Arts

Tough economic times hit Contemporary Arts Center

Ann Thompson — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:42:48 +0000

Facing a deficit, the Contemporary Arts Center is taking steps to get back in the black. Initiatives include a reduction in personnel (4 people or 16% of employees), a reorganization of staff in key areas, a 20% reduction in the director’s salary, increasing contributed and earned revenue, and reducing the draw on the museum’s investments.

"Shipwrecked! An Entertainment"

Rick Pender — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:32:25 +0000

The final production in the Playhouse in the Park season is the rough and ready, but family friendly, Shipwrecked! An Entertainment by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies. Anna Goller, the props master at the Playhouse, joins our Rick Pender to discuss the challenges of bringing this Thompson Shelterhouse presentation to life.

Rookwood Pottery fireplace on display at the Contemporary Arts Center

Jane Durrell — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:32:10 +0000

The Rookwood Pottery Co. will be part of the Contemporary Arts Center’s “The Living Room” exhibit when they provide an intricately designed fireplace using Rookwood tiles, going on display Saturday, May 18. Two of the ceramic artists behind this installation, both professors at UC’s DAAP, are Katie Parker and Guy Michael Davis, and they are with Jane Durrell to discuss this unique display.

Daguerreotypes, local and national, on display at the Taft Museum of Art

Mark Perzel — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:31:20 +0000

In the Taft Museum of Art’s current side-by-side exhibits, visitors will discover the long and rich history of the photographic arts in Cincinnati, dating back to the mid-1800’s and the introduction of daguerreotypes, as well as see an amazing collection of rare and historical daguerreotypes. Mark Perzel welcomes in Assistant Curator Tamara Muente to talk about the impact the daguerreotype made, why Cincinnati become such a hub for the art form, and what visitors can expect to see in the exhibits Local Exposures: Cincinnati Daguerreotypes and Photographic Wonders: American Daguerreotypes from The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Writer-in-Residence Pauletta Hansel

Lee Hay — Fri, 10 May 2013 05:32:30 +0000

Pauletta Hansel provides a poetry reading for Mother’s Day.