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Saturday August 29, 2026

Opening Reception for Cultural Ties with light refreshments and music.

Friday September 4, 2026

Public opening reception for Witness to the Journey: Matt Herron and the Deep South, 1965 with a curator's talk. Light refreshments provided. Additional Information: ASL accommodations can be provided upon request.

Thursday September 10, 2026

Opening reception for This We Believe and a short film screening related to the work of Hank Willis Thomas and LaToya Ruby Frazier. Open bar and light bites 5:30pm–6pm.

Saturday September 12, 2026

Opening reception for Forgetting is Everywhere, a group exhibition featuring projects that explore both human and nonhuman histories, showcasing transformations that are both slow and sudden, unexpected but also pre-destined.

Friday September 18, 2026

Explore exhibitions including Wex-commissioned works, drawings, paintings, sculpture, and immersive installations by Sammy Baloji (When Extraction Becomes Form, It Speaks in Borrowed Tongues), Temitayo Ogunbiyi, Léonard Pongo, and sweat variant (the collective practice of Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born). The opening reception begins at 4pm with a happy hour featuring a cash bar and light…

Thursday September 24, 2026

Ticketed preview of Sweep of Time: Beyond the Horizon. This “Sneak Peak” precedes the public opening of the gallery’s first exhibition period of its twenty-third season. Light refreshments available. Additional Information: RSVP required. Register here.

Friday September 25, 2026

In Beyond the Gate, Kent Krugh's photographs show the duration of trees captured in one single, multilayered moment. Refreshments will be served. Additional Information: The Lloyd Library & Museum is wheelchair accessible and provides handicap parking spots. Larger print text is available upon request.

Guided by Artist-in-Residence HATSUE, 1001 Colors Gallery Fellows (ages 16–24) use photography and image-making to reflect on their experiences, share their stories, and imagine the future in the exhibition, Sense of Tomorrow. Additional Information: The 1001 Colors Gallery offers first-floor, off-sidewalk access; elevator access; accessible restrooms with a changing table; seating throughout the space; and…

Public opening reception for The Sweep of Time: Beyond the Horizon, accompanied by three lens-based solo exhibitions. Additional Information: Manifest Gallery resides at street level with ADA compliant entry accessible to those with mobility devices. Staff are on-site to provide assistance to visitors as needed.

Join us as we celebrate the opening of The Long Lives We Carry. Meet artists, explore the exhibition, and gather in community for an evening of conversation and connection. Coincides with opening reception with light bites and a cash bar. Additional Information: Gallery is wheelchair accessible.

Saturday September 26, 2026

Manifest will host a gallery tour where guests can learn about Manifest's history and be guided through the exhibitions on view, including The Sweep of Time. Additional Information: RSVP required. Register here. Manifest Gallery resides at street level with ADA compliant entry, accessible to those with mobility devices. Staff are on-site to provide assistance to…

Art of the Chase opening reception will include a few words from the former Art Beyond Boundaries Director, Jymi Bolden, and artist talks from two participating artists, Stacey Dolen and Tim Harrier. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres provided. Additional Information: Gallery is wheelchair accessible with an accessible parking spot in front of the gallery entrance.

Join artist and curator Rhys Watkins for a gallery walk-through of A Life Worth Living featuring insights into the installation as a whole, as well as each piece, its inspiration, creative process, and meaning. Artist talk will be preceded by reception.

Wednesday September 30, 2026

Thursday October 1, 2026

Meet the youth artists who created Time is a Circle alongside Youth Cartography artists and participate in practices led by the artists. Remarks at 6:30pm. Additional Information: For accessibility concerns, check The Well website.

Opening Reception for Ron Tisue: Operation Deep Freeze IV, Antarctica, 1958–59. Includes a meet and greet with the artist and the unveiling of the exhibition.

Friday October 2, 2026

Opening Reception for Picture Perfect and Conscientious Conversations with Creatives. Panel Talk at the Northside studio with participating artists Rosalind Bush, William Howell, and Tyler Spohn. Additional Information: Studio is wheelchair accessible.

Gallery Tour with In the Interest of Time Artists Elijah Howe, Felton, CA; Julie Renée Jones, Dayton, OH; Robyn Moore, Morehead, KY; Osamu James Nakagawa, Bloomington, IN; Jordanne Renner, Columbus, OH and Piermont, NY; Joseph Vitone, Austin, TX; and Lynn Whitney, Waterville, OH; and Curator Theresa Bembnister, Cleveland, OH

Join us for the opening reception of Luminous Flow: Time Made Visible, juried by Gregory Changa Freeman.  

Opening Reception for Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual Appearance) and In the Interest of Time Additional Information: Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) is provided

Sunday October 4, 2026

Artist Steve Groh discusses his work and leadership in Wayfarers. 2026 Ohio Art Educator of the Year, Jamie Schorsch, recognized for her dedication to art education and advocacy, offers her reflections on the work. Additional Information: Handicap parking, elevator, and family restroom available. Gallery is wheelchair accessible.

Join us for a curator-led walkthrough of Afterimage: Portraiture as Memory at Mount St. Joseph University, an intimate look behind the images and stories they tell. Awards ceremony to follow!

Wednesday October 7, 2026

Holly Roberts: Confluence curator Tracy Longley-Cook will lead a gallery walk-through and discussion about Holly Roberts and her mixed media work. Additional Information: All events at the Wright State University: Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries are wheelchair accessible. Accessible parking is available in nearby lots, and the main entrance features automatic doors. Additional accommodations, such…

Opening Reception for Cincinnati artist Erika NJ Allen and her show Beneath All Distance, offering a meditation on scale, memory, and endurance across deep time.

Thursday October 8, 2026

The opening of Corson Hirschfeld: Afterlife, and opportunity for informal conversation with the curator, gallery director and Corson's friends and colleagues who contributed to the exhibit.

Opening Reception with food and drinks while exploring the exhibition, Waiting to be Seen.  Additional Information: Gallery is wheelchair accessible.

Join us for a curator-led guided tour offering insights into the artists, their creative practices, and the ideas behind the exhibitions, Stacy Kranitz: Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down and Ella Kraimer: Appearances, with opportunities for close looking and discussion. Additional Information: Gallery is wheelchair accessible and large print gallery guides are available upon request.

Unfolding Stories Projection Mapping will take place during BLINK at the Miami University Center for Community Engagement, 1300 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH.

Friday October 9, 2026

Opening reception for Franklinton Across Time: The Floodplain Imagination, welcoming the community on Franklinton Friday. Additional Information: Gallery is wheelchair accessible.

Unfolding Stories Projection Mapping will take place during BLINK at the Miami University Center for Community Engagement, 1300 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH.

Saturday October 10, 2026

Join artist Marzena Abrahamik for the opening reception for Girl Play. Additional Information: Gallery is wheelchair accessible.

Unfolding Stories Projection Mapping will take place during BLINK at the Miami University Center for Community Engagement, 1300 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH.

Sunday October 11, 2026

Unfolding Stories Projection Mapping will take place during BLINK at the Miami University Center for Community Engagement, 1300 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH.

Thursday October 15, 2026

4:30–5:30pm Opening reception at Hiestand Galleries, Miami University 5:50–7:10pm Contemporary Art Forum: Unfolding Stories panel discussion moderated by Joomi Chung. Panelists: Ashley Goos, Diane Fellows, Jordan Fenton, among others (2–3 graduate/UG students). 7:40–10pm Projection mapping at the Art Building, 400 S. Patterson Ave, Oxford, OH  

Co-curators Angela Fuller, Ann Glasscock, and Tamera Lenz Muente and research fellow Tegan Recker discuss the Taft's newest exhibition, Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play. Moderated by Ellen Roberts and Sallie Robinson Wadsworth, Director of Curatorial Affairs. Additional Information: RSVP required. Register here.

Opening reception for One Shot and welcome reception for the MWSPE (Midwest Society for Photographic Education) Conference.

Friday October 16, 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, 10/16  None at…

5pm Reception 6pm Curators' Talk in the Pearlman Gallery, exploring the exhibition Untwined/Interwoven 7pm Award Presentation in the Chidlaw Gallery. Awards will be presented by juror(s) to the first, second, and third prize student recipients, whose work is featured in Depth of Field Additional Information: Galleries are wheelchair accessible.

Saturday October 17, 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, 10/16  None at…

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. RSVPs open soon. 8:00am…

Join curator Dr. Mariah Postlewait for a gallery talk on the Dayton Art Institute exhibition Getting Technical: Alternative Photographic Processes to learn more about the diverse photographs on display. Additional Information: RSVP required. Visit the DAI website to register. Elevators and wheelchairs available on site. Contact Guest Services at (937) 223-4278 with questions or requests.

Gallery Reception for Darshan with artists Conor Martin and Vibhav Kapoor, and curator Joel Whitaker. Additional Information: Wheelchair accessible. For more accessibility details, visit the Roger Glass Center for the Arts website.

Public reception for Trent Davis Bailey: The North Fork and Amanda Bradley: Notations from Home. Gallery talk with Trent Davis Bailey at 5:30pm. Additional Information: Gallery is wheelchair accessible. For accessibility questions and accommodations, please reach out to Laura.Truitt@ketteringoh.org

Milestones: Finding Our Way Opening Reception bridges a 6pm artist talk so that visitors can explore galleries both before and after the presentation. During the artist talk, Michael Tittel investigates histories of Ohio Valley watersheds in silver gelatins. Also learn about student photography projects involving river communities and discuss exhibitions with a Milestones artist panel…

Artists, photographers, and filmmakers will discuss their work. Curator will discuss the theme and curatorial vision of Franklinton Across Time: The Floodplain Imagination. Additional Information: Gallery is wheelchair accessible.

Sunday October 18, 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, 10/16  None at…

Music, art-making, and gallery engagements for young creators inspired by Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play.

Thursday October 22, 2026

Join curators Dr. Peter Doebler and Dr. Mariah Postlewait for a gallery talk on the DAI exhibition Looking for Japan: Early Japanese Photography. Additional Information: Elevators and wheelchairs available on site. Contact Guest Services at (937) 223-4278 with questions or requests.

Friday October 23, 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, 10/23 10 Minutes…

Saturday October 24, 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, 10/23 10 Minutes…

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. RSVPs open soon. 9:00am…

Sunday October 25, 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, 10/23 10 Minutes…

Wednesday October 28, 2026

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

Thursday October 29, 2026

Learn more about the artist and themes featured in Nancy Rexroth: Secrets of My Power with a gallery conversation led by Nathaniel M. Stein, Curator of Photography at Cincinnati Art Museum. Additional Information: RSVP required. Register here (registration opens one month before the event). Accessibility accommodations are available upon request, including ASL interpreters, listening devices,…

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:…

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

Curator and Professor, Art History, Dr. Theresa Leininger-Miller, will walk visitors through the exhibition, Dare to Stare, offering details about 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. RSVPs open soon. 8:30am…

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.

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. Additional Information: RSVP recommended. Please visit HereandNow.Art for more information.

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 18, 2026

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

Wednesday December 2, 2026

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

Wednesday January 20, 2027

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

Saturday February 13, 2027

In collaboration with Northside Photo Walks, The Carnegie will be hosting a Photo Walk in response to the exhibition, Natural Fictions.