by Cecile Mear, Conservator of Works on Paper

12/9/2024

The Sweetest Thing, Gee Horton, KMAC Contemporary Art Museum, paper conservation, Black on Both Sides, CAMConservation

In November I travelled to Louisville, Kentucky, to help install two drawings by Cincinnati-based artist Gee Horton at KMAC Contemporary Art Museum.

by Julie Aronson, PhD, Curator of American Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings

8/7/2024

John C. Lutz, Curatorial Blog, Works Progress Administration, WPA, Great Depression, Black Sunday

The Cincinnati Art Museum recently acquired the painting Black Sunday of 1937 by John C. Lutz, the only Black artist in Cincinnati (and one of four in Ohio) hired on the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the government program that provided employment during the Great Depression.

by Cincinnati Art Museum

12/14/2023

Renovations, Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds, Beyond Bollywood, Georgia O’Keeffe, The Two Sisters, Roberto Lugo, ArtsWave, Creating Connections, Jain Shrine, Art Bridges, Charles White, Black & Brown Faces, Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass, Year in Review

Join us as we look back on our noteworthy milestones and accomplishments of the past year.

by Geoff Edwards, Archivist / Records Manager, Mary R. Schiff Library & Archives

2/9/2023

Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives, artist files, Thom Shaw, Cincinnati artists, Black History Month, Black artists

In honor of Black History Month, the library is currently displaying the artist file of Thom Shaw (1947–2010), one of Cincinnati’s best known and most admired contemporary artists.

by Cincinnati Art Museum

2/6/2023

Black History Month, Google Arts & Culture, Yesterday, today and tomorrow, Homage: What was, Is, To Come

February is Black History Month, and we’re celebrating by sharing stories of contemporary Black artists through Google Arts & Culture’s Black History and Culture hub.

by Cincinnati Art Museum

1/30/2023

Black History Month, CAM collection

Join the Cincinnati Art Museum during this time of celebration by exploring works by Black artists in the museum’s collection.

by Countess V. Winfrey, Black Futures Series guest blog part 2 of 2

4/22/2022

Black Futures Series, Countess V. Winfrey, Dance, Homage, site specific

Countess V. Winfrey shares insight into her process creating site-specific dance work for the Cincinnati Art Museum, Homage: What was, Is, To Come.

by Countess V. Winfrey, Black Futures Series guest blog part 1 of 2

3/30/2022

Black Futures Series, Countess V. Winfrey, Dance, Homage, site specific, video

Countess V. Winfrey shares insight into her process creating site-specific dance work for the Cincinnati Art Museum, Homage: What was, Is, To Come.

by Cincinnati Art Museum

1/28/2022

Black History Month, permanent collection

Join the Cincinnati Art Museum during this time of celebration by exploring works by Black artists in the museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions.

by Cincinnati Art Museum

2/5/2021

Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal…, Hank Willis Thomas, Robert S. Duncanson, “Something Over Something Else”: Romare Bearden’s Profile Series, Romare Bearden, Black & Brown Faces

Join the Cincinnati Art Museum in celebrating Black History Month by learning more about Black artists in the permanent collection, the contemporary landscape, and the Cincinnati community.

by Alexis Horst, Library Assistant

2/13/2020

Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives, Black History Month

This month in the library display case, we have an example of one of our local artist files.

by Kaitlyn Sharo, Marketing & Communications Manager

12/18/2019

Year in Review, front ramp, Nancy Rexroth, Beyond Black Rock, Art Climb, Art in Bloom, Special Exhibitions, No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, Best of Cincinnati

From a new attendance record to Burning Man interactive installations to a new fully accessible front entrance, what an incredible year it’s been for the Cincinnati Art Museum!

by Joanna Kerman

11/21/2017

Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Art After Dark, Autism Family Exploration, Benesse Lecture

Take a break from the turkey and head to the Cincinnati Art Museum for timeless art, family-friendly programs, holiday shopping and more!