The Lens

Pick It Up, Turn It Over is rooted in the unrealized potential of the back of the traditional photograph. While at times it’s a space for personal notes about enlarger settings, contrast filters, exposure times, or the characters and setting of a cherished family photograph, the back of the photo has the capacity to reshape its story through dialogue with its front image and requires a spatial interaction with its viewers.

Selected photographers create lens-based, light-based works of art that push beyond the ubiquity of screen-based imagery. By exploring the potential of photographic... Continue reading Pick It Up Turn It Over: Exploring the Power of the Physical Photograph

As the Kentucky Derby comes to a close each year, i.imagine photography students analyze and discuss race day photos, and each time the same conversation emerges: "I wonder what it’s like behind the scenes on a regular day in the life of a jockey, his horse, and the stable.” Brought together by i.imagine, a group of teen photography students, Triple Crown jockey Steve Cauthen, and acclaimed photojournalist Madeleine Hordinski embark on a journey of authentically immersing into environments that spark curiosity and inspire visual stories behind the scenes of Kentucky horse racing.

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Skate Downtown Cincy presents Rollin’ in Rhythm, a group exhibition of street photography, portraiture, and sport videography. Intertwined with the birth of funk music in southwestern Ohio, Cincinnati is home to a vibrant, underground roller skating culture that thrives in two of Cincinnati’s iconic, downtown skating rinks. In these rinks, the act of roller skating, a timeless source of joy and personal freedom, transcends leisure to become a canvas for new art and activism. Through photography and film, eight local artists explore themes surrounding personal expression, resilience, athleticism, and the power of public spaces.

Got it on Tape focuses on lens-based video works as technology continues to evolve, innovate, and innovate again. This exhibition invites artists from across the globe to present work first recorded over 20 years ago in an attempt to preserve the translation of ideas into emerging forms in ways that parallel new technology. Each artist highlights their past work by translating it into the present through re-recording, projection, spoken word, performance, and physical or virtual screenings. 

The curated show of video art advises viewers to exercise caution before all of the first-wave video art caught on tape goes the... Continue reading Got it on Tape

We are greater than me. In this era of divisive attitudes and actions, this exhibition focuses on the power of telling the ongoing story of the 10th largest city in Ohio, Hamilton, by uniting multiple perspectives and interpretations. In a partnership between the Fitton Center for Creative Arts and the citizen-led initiative, 17STRONG, a regional artist is matched with each of Hamilton’s 17 diverse neighborhoods to find visual narratives that define community. Selected photographers roam their assigned areas to find the aspects, aesthetics, and personalities they wish to capture in images. By spending time within the neighborhoods’ borders and interacting with residents,... Continue reading We > Me: 17 Artists Explore Hamilton Neighborhoods