The Lens

Poet Harris Wheeler, Lexington, KY, and Musician James Meade, Cincinnati, OH, respond to exhibition themes from Southern Democratic through a performance under The Carnegie’s rotunda Continue reading Performance for Southern Democratic

The FotoFocus Symposium is designed to bring together Participants to discuss the backstories theme and its relationship to lens-based art and the world today. These conversations foster timely and in-depth dialogue around art in the current social and political climate. 12pm Light Bites 1pm Memory Fields Conversation Sso-Rha Kang, Curator of Memory Fields, Curator at The Carnegie, Cincinnati, OH and Artist Jesse Ly, Dayton, OH 1:30pm Chip Thomas and the Painted Desert Project Panel Moderated by Kevin Moore, FotoFocus Artistic Director and Curator, New York, NY; with panelists Chip Thomas, Artist, Flagstaff, AZ; Ken Ogawa, Maker/Artist, Columbia, MO; and Sunny Dooley, Diné Hozhojii Teller, Creator, and Poet, Diné Nation,... Continue reading Biennial Symposium

5pm Members Opening Reception 6pm Curator Talk with Brooke A. Minto, Executive Director and CEO at the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH, for Ming Smith: Transcendence and August Moon. Additional Information: Wheelchair accessible. ASL interpretation available by advance request. For more information, please visit the CMA website. Continue reading Members Opening Reception & Curator Talk for Ming Smith: Transcendence and August Moon

Public Reception for Memory Fields and Rachael Banks: The Trail of the Dead Continue reading Opening Reception for Memory Fields and Rachael Banks: The Trail of the Dead

5pm Public Opening Reception 5:30pm Conversation with Artist Ming Smith, New York, NY; and Curator Mark Sealy, Director of Autograph, London, UK; moderated by Yasmina Price, New York-based Curatorial Assistant at Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH Continue reading Opening Reception & Artist Talk for Ming Smith: Wind Chime and Rotimi Fani-Kayode: Tranquility of Communion