FotoFocus is a nonprofit organization created to celebrate and champion photography as the medium of our time through programming that ignites a dialogue between contemporary lens-based art and the history of photography. Founded in 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio, FotoFocus presents and supports projects that are accessible, enriching, and engaging to a diverse public. Through its signature programs, including the Exhibition, Biennial, Symposium, and Lecture Series, FotoFocus inspires conversations about the world through photography. Through its collaborative history, FotoFocus has presented more than 800 projects and awarded over 600 grants to provide uniquely enriching access to lens-based art, film, and practices inspired by photography.
The opening of the FotoFocus Center marks a milestone in the organization’s 15-year history. The new arts center expands the organizational mission, while reaffirming FotoFocus as a staple of Greater Cincinnati and the larger photographic arts community. The contemporary glass design references the essential light in photography, while elements of the building’s façade pay homage to the architectural history of the Mount Auburn neighborhood and the historic district of Over-The-Rhine.
The organization has brought hundreds of internationally-renowned artists to the Greater Cincinnati region, including Doug Aitken, Tina Barney, Jo Ann Callis, Gregory Crewdson, Thomas Demand, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Mitch Epstein, Roe Ethridge, Larry Fink, Paul Graham, Todd Hido, Barbara Kasten, Michael Kenna, Zoe Leonard, Duane Michaels, Laurel Nakadate, David Benjamin Sherry, Laurie Simmons, Sandy Skoglund, Alec Soth, Doug + Mike Starn, Joyce Tenneson, John Waters, and Roger Ross Williams.
