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Thursday September 1, 2022

Jay Hoops: Polaroids Opening Reception and Curator talk with Gary Beeber and Tracy Longley-Cook

Reception Talk

Exhibition Curators Gary Beeber and Tracy Longley-Cook will discuss the life and work of photographer Jay Hoops.

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Exhibition tour and curator presentation with Tracy Longley-Cook

Talk Tour

Exhibition curator Tracy Longley-Cook will provide a gallery tour and discussion about works on display.

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Sunday September 11, 2022

Artist Talk: Jason Sheldon

Talk

Artist discusses their work and the exhibition.

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Thursday September 15, 2022

Gallery Talk: 1,000 Miles Per Hour – Roger Beebe, David Bowen, Lisa Jarrett, Ben Kinsley & Opening Reception

Talk Opening, Reception

Roger Beebe, David Bowen, Lisa Jarret, and Ben Kinsley discuss their works included in the exhibition. This event will be held in the Beeler Gallery prior to the Opening Event.

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Friday September 16, 2022

Artists Talk: Teju Cole

Reception Talk

Teju Cole will give an in-person artist talk at The Contemporary Dayton. Reception to follow.

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Wednesday September 21, 2022

Artist Talk & Reception: An Activist’s Lens: Mark Clennon on Photographing Civil Justice

Reception Talk

Hear from photojournalists who have documented civil rights, social and racial justice in the US over several decades, from the height of the Civil Rights Era to the present day.

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Tuesday September 27, 2022

Common Ground Exhibiting Artists Panel Virtual Talk

Talk

A remote artist talk open to all exhibiting artists and the public to invite discussion related to works on display and wider ideals surrounding contemporary art. A virtual artist talk inviting discussion related to the exhibition and wider ideas of contemporary art.

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Thursday September 29, 2022

Current Film Screening

Film

Current will be screening on a continuious loop in The Carnegie Theatre. The film duration is 42 minutes.

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Artist Talk

Talk

Artist talk with Tim Harrier.

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Opening Reception & Artist Talk

Reception Talk Opening

Opening Reception for ALL FALLS DOWN . Artist Talk with Gregory Buchakjian and William Howes begins at 6pm.

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Opening Reception & Curator Talk

Reception Talk Opening

Opening Reception for Raul Cañibano: Cuba Real . Curaotr Talk with Jens G Rosenkrantz Jr begins at 7pm.

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Critical Connection Reception & Artist Talk with Tom Croce

Reception Talk

Visitors will enjoy a short walkthrough of this outdoor exhibition and listen to photographer Tom Croce talk about his motivation to connect the photographs to nature.

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James Presley Ball: a 19th Century Black Daguerreotypist, Entrepreneur and Activist in Cincinnati

Talk

Hear about the work and life of James Presley Ball in Cincinnati.

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Friday September 30, 2022

Current Film Screening

Film

Current will be screening on a continuious loop in The Carnegie Theatre. The film duration is 42 minutes.

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Beth Chucker Artist Talk

Talk

An Artist Talk by Beth Chucker.

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When the World Ends, I Want to Be in Cincinnati: Opening Reception & Artist Talks with Caroline Bell & Elisa Fay

Reception Talk Opening

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Sunday October 2, 2022

Current Film Screening

Film

Current will be screening on a continuious loop in The Carnegie Theatre. The film duration is 42 minutes.

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Sunday Salon: The Photography of Guennadi and Sasha Maslov

Talk

A conversation about Guennadi and Sasha Maslov’s photography practices and personal influences.

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Robin Bell, Artist Talk

Talk

Robin Bell will give an artist talk to the public about his site-specific installation at the Art Academy of Cincinnati.

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Monday October 3, 2022

Current Film Screening

Film

Current will be screening on a continuious loop in The Carnegie Theatre. The film duration is 42 minutes.

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Current: Artist Talk

Talk

Artist Talk includes discussion with dancers, videographers, and choreographers as well as the production team.

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Tuesday October 4, 2022

Current Film Screening

Film

Current will be screening on a continuious loop in The Carnegie Theatre. The film duration is 42 minutes.

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Panel Discussion: Exploring the Historical Archive: How a Community of Users Can Give Different Perspectives for New Understandings

Talk

Britni Bicknaver (Artist/Educator), James DaMico (Archivist/Curator), Larry Richmond (Mgr. Local History, Genealogy), discuss the impact of our historical visual archives on understanding collective moments.

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Gallery Talk with the Artist

Talk

An informal discussion with the artist moderated by Kyle Inskeep of WLWT (Channel 5) about the concepts and artistic techniques behind the development of his exhibition American+.

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Wednesday October 5, 2022

Current Film Screening

Film

Current will be screening on a continuious loop in The Carnegie Theatre. The film duration is 42 minutes.

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Wildest Dreams Open Reception, Artist Talk, and Photo Walking Tour with i.imagine Photographers

Reception Talk Tour Opening

Join us as we recognize and thank i.imagine photographers, the Cincinnati Zoo, and FotoFocus for their roles in this special collaborative project, followed by a walking tour of Wildest Dreams.

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Curator Talk: Eliza Gregory and Lorena Molina Discuss Photography And Tenderness

Talk

An open discussion with Photography And Tenderness Curators Eliza Gregory and Lorena Molina.

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Thursday October 6, 2022

Current Film Screening

Film

Current will be screening on a continuious loop in The Carnegie Theatre. The film duration is 42 minutes.

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Talk with Maureen France

Talk

The lecture is at 4pm until 5pm at the Meyer's Gallery on the UC Main Campus. Paul Briol documented Cincinnati for several decades and the photographs in the exhibition were selected from the prints in the UC collection. Maureen France, photographer and Professor of Design at UC, will discuss Briol's work in the exhibition space.

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Opening Reception and Artist Talk with Mariquita “Micki” Davis

Reception Talk Opening

Artist talk and opening reception of Mariquita “Micki” Davis’s Pacific Concrete.

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Opening Reception & Artist Talk

Reception Talk Opening

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Patrick Wack and Photographic Censorship Lecture and Discussion

Talk Tour

Meet the artist on a tour of the exhibition with commentary from Patrick Wack regarding how the series was created.

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Landfall Screening & Conversation

Film Reception Talk

Part of a film series, each screening is followed by a conversation between Mary Leonard and filmmakers or film scholars. Conversation followed by a reception.

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Friday October 7, 2022

Current Film Screening

Film

Current will be screening on a continuious loop in The Carnegie Theatre. The film duration is 42 minutes.

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Reception and Artist Talk: Collecting and Receiving

Reception Talk

Artist gallery talk and reception featuring Middle Eastern/Lebanese cuisine.

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Artist Talk: Billy Colbert

Talk

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Saturday October 8, 2022

What’s Left Behind Curator & Artist Talk

Talk

Join members of Local Eyes, a group of five Cincinnati-based photographers, as they discuss the exhibition theme and artwork selection.

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Exhibition Walk and Talk for Tiffany Sutton: A Woman Named Vera

Talk Tour

Meet the artist on a tour of the exhibition with commentary from Tiffany Sutton on her creative process.

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Reception & Artist Talk: Ruth Adams and Deborah Orloff

Reception Talk

Join a reception in which each artist will speak about their body of work in the exhibition.

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Reception & Student Curator(s) Talk

Reception Talk

The Mount students who curated the photographs chosen for this exhibition will give a brief talk about how they went about making their choices of images.

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Artist Talk

Talk

Photographer Matthew Zory will talk about the exhbition Bodies of Sand, Desert Rhythms.

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Reception & Talk: Natural Encounters

Reception Talk

Reception and talk for Natural Encounters will be held on Saturday October 8th, 5pm–9pm. The talk will highlight the travels and conservation efforts of Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen.

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Artist Talk: Logan Hicks

Talk

Artist Logan Hicks will discuss his process and experience documenting the visual and emotional impact of lockdowns on New York City.

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Podcast Interview through Canary, “Diego Leclery: One With Everything”

Talk

Diego Leclery will be present for the week of the opening.
BasketShop will also provide an interview with the artist through its podcast channel, Canary.

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Sunday October 9, 2022

Curator and Artists’ Talk

Talk Tour

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Monday October 10, 2022

Gallery Talk: Meet the curator and artists

Talk

Circum-Verdant’s curator, Emily Versoza, invites artists from the women’s photographic collective PhotograpHERS and other contributors to a conversation about the project.

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Wednesday October 12, 2022

Artist Discussion: Searching for Life: Re-growth & Display – may be virtual

Talk Vitural

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Reception & PhotOH: A Photographer Panel

Reception Talk

Panel of featured photographers: Bruce Checefsky, Amber N. Ford, Lori Nix, Kathleen Gerber, and Bridget Murphy Milligan moderated by independent curator William Messer, co-curator of PhotOH.

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Thursday October 13, 2022

The Homeplace: Photographs From Historic African American Hamlets in Kentucky’s Inner Bluegrass Region

Talk

The lecture talks about The Homeplace: Photographs From Historic African American Hamlets in Kentucky’s Inner Bluegrass Region and discusses the artist’s process and documentary work.

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Artist Talk: Larry Brown and Tina Gutierrez

Talk

Larry Brown and Tina Gutierrez share their creative journey and collaborative process, from the discovery of a particular photographic record to their expansive visual and narrative interpretations of that existential evidence.

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After Maria: The Two Shores Screening & Conversation

Film Reception Talk

Part of a film series, each screening is followed by a conversation between Mary Leonard and filmmakers or film scholars. Conversation followed by a reception.

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Friday October 14, 2022

Artist Talk: Carol Golemboski

Talk

The artist will be working with our students during the day. (demos and crits)
We are hoping to have her artist talk and reception that same night in our gallery/theater.

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American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs Exhibition Tour for Dayton Neighborhood Spotlight Day

Talk Tour Neighborhood Spotlight Day

Dayton Art Institute will lead a tour of the American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs for the Dayton Neighborhood Spotlight Day.

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How Do You Want to be Seen? and From a Distance Opening Reception & Artist Talk with Darren Lee Miller

Reception Talk Opening

Open reception for How Do You Want to be Seen? and From a Distance will include refreshments and a gallery talk by Darren Lee Miller.

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Panel Discussion, Barbecue and Print Trade

Reception Talk Opening

Hosted at opening at Antioch College with a panel discussion featuring the participating artists, with an interactive print/art trade between the visitors, students, and artists led by Asa Featherstone.

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Saturday October 15, 2022

Curator’s Lecture with Jack Hall

Talk

Curator Jack Hall offers a biographical sketch of photographer Alice Cusson and explores his work curating the show.

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Artist Talk: Steve Plattner

Talk

Artist’s talk and walkthrough of the gallery, commenting on each photograph.

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Artist Talk: Jack Gruber, Ted Wathen, Bill Burke, and Bob Hower

Talk

Join us to hear more about documenting Kentucky with Jack Gruber of Boyd’s Station, and Bill Burke, Bob Hower, and Ted Wathen of the Kentucky Documentary Project.

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Artist Talk: Ryan Hill

Talk

Artist Talk: Ryan Hill will discuss his concept, process, and love of photography amongst his work. Come enjoy an evening at Baker Hunt with refreshments.

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Sunday October 16, 2022

Gallery Talk

Talk

Curator and guest speakers talk about the exhibition.

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Artist Talk

Talk

Hear from the Hughes High School and CCM Theatre Design and Production students about their creative process and technical realization.

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Tuesday October 18, 2022

Artist Presentation

Talk

Artist, Virginia Kistler, will discuss her latest work, including her public art, and discuss how her profession as a designer has informed much of her process.

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Wednesday October 19, 2022

Public Presentation and Dialogue: Glacial Melt before Our Very Eyes, Dr. Tom Lowell, Geologist

Talk

Dr. Tom Lowell, Geologist, University of Cincinnati discusses the science of glacial melt against a backdrop of fascinating photographs from his research and exploration.

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Thursday October 20, 2022

Critical Distance Exhibition Tour, Panel Discussion, and Reception for Columbus Neighborhood Spotlight Day

Talk

Critical Distance Exhibition Tour, Panel Discussion, and Reception with Jordanne Renner, Curator, and participating artists for Columbus Neighborhood Spotlight Day

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Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes Screening & Conversation

Film Reception Talk

Part of a film series, each screening is followed by a conversation between Mary Leonard and filmmakers or film scholars. Conversation followed by a reception.

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Friday October 21, 2022

Artist talk

Talk

A talk with the exhibiting artists learning about their process, what inspires them, and what’s next for them.

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Maidens of the Cosmic Body Running Artist Talk, Reception, and Performance

Performance Reception Talk

The Summit Gallery opening reception features an immersive installation as well as additional works created during the Maidens’ year-long Summit Hotel residency. For the Artist Talk the artists behind the fictional group, Maidens of the Cosmic Body Running, discuss strategies and challenges related to their year-long residency at the Summit Hotel, and their work in general with a performance to follow.

Artist Talk: 6-7pm
Performance: 7:30-8pm

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Saturday October 22, 2022

Panel Discussion: Making a Difference – Reducing, Reusing & Recycling

Talk

This panel discussion features local organizations specializing in the fields of reuse, recycling, and food waste, discussing ways people can work toward environmental sustainability.

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Interactive Virtual Tours: Exhibition Discussion on Zoom

Talk Virtual

Join a Museum Educator on Zoom for an interactive discussion of the major themes on view in American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs.

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Artist talk: Mark de Jong

Talk

Artist Mark de Jong will discuss both the Swing House and Stair House.

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The Land and That Which Lives on It: Contemporary Photography and the Curious Nature of Our Planet Opening Reception & Artist Talk with Kent Krugh

Reception Talk Opening

Artists share their inspiration for featuring nature in their work as it relates to planet stewardship or their motivation for the creative pursuit of portraits that illuminate the human experience.

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Unusual Characters: Portraits and the Modern Eye Opening Reception & Artist Talk with Kent Krugh

Reception Talk Opening

Artists share their inspiration for featuring nature in their work as it relates to planet stewardship or their motivation for the creative pursuit of portraits that illuminate the human experience.

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Sunday October 23, 2022

Artist Talk (participating artists)

Talk

Participating artists will discuss the exhibition and their experience of collaborating with the Flashes of Hope organization.

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Wednesday October 26, 2022

Artist Talk: P. J. Sturdevant

Talk

P. J. Sturdevant Artist Talk, “Abstraction in Photography.” The artist will discuss his perspective on alternative photographic techniques.

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Thursday October 27, 2022

Jewish Cincinnati: A Photographic Record by J. Miles Wolf Opening Reception and Artist Talk

Reception Talk Opening

5:30 PM Reception, 6:15 PM Artist Talk. Photographer J. Miles Wolf discusses his work and process in bringing former Jewish community institutions to life and visits the gallery installation for informal conversation with attendees in the Mayerson Hall.

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Unorthodocs Screening: Screening: Subject/em> with post-film discussion, featuring co-director Camilla Hall and co-producers/subjects Jesse Friedman (Capturing the Friedmans/em> ), Ahmed Hassan (The Square/em> ), and Margaret Ratliff (The Staircase/em> ).

Film Talk

Subject/em> checks in with the “stars” of some of the most significant documentaries of the past few decades – Capturing the Friedmans/em> , Hoop Dreams/em> , Minding the Gap/em> , The Square/em> , The Staircase/em> , and The Wolfpack/em> .

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Candela Screening & Conversation

Film Reception Talk

Part of a film series, each screening is followed by a conversation between Mary Leonard and filmmakers or film scholars. Conversation followed by a reception.

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Friday October 28, 2022

Lunch & Learn: Nancy Ford Cones: Behind the Lens

Talk

Join Jenny Shives, Loveland Museum Center Curator, to Learn more about Nancy Ford Cones’s personal life and how her photographic work both reflected and directed her experiences.

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Unorthodocs Shorts

Film

Highlights of this always-popular program include Midwaste/em> by FotoFocus artist Liz Roberts and heron 1954-2002/em> by Alexis McCrimmon, an editor in the Wexner Center’s Film/Video Studio and the sound designer on Midwaste/em>.

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Unorthodocs Screening: Sirens featuring post-film discussion with director Rita Baghdadi

Film Talk

Centered on Slave to the Sirens, the Middle East’s first all-female metal band, Sirens follows the band’s founders and guitarists as they try to navigate staying bandmates and friends after their romantic relationship with each other has ended.

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Saturday October 29, 2022

Shorts by The Sudanese Film Group

Film Virtual

A program of the group’s early short films from the mid ‘60s to the mid ‘80s. Made against the backdrop of long-term civil war, they offer a remarkable glimpse into this seldom seen moment in film history.  

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Sunday October 30, 2022

Unorthodocs Screening: Tantura

Film

A provocative and powerful new documentary that looks at why nations struggle to acknowledge problematic aspects of their own history, focused on a 1948 massacre that's alleged to have occurred during Israel's founding.

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Monday October 31, 2022

Unorthodocs Screening: My Imaginary Country

Film

The new film by renowned Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán documents the massive social protest movement that swept Chile from 2019-2021 and led to the regime-changing election of a new left-wing coalition.

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Thursday November 3, 2022

Curator talk with Ashley Lumb

Talk

Join guest curator Ashley Lumb for a discussion of the exhibition I Hear America Singing: Contemporary Photography from America. The talk will take place at Columbus Museum of Art on Broad Street.

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Artist Disucssion: A New Take on Nancy Ford Cones

Talk

Photographers Tina Gutierrez and Emily Momohara talk about the work featured in Craft and Camera: The Art of Nancy Ford Cones ; Emily Everhart, Assistant Professor, Art Academy of Cincinnati, moderator.

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Friday November 4, 2022

Amy Powell in conversation with photographer Stacy Kranitz

Talk

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Wednesday November 9, 2022

Artist Talk: Rick Conner and TJ Vissing

Talk

Photographers Rick Conner and TJ Vissing describe their process and inspiration for their work displayed in Visions of Nature across Time and Place.

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Saturday November 19, 2022

“Trail Cameras Project: Hunting the Unexpected” Opening Reception & Artist Talk

Reception Talk Opening

Curator Kent Krugh introduces a project inspired by artist Alyssa Salomon in which artists from four high schools turn trail camera images into a Community Gallery exhibition. Student artist Q&A.

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Friday December 2, 2022

Artist and Curator Virtual Conversation

Talk Virtual

James Nares virtual conversation with The Contemporary Dayton Curator, Michael Goodson. Release date: Friday, December 2, 6 pm. Watch live at: https://vimeo.com/thecodayton

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Thursday December 8, 2022

Lunch and Learn with Miles Wolf and Abby Schwartz

Talk Tour

Join photographer J. Miles Wolf and Skirball Museum director Abby Schwartz for an informal light lunch and gallery walk and talk.

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Wednesday January 18, 2023

Jewish Cincinnati: A Tapestry of Art and History

Talk Tour

Against the backdrop of the exhibition Jewish Cincinnati: A Photographic Record by J. Miles Wolf, enjoy an illustrated lecture by Skirball Museum director and exhibition curator Abby Schwartz about Cincinnati’s rich legacy of Jewish art and history. Visit the exhibition following the lecture with Schwartz and photographer J. Miles Wolf.

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