper would surely be one. While rich in colors and exquisitely appealing to the senses, her vivid tableaux deviate from the passivity and escapism her mediums could elicit and, instead, conjure alternate realities for the viewer. Her work sits within the larger web of African futurists who similarly hone in on postcolonialism, neocolonialism and transcultural identities; however, the works’ specificity lies in the artist’s unique understanding of the radical role played by imagination. Through an alter ego whom she calls Asme (as me), and by way of distinct painting techniques that allow for traces of drawing to remain visible under the layers of paint, Sunstrum renders visible the resolute otherness and newness that the present encompasses, turning imagination into both a creative and revolutionary practice. Generously supported by Linda and Chip Miller, Rosemary and Mark Schlachter, Emersion Design & Jim Cheng, MOMO Gallery, Tiwani Contemporary
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, Wallflower, 2018. Courtesy of Tiwani Contemporary
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Meet the new Artist-in-Residence… Stephanie Cuyubamba Kong is the CAC’s latest Artist-in-Residence! She’ll collaborate with visitors on Wednesday and Friday evenings from March into May. In her practice, Stephanie enters the in-between spaces of identity: sometimes confusing and contradictory, but always celebrated. Utilizing portraiture, performance, meals and snacks, she aims to bring forth new ideas on how we construct cultures—and explore what happens as we blur the lines of identity in everyday objects and scenarios. She believes in illuminating marginalized histories and having intersectional conversations about education, art and culture. In 2015, as a senior at SCPA, she was accepted into our C-YA Teen Council program. This year-long experience welcomes students to create and discuss contemporary art with local artists. We are thrilled to welcome her back, this time as our new Artist-in-Residence!
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The C-YA Teen Council was one of my first experiences with leadership and organizing within the arts. It was a place that I could build my confidence as an artist and educator, which was especially important at a young age. I’m so happy to be back at the CAC as an Artist-in-Residence because it proves to me the positive impact of youth leadership programs and the role the CAC fulfills as a community partner.
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Coming soon… our Summer Artists-in-Residence Kelsey Linder and Richie Gould will be the CAC’s summer Artists-in-Residence duo. Linder is a painter whose use of archetypes and “femme” objects creates portals that collectively illustrate a Utopia. Gould is an art educator who uses paper media to investigate the stories pervaded throughout history. Together they are complementary opposites who provide a necessary critique of the same society that sired them, from two seemingly polar perspectives. Over the course of their residency they will work to introduce people to new mediums and ways of making and thinking, while attempting to bridge the gap between the layman and fine artist. Censorship and “traditional” values will be challenged in a productive and safe space where difficult topics can begin to unravel. Experimentation, process, history, politics, emotions, vulnerability and metaphysics are all going to be the stars of this artistic duo’s show.
Interested in becoming a C-YA Teen Council Member? Visit our website at cincycac.org/teen to learn more about the program and to fill out an online application.
COME TO CAMP
Experiences with artists and community collaboration have been central to the Contemporary Art Center’s School Outreach Program for over 30 years. This summer we will expand and intensify these experiences with two significant local partners: Cincinnati Public Schools and the University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub. The result of this partnership, the Cincinnati Public Schools Summer Studio Intensive, will provide 50 students entering grades nine to 12 - and exceptional incoming 7th and 8th grade students - a week-long immersive visual arts enrichment at no cost.
Visual arts teachers at select schools will select students based on visual arts ability and classroom leadership, and every student who participates in the program will become Teen Members of the Contemporary Arts Center,a thriving membership level that now has 1,800+ young adult members. This inaugural program will run July 15-19, 2019 at the Contemporary Arts Center and UC’s Ground Floor Makerspace and Microfactory at the 1819 Innovation Hub. Following the opening of Saya Woolfalk’s multidisciplinary exhibition on July 12, the students will be able to explore Woolfalk’s use of various media, color, pattern and themes that explore technology, art history, transnationalism, diaspora, and cultural hybridity. Students will workshop in their chosen media ranging from traditional collage and paint to STEAM-oriented 3D printing and laser cutting—and even fashion design. They will learn to write their own wall text and install their own work, gaining a broad understanding of the exhibition experience throughout the process. CAC and Ground Floor staff, professional teaching artists, and interns who are enrolled in areas such as arts education, fine arts, design and fashion will staff the Summer Studio Intensive and offer invaluable mentoring experiences for CPS students. By offering these experiences to local artists and pre-career students, we will strengthen our community ties and create lasting connections between all involved. An opening reception will be held Friday, July 19 from 5-7 pm, and will be open to all visitors, and the work produced during the Summer Studio Intensive will be on display from July 19-21, 2019 in the Lower Level Lobby.
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SUPPORTING STUDENTS & TEACHERS Over 2400 Pre-K-12 students have attended the CAC in the last six months Over 70 attendees at 3 Educator Workshops 40 free buses offered, with more to come!
ENGAGE YOUR STUDENTS’ CURIOSITY All school tours are free at the CAC Tours can include a free 30-minute, related art-making session Our sixth floor UnMuseum features interactive art for all ages
Schedule now for summer camps, summer session or fall field trips! Visit contemporaryartscenter.org/visit/group-tours or email tours@contemporaryartscenter.org Can’t schedule a field trip? Consider our Performance in the Classroom program Email tours@contemporaryartscenter.org for more information.
We spoke with Tyra Patterson about the upcoming event, Time Saved vs. Time Served, to find out more about what fuels her advocacy and compassion for the plight of incarcerated women. Tyra was incarcerated for 23 years for a crime she did not commit and was released on Christmas Day 2017.
What drew you to this cause? Ohio has the fourth largest population of women incarcerated in the entire country. This impacts everyone in our community, whether you realize it or not. I was released from spending 23 years in prison for crimes that I didn’t commit. I understand the issues and challenges facing women in prison, and the people most impacted have to be a part of the solution. Many people don’t understand how unfair our justice system has been to so many people, whether they are guilty or not. We hope that the stories resonate with the people in attendance, so that they see themselves as advocates to create the reform needed.
How do women’s experiences in the justice system differ than those of men? First, there are only three prisons for women in the entire state of Ohio. That means less programming and less opportunity for women to enrich themselves while incarcerated. Also, there are fewer diversion programs that women can attend in lieu of prison;more and more states are criminalizing women’s responses to gender-based crimes. Women also face tougher penalties for indiscretions while incarcerated. There are some violations that can land you in solitary confinement in a women’s prison, but the same offense could just be a ticket in a men’s prison.
What surprised you about the experiences of women in correctional institutions? The low recidivism (rate at which people re-offend) for women. Another thing is the eagerness that women who are formerly incarcerated have to improve society and give back once they are released. There is a high self-awareness of when “they got off the right track,” and they want to change that for young people who may be facing similar situations.
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TIME SAVED VS. TIME SERVE JUNE 14
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Tell us why you chose the CAC as the partner for this event. The CAC shares our value of accessibility. The fact that people can walk in off the street into a top-notch center for art says a lot about who they are and who they think matters. This partnership was a no-brainer for us. One of the goals of this event is to bring people together who may not necessarily be in the same room, especially, for a common goal. The CAC is held in the highest regards in the arts community. There is added instant credibility given to our event and it helps to spread the word about the good work CAC is doing in communities who may not know.
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We also thought it would be very affirming to the artists to have their work displayed in an amazing center for art.
Can you tell us about the exhibition that will be on display in conjunction with the event on June 14th? The art is created by people currently and formerly incarcerated. For so many people who have been muffled and prejudged for their background, this is a great opportunity to be heard. They can tell audiences what they want them to know about them without judgment or pushback. They get to tell their own stories.
What role do you see art and creativity playing in tackling issues of social justice? Art is also therapy for people who are incarcerated. There isn’t much assistance to get the mental healthcare that many people need while in prison. Women are more likely to enter prison with histories of trauma, abuse and mental health problems. Creating art can be a matter of survival and coping. The arts community has historically been more open-minded and progressive as it relates to who is called an artist and who isn’t. Art levels the playing field for so many people. There is no greater way to humanize someone and build on common experiences than art. Once the issue is humanized, curiosity to dig deeper follows. Once people are seen, we are more apt to stop “othering” them and begin to find commonalities.
Learn more about this event and the accompanying exhibition at cincycac.org/timesaved
SHIFTING ROLES
Carlos García León first worked with the CAC as an intern across both the Curatorial and Education departments. Much of his work was in support and research for the Performance program. We spoke with him about his new role as a Project Coordinator for our inaugural performing arts festival, This Time Tomorrow.
What motivated you to volunteer to help organize a performance like All the Sex I’ve Ever Had? Not sure I’d use the word volunteer, but I would say that it is definitely on-brand for me to help put up a show like this. I read this book titled The Ethical Slut, which discusses a lot about polyamory and being ethical when it comes to relationships and sexual practices/ communications. I felt that this show did a lot of that. It also serves as a platform to destigmatize the discussion around and about sex, and normalize the idea that sex can have many iterations and in many cultures.
How has this role differed from your work as an intern? My time as an intern with the CAC was eye-opening. I had never worked in a museum setting before, and going into a contemporary museum was something unlike any other experience. I loved being a part of the CAC team, especially, because even as an intern I was treated as an equal from the get-go. Obligatory cast selfie with Carlos and the cast of All the Sex I’ve Ever Had (Cincinnati Edition)
My work as an intern was more general work for the festival and helping the foundation of it, while my work as
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As of January, Cinema at the Center is a monthly program showing films that are chosen to complement the CAC’s exhibitions and expand the discussions that contemporary art can elicit. The arrival of Valentine Umansky, Curator of Lens-Based Arts, and the success of several pilot films made this exciting transition possible. . Our next five screenings will be grouped into two series. The first, shown in May and June, is devoted to collaborations between animals and artists, allowing viewers to reflect on the notion of agency in art. It will bring Steven Matijcio, former CAC curator and curator for the Creatures exhibition, back to Cincinnati for a presentation of short films. The second series encourages us to consider hybridity and shamanism. The films in July, August and September accompany the exhibitions of Saya Woolfalk and Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, artists who both evoke conversations about utopianism through their work. Viewers of all ages are welcome to attend at no cost.
cincycac.org/cinema PROGRAMS UNMUSEUM
a local coordinator is specific to All the Sex. However, it became very stressful and hard at first because I had to do three months’ worth of time in about a month. The work here has still been fun and it’s just begun, too, so it can only get better from here—and I am hella excited for that.
about sex from a demographic that we’re not accustomed to hear. Not to mention that our nation’s culture about sex is still taboo-like, and I love the fact that this is battling that. I do hope that this appeals to those that have started to be more open about sex and to those that will finally begin that journey.
What has been unique or surprising about working with a group like Mammalian Diving Reflex?
You’ve traveled the globe quite a bit. What is one of your favorite places you’ve visited and why?
At this point, I haven’t actually met them in person but I have truly enjoyed their organization and ability to communicate so well, even when we are countries away from one another. They are really open to ideas and are willing to experiment, but also fail and learn from those mistakes really quickly. It is admiring and inspiring working with them, and I am looking forward to meeting them and the work we’ll do.
This is a hard question. I’ve enjoyed places where I speak the same language for the ease of mobility, but others are more intriguing because of the fact that I’m experiencing an unknown-to-me culture. Through all my travels I think that my visit to Toronto, Canada might have been my favorite. It’s a bit ironic because Mammalian is based from there.
How do you think the show will be received by a Cincinnati audience? I’m a relatively new Cincinnatian,only been here for a little less than two years. However, from the brief experience I have of the audience at the CAC, and what Cincinnati goes to, I think they are going to love it! Not only do I think that they will have a quick appreciation of the show, but also have something to think about for a long time after they see it. The whole premise of the show is to talk and learn
The place is beautiful, scenic, queer-friendly and has a lot to offer in terms of food and sights. Although, I think I enjoyed it the most because of the people I went with. My best friend and I had a blast exploring Toronto during the winter. He loved the amount of things to do, from axe-throwing to ice skating, and I loved the nightlife, from arcade/game bars to clubs. Part of the appeal is that it is so close to me, unlike European cities, so it’s definitely more affordable, too, which is always nice on a grad student budget. I can’t wait to go back during the spring or summer season and get to experience a different side of Toronto.
THANK YOU! In virtually every case, success comes as a result of collective effort. CAC’s inaugural year of This Time Tomorrow is no different. We’re grateful for each and every person who contributed resources, time, talent and energy to help bring this festival to life in our city. A special thank you goes to the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./US Bank Foundation for their critical support of a big idea with ambitious goals. We’ll see you at the next This Time Tomorrow in April 2020!
CALENDAR SPRING•SUMMER 2019
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WEEKLIES
THURSDAY ART PLAY $ THURS • 10:30–11:30AM A great way to schedule creative play time with your little ones! This program uses yoga and art making activities to excite and educate our youngest visitors. It is designed especially for children ages 2 to 5.
YOUNG ADULT LAB THURS • 4:00-8:00PM Stop by the UnMuseum on the 6th floor for a free drop-in art making program for young adults. Experiment with mixed media materials, make a friend and create something new!
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE WED & FRI • 4:00–8:00PM The CAC has long been a laboratory for artists offering the unique opportunity to explore new techniques within our gallery walls. In this tradition, we’ve invited artists to setup shop in our 6th floor Art Lab. This is your chance, no matter what age, to make art with an artist –at no cost!
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Two great art experiences in one! Join us for a tour of 21C and the CAC on the second Saturday of the month from 1:00-2:00 and the final Friday from 5:00-6:00. Tours meet in the 21C lobby.
WELCOME ARTCLASS: GALLERY ART MAKING May 6 & June 3 • 10–12PM On select Monday’s meet some of Cincinnati’s newest neighbors as they create art together with artist Calcagno Cullen of the Archive as Action exhibition.The artists are part of The Welcome Project, a social enterprise based in Camp Washington that provides job training in fabrication, art skills, and store management and to Cincinnati’srefugees and immigrants.
OFFSITE PERFORMANCE It Can Only Be As Beautiful As We Make It MAY 18 • 7-10PM | Ticketed event - limited space Learn to love your city’s future with artist Calcagno Cullen as she takes us on an outdoor adventure that teaches us to love one another and make things happen with co-presenters Anjali Dutt, Loraine Wible, Skip Cullen, Andrew McKinley, Andy Marko, and others. This event encourages being a better neighbor and is filled with pep talks, future mapping, listening exercises, and free full moon pancakes. Location and directions will be given upon ticket reservation.
GALLERY PERFORMANCE Interior Castles: Music and Movement in 3 Parts MAY 23 • 7PM A collaborative performance that meets in the middle between 2 Cincinnati artists Steve Kemple and Lindsey Whittle involving a new musical composition for 8 unaccompanied voices, hypnotically induced dreams and a custom communal choir robe.
#SPIKOW2 June 13 • 6-9PM On 12/13/14 Lindsey Whittle and Clint Basinger (both artists) had their wedding reception at the CAC titled #spikow. They saw this as a way to curate a museum experience in a night in case they never showed in a museum. That night, they asked many of their friends to give them performances at the wedding as a wedding gift. This event has become legend in their circle and many people they have met since wish they could have attended. Since their marriage is the foundation for much of Whittle’s work, it felt right to revisit the ideas of that night and evolve the performance experience that happened in 2014 now that Whittle ispart of a show in that very same museum.
ART PROM May 3 • 8-10PM | Ages 14-19 Calling all teens. Come show off your dance moves at the CAC’s second annual Art Prom. This FREE student planned event includes food, art making, a photo booth and amazing music; all led by teens!
R Coming in June Fausto is a restaurant focusing on seasonal California cuisine inside the world-renowned Contemporary Arts Center, designed by Zaha Hadid. Carrying the bold namesake and spirit of their grandfather, this new concept is an all-day gathering place bringing unique cuisine and dining experiences to the heart of downtown Cincinnati from the minds of Tony and Austin Ferrari. The restaurant will be encompassed by newly-commissioned artwork from Joe Girandola within the CAC lobby.
“We’re creating a place where everyone is welcome – any hour of the day. Focusing on the same ethos as art, we are ever-changing.” faustocincy
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Individual Sponsors Jeff Ahrnsen Ron Bates and Randy Lasley Gale and David Beckett John and Kerry Benevides Richard L. Betagole Robert Bonder Otto M. Budig Jr. Andrea and James Y. Cheng Joan and Albert B. Cord Katherine Crossen Dianne G. Dunkelman Lawrence E. Eynon M.D. and Donald S. Beck Susan and William A. Friedlander Amy and Brian Gath Lynne Gordon Drew Gores and George Warrington Lia and Bruce Hager Peter Hames David & Debra Hausrath Helen and Brian Heekin Anne and George L. Heldman Martha Hill Carroll John and Samantha Humphries Sandra and Stephen N. Joffe Judith Johnson Marcia Kaplan, MD and Michael Privitera, MD Jo Ann and Kirk Kavanaugh Kathleen M. Kern and Patrick MacVeigh Tanya and Eric Kleindienst George and Linda Kurz Jr. David & Jan Lazarus Paul and Maureen Lechleiter Chuck Lohre and Janet Groeber Jason McCaw Laura Menge John S. and Roberta Michelman Richard I. Michelman and Karen Meyer Lauren and James A. Miller Linda F. and James Miller Duncan M. and Rosalind Moir Chad Munitz and Michelle Lightfoot Elizabeth and Stefan Olson Elizabeth and Kevin D. Ott Peter Quinnan and Mark Boire Marilyn and David Reichert Morgan and Edwin Rigaud Timothy H. and Mary Riordan Jess & Andrew Salzbrun Thomas R. Schiff Kameron Schlachter Rosemary and Mark Schlachter Marilyn Scripps Barbara Sferra and Herbert Robinson Marguerite S. Shaffer and Ben Jacks Seth & Jenna Shaifer Aaron Shield and Reginald Harris John E and Ronnie Shore Yvette Simpson Robin and Murray Sinclaire Jr. Dee and Thomas Stegman Jennifer Stuhlreyer Cenona Taveras and Dr. Eric Beatty Jennifer Verkamp Maureen and Lawrence N. Vignola Alice F. Weston Sonya Whaley Amy Youngblood
11/30/18 through 03/18/19
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CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ron Bates, Chair Rosemary Schlachter, President John Benevides, Treasurer Stewart Turnbull, Secretary Kevin Ott, Vice President Jerry Kathman, At-Large Gale Beckett, At-Large Yvette Simpson, At-Large Jeff Ahrnsen William Baumann Steven F. Bloomfield Michelle Cone James Y. Cheng AIA, LEED AP Lauren Chesley Miller Theo Erasmus Harry J. Finke IV Amy Gath Brian Gibson Amy Goodwin Susan C. Harris, MSW LISW Lia Braaten Hager Mark T. Hayden Stephen N. Joffe Eric Kearney Tanya Kleindienst Kelly Kolar Kim Krause Chuck Lohre
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Cover and left: Miguel Calderón, Los pasos del enemigo, Video transferred to DVD, Image courtesy of the artist and kurimanzutto, Mexico City / New York.