Our New Gallery is a Dream Come True
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Items from the upcoming Student Power exhibit at the new ArtWorks V² Gallery.
Designs subject to change.
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Dear Friends,
I hope you are able to spend time outdoors enjoying this lovely May. At ArtWorks, we are busy getting settling into our new home in Walnut Hills and making plans to invite you back to our office soon with safety in mind.
One of the things that most excited me about our move to Walnut Hills was when I saw the potential to open a new storefront gallery. I loved when ArtWorks had a gallery at the historic Herzog Studio Building from 2003 – 2009, and this new gallery will be different and unlike any other in the City.
The ArtWorks V² Gallery at 901 E McMillan Avenue is inspired by our amazing apprentice program, where youth learn the tools and techniques of lead artists and create their own individual works of art to exhibit as an intentional group show. As part of the process they meet with local curators, collectors and museum partners to build a strong foundation of learning and they develop artist statements, titles, descriptions of work and pricing. Youth keep 90% proceeds from the sales of their art.
I also love that this gallery will be a place to connect with our neighborhood in new ways and create meaningful art engagement. For each exhibit, artists will host artist talks and art-making activities with visitors and community residents related to their exhibit.
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We can’t wait to welcome you to our upcoming season of gallery openings. The first exhibit, running May 28 - July 31, is Student Power, led by the artist Terence Hammonds. Student Power features the work of 8 emerging Artists, exploring student protest movements and issues that these artists care about to express the role of youth in social change, all on printed materials, including handmade ceramics, prints and more. I have known Terence since we both were in high school. Even though I went to Walnut Hills, I would often hang out in Althea Thompson’s art room after school at SCPA and saw then that Terence was a true prodigy. He has led many ArtWorks projects, and I was thrilled to invite him to be our first artist-in-residence for this inaugural gallery program and exhibit.
The final exhibit for the year will be Cut the Bias, led by the artist collective Batres Gilvin, where youth artists will create painted hammered tin wall hangings, inspired by traditional Mexican folk art materials and techniques, with contemporary messages. This exhibit runs October 29 – December 18, 2021.
Starting the ArtWorks V² Gallery has been a dream of mine, and it was important to me to focus on emerging and youth Artists to create a new arts experience that fills a much needed hole for our visual arts community.
The ArtWorks V² Gallery is made possible through the generosity of V², also known as Vandell Verdona, a collaboration between longtime ArtWorks supporters Sara and Michelle Vance Waddell and Ron Houck and David Nebel. Model Group has also been an important partner both in our gallery and new office renovation at 2460 Gilbert Avenue.
#WeAreWalnutHills
Sincerely,
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Colleen Houston
ArtWorks CEO & Artistic Director
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Join ArtWorks for the next Viva Voce Artist Conversation on Mental Health and Self Care
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Young people playing Hey. Let's Talk in fall of 2018. Photo by Bergette Photograhy. |
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More about the three artists:
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Brent Billingsley has developed his practice by working with youth in hospital settings. He has build programs to support youth who are on extended stays to improve their experience and self-image through the art.
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Kate Tepe is an Artist and designer who has used gameplay through her work. In 2018, Tepe partnered with ArtWorks to design a game that would start conversations about mental health to normalize this conversation among teens and young adults.
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Cartoons by Ben is an Artist attending medical school. He creates Instagram illustrations that depict current mental health issues in an accessible way, creating spaces for people to let it all out.
Viva Voce is a series of creative conversations with Artists and ArtWorks’ Alumni. Today, the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region has a global reputation as an arts destination and is full of talented working creatives. ArtWorks invites you to connect with Artists who are creating groundbreaking works. Hear Artists speak about their artwork and current issues in this series, and we invite you to join the conversation.
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Make Art. Get Paid. We're Hiring! |
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ArtWorks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are strongly committed to building and retaining a diverse staff that creates an inclusive workplace which harnesses each voice to collectively advance ArtWorks’ mission.
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Illustration by Henry Lindeman. |
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ArtWorks is Now In Walnut Hills |
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ArtWorks Office
2460 Gilbert Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45206
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ArtWorks Studio
424 Findlay Street
Cincinnati, OH 45214
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BLINK® 2019 Economic Impact Reached New Heights for Cincinnati Region |
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In October of 2019, Cincinnati’s art and light phenomenon, BLINK®, attracted over 1.2 million attendees resulting in a total combined economic impact of $86.7 million and supported 1,015 jobs earning a total of $28.3 million dollars.
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Meet Edward Slater:
ArtWorks Mural Tour Volunteer
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ArtWorks mural tour volunteer Edward Slater (center) stops in front of Jenny Ustick’s Mr. Dynamite, honoring James Brown at 1437 Main St. Photo by Sandra Okot-Kotber.
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A long-time Over-the-Rhine resident, Slater is one of our many volunteer mural tour docents, who lead small groups throughout downtown, Over-the-Rhine and Pendleton, telling the stories behind these transformational works of art.
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Making the Most of a Second Chance |
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Courtesy of Cincinnati Magazine |
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Newberry explores the lives of the five women depicted in the Time Saved vs. Time Served mural who refuse to let their time spent behind bars define them: Sheila Donaldson Johnson, DeAnna Hoskins, Tyra Patterson, Tracy Brumfield and Belinda Coulter-Harris.
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Your Gift Will Make a Monumental Impact |
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ArtWorks transforms young people by connecting them to creative professional mentors and their city. The program extends beyond the artwork and includes enrichment workshops in resume writing, interviewing, and financial literacy as well as public speaking experience. ArtWorks makes a permanent mark on each Apprentice and they make a permanent mark on our community.
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Cincinnati named 2nd Best City for Street Art |
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Faces of Homelessness © 2017 ArtWorks / ICY AND SOT / 1225 Vine St. / Photo by J. Miles Wolf |
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“Street art is exploding in popularity from coast to coast,” the editors wrote. “Urban art gives you insight into a city’s culture and personality, and these 10 American cities have some of the best collections of public art.”
The editors specifically named ArtWorks in the poll for the organization’s more than 200 permanent outdoor murals. See who came in first.
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Celebrating Francesca Peace's
Ten Years with ArtWorks
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So many of our Youth Apprentices, Teaching Staff, Volunteers, Staff, and event guests have interacted with Francesca over the years.
"Our focus on youth employment, which includes an enrichment program that helps our youth gain incredible skills to become successful adults in the workplace, is amazing," she says.
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Pictured: Jonathan Queen's Cincinnati Toy Heritage Mural.
Photo by Stephanie Park courtesy of Ohio Magazine.
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Here are some recent news articles about ArtWorks, our volunteers, alumni and projects.
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Artist Opportunities Now Online |
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ArtWorks recently transitioned its Artist Opportunities listings from an email to a webpage to provide you with information when you need it. ArtWorks provides a list of artist opportunities for creatives in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. See more on our website.
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