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Prince Lang, known for his infectious smile and captivating storytelling, presents Person, Place, Thing, a solo exhibition rooted in the Walnut Hills community. Through photography, Lang goes beyond the surface to capture the present moment as part of the backstories of Black Americans. Lang’s work highlights everyday life—the joys and the struggles that define a community's spirit. 

As part of the exhibition, Peebles Gallery engages with the community by distributing disposable cameras to individuals, inviting them to capture their own stories. This collaborative approach underscores the importance of community building and offers a platform... Continue reading Prince Lang: Person, Place, Thing

Call Me When You Get Home is a body of work drawing from Marissa Nicole Stewart's relationships with the women in her family. It explores the place-making practices and generational worldbuilding that occur within a Black matriarchal household while also celebrating self-constructed identity.

The exhibition seizes fleeting moments, brings forward deeply ingrained memories, and challenges photographic tradition with an experiential eye. The exhibition’s rich images of Black women are revealed in black-bordered prints, allowing the work to sink into the space and envelop the viewer. These flow into the matriarch of the family, the... Continue reading Marissa Nicole Stewart: Call Me When You Get Home

The highly skilled and imaginative work of photographic artist Kimball Derrick, which has lain dormant for 40 years, takes center stage in My Book of Life—The Preface, a 50-year survey of Derrick’s work. He is a nationally recognized residential designer and cabinet maker who for decades has diligently captured images of nature and the world around him, reflecting a reverence for the beauty and spirituality that can be discovered in nature. My Book of Life—The Preface invites audiences to explore the backstory of this artist’s life and experience his artistic vision, which has for so long been kept out of public... Continue reading Kimball Derrick: My Book of Life—The Preface

Convening Stories at the Crossroads is a site-specific, outdoor, projection-based public artwork that explores intersecting histories and experiences of place. Working in video and sound, artist Diane Fellows weaves together multiple strands and sources to construct enterable spaces and compelling filmic and sonic narratives. Participation, collaboration, and input from community members creates a collage of stories that moves through the landscape, unearthing moments of friction as well as weaving together past and present, town and gown, and urban and rural experiences in Butler County. 

Images and sound overtake the Performing Arts Quad, home to a public sculpture by Ursula... Continue reading Convening Stories at the Crossroads

Main Street, located in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, has a deeply-rooted history in arts and entertainment that continues to this day. It is home to some of the best dive bars, vintage shops, art galleries, tattoo parlors, and live music venues that Cincinnati has to offer. But its reputation is not just one of an arts and entertainment district. As with any main drag in an American city, it has its fair share of undesirable events. Not to mention, the entirety of Over-the-Rhine has earned a spot on the list of most dangerous neighborhoods, not only in Cincinnati but the... Continue reading Elisa Fay: I Hate You I Love You