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Friday October 30, 2026

Spotlight Weekends highlight FotoFocus Biennial Venues within specific geographic locations where artists and curators will be on site for talks, tours, special events, and featured programming. This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the vibrant energy of the FotoFocus Biennial, exploring art within the communities that create and present it. Friday, 10/30 Artist Talk:…

Hiestand North Gallery Exhibition Walkthrough coordinated by Joomi Chung. Exhibiting artists' brief talks and Q&A session.

Artist Marzena Abrahamik will provide an in-depth artist talk and tour of her exhibition, Girl Play. Additional Information: Gallery is wheelchair accessible.

Join historian Brian Powers for a tour of MOTR Pub and Paul Natkin: King in Chicago as he discusses the musicians featured in the photo exhibition and plays their King Records recordings. Additional Information: MOTR Pub does not have ADA access to the basement where a portion of the photographs will be displayed.

Artist Nikita Gross will talk about her process of creating in nature and invite guests to ask questions about Return to the Mother.

Curator and Professor of Art History, Dr. Theresa Leininger-Miller, will walk visitors through the exhibition, Dare to Stare, offering details about individual cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite, tintypes, and pitch books, featuring mini-bios of performers and photographers. Additional Information: Building is wheelchair accessible.

Saturday October 31, 2026

Spotlight Weekends highlight FotoFocus Biennial Venues within specific geographic locations where artists and curators will be on site for talks, tours, special events, and featured programming. This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the vibrant energy of the FotoFocus Biennial, exploring art within the communities that create and present it. Friday, 10/30 Artist Talk:…

Spotlight Weekends highlight FotoFocus Biennial Venues within specific geographic locations where artists and curators will be on site for talks, tours, special events, and featured programming. This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the vibrant energy of the FotoFocus Biennial, exploring art within the communities that create and present it. The Bus Tour is…

Join artist and curator Rhys Watkins for a specially curated multisensory experience of A Life Worth Living, including paired coffee, snacks, and music. Arrive early, as space and supplies are limited. Occurs every 2 hours starting at 10am. RSVP by selecting a session: 10am, 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm.

Artist talk with Cincinnati artist Erika NJ Allen and her show Beneath All Distance, offering a meditation on scale, memory, and endurance across deep time.

Sunday November 1, 2026

Spotlight Weekends highlight FotoFocus Biennial Venues within specific geographic locations where artists and curators will be on site for talks, tours, special events, and featured programming. This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the vibrant energy of the FotoFocus Biennial, exploring art within the communities that create and present it. Friday, 10/30 Artist Talk:…

Join artist and curator Rhys Watkins for a specially curated, in-depth, multisensory gallery walkthrough of A Life Worth Living, followed by an open floor Q&A. Arrive early, as space and supplies are limited. RSVP by selecting a session: 12pm and 4pm.

William Messer, the curator of Miro Švolík: Môj život človeka (My Life as a Man), will discuss the exhibition and Czech/Slovak photography in the early 1980s. Additional Information: Restroom is spacious and accommodates a wheelchair, but front door of gallery has a single step.

Wednesday November 4, 2026

Artist Laura Fisher will present a guest lecture and discuss the exhibition, Long Exposure: Recent Work by Alumni. Additional Information: The event will take place in the College of DAAP, Aronoff Room 5401. To request accessibility accommodations, please contact the School of Art at daapsoa@uc.edu in advance.

In response to Kent Krugh's work in Beyond the Gate, John Munsell, PhD, professor of Forest Management at Virginia Tech University will speak about agroforestry: what it is, its benefits, and how trees play an important role in this process. Additional Information: RSVP required. Please visit the Lloyd Library's event calendar to register. The Lloyd…

Thursday November 5, 2026

This family program uses art making and play to excite and educate our youngest visitors. Learn about the exhibition Widline Cadet:Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual Appearance) and create hands-on artwork inspired by the artist's work. Additional Information: To request accommodations, visit CAC's accessibility page.  

Saturday November 7, 2026

Collage workshop with One Shot artist Kate Morgan.

Sunday November 8, 2026

Join artist and curator Rhys Watkins for an all-out gallery closing party and celebration of the exhibitions A Life Worth Living with curated live music, drinks, and food. RSVP here.

Thursday November 12, 2026

This family program uses hands-on art making activities and play to educate our youngest visitors. Learn about two exhibitions, In the Interest of Time and Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual Appearance) and create hands-on art inspired by their work. Additional Information: To request accommodations, visit CAC's accessibility page.

Join artist Ella Kraimer for a conversation about Appearances, exploring identity, performance, and image-making through photographic self-portraiture, followed by an audience Q&A. Additional Information: Gallery is wheelchair accessible and large print gallery guides are available upon request.

Wednesday November 18, 2026

Experience Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play from a curator's perspective. Additional Information: RSVP required. Register here.

Thursday November 19, 2026

Young adults are invited to use disposable cameras to capture photos of themselves with costumes and props. Explore the museum, including the exhibitions In the Interest of Time and Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual Appearance). Additional Information: To request accommodations, visit CAC's accessibility page.

By reexamining Donald Judd's time in occupied Korea, this talk uncovers how war, empire, and historical amnesia became embedded in postwar American art, including works in Natural Fictions. Additional Information: This event will take place at Northern Kentucky University. Visit the Carnegie website for more details.

Saturday November 21, 2026

Artist Romain Mayambi will discuss the exhibition, 100 Years From Now, and portraits will be gifted to community members.

Closing reception for Corson Hirschfeld: Afterlife and illuminating talk with curator Tassie Katherine Hirschfeld, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma.