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Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass

Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass celebrates a broad range of contemporary Native American and Indigenous Pacific-Rim artists working in glass. Featuring 120 pieces by 33 artists, the groundbreaking exhibition showcases works that reinterpret Traditional Stories and iconography, express contemporary issues affecting Indigenous Nations today, and meld Indigenous Traditions and Knowledge with the aesthetics and properties unique to the medium of glass.

The exhibition emerges from the historical context of the Native Glass Art Movement which began in the 1970s when Lloyd Kiva New (Cherokee)—a founder of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico—initiated a collaboration with the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) to create a glass blowing program at the IAIA. RISD sent early-career artist Dale Chihuly to the IAIA for one month to assist in establishing the program and the hot shop that would grow to inspire generations of Indigenous artists to explore the expressive potential of glass.

Clearly Indigenous features artists who illustrate the lasting relationships and collaborative nature inherent within global studio glass today. Among those included are Dan Friday (Lummi), “Haila” Ho Wan Ut Old Peter (Skokomish/Chehalis), Preston Singletary (Tlingit), Tony Jojola (Isleta Pueblo), Carol Lujan (Diné), Priscilla Cowie (Māori) and Djambawa Marawili (Aboriginal Australian).

Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass was originated by The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The traveling exhibition was curated by Dr. Letitia Chambers, is toured by International Arts & Artists, and is accompanied by a catalog published by the Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe.

When: December 15, 2023 11:00AM - April 7, 2024 5:00PM
Where: 953 Eden Park Dr. Cincinnati, OH. 45202
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3-Week Clinics

Learn proper technique, rules, and basic strategies in Pickleball. Clinics are open to beginners and improvers. Paddles will be provided if you do not have your own. Early registration is recommended. Clinics are to be completed in consecutive weeks.

When: January 14, 2024 12:00PM - April 21, 2024 1:00PM
Where: Western Athletic Club
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March: Alma Matters

March Alma Matters

When: March 1, 2024 7:00AM - March 31, 2024 3:00PM
Where: Cafe Alma
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Whitfield Lovell: Passages

Whitfield Lovell: Passages
March 1–May 26, 2024
Ticketed. Free for Members.
Friends of American Painting, Sculpture, and Drawings

Whitfield Lovell: Passages urges viewers to contemplate the ordinary lives and extraordinary journeys of the African American experience, while raising universal questions about identity, memory, and America’s collective heritage. More than 80 evocative multisensory installations, conté crayon drawings, and assemblages comprise this most comprehensive exhibition of the artist’s work to date.

Born in the Bronx, Lovell, a 2007 MacArthur Fellowship recipient, creates exquisite drawings, finding inspiration in photographs of unidentified African Americans taken between the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil Rights Movement. He creates assemblages by pairing his drawings—on paper or salvaged wood boards—with found objects, many weathered by the passage of time. Some of Lovell’s assemblages appear in his larger installations, while others he presents as symbolic and enigmatic stand-alone tableaux. Works from his acclaimed Kin series evolve into his more recent productions, The Reds and Card Pieces.

Two of Lovell’s experiential installations, Deep River and Visitation: The Richmond Project, are brought together here for the first time. The monumental Deep River (2013) combines video projections, sound, drawings, and everyday objects. Documenting the perilous journey freedom seekers took by crossing the Tennessee River during the Civil War, Deep River addresses the struggle for freedom and its inherent themes of abandonment, death, life, and hope. At the same time, it invites viewers to consider the larger human quest for equality and the pursuit of a better life—matters that transcend time and geography. Visitation: The Richmond Project (2001) is a profound homage to the country’s first major Black entrepreneurial community. In this emotive installation, the artist pays tributes to the lives, names, and faces of the people of Jackson Ward in Richmond, Viriginia. Lovell explains, “the installations are about memory and heritage, and the markings that the past has made—and continues to make—on who we are.”

Whitfield Lovell: Passages is organized by the American Federation of Arts in collaboration with Whitfield Lovell. Major support for the national tour and exhibition catalogue are provided by National Endowment for the Arts and the Terra Foundation for American Art.

When: March 1, 2024 11:00AM - May 26, 2024 5:00PM
Where: 953 Eden Park Dr. Cincinnati, OH. 45202
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Basketball Registration

YMCA's summer basketball registration is now open for kids aged 3-12! Lace up your sneakers and join us on the court this summer.

Sign up now at MyY.org/sports

When: March 18, 2024 9:00AM - April 30, 2024 9:00PM
Where: Blue Ash YMCA
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Hoppy Easter from the Easter Bunny!

Invite Mr. Bunny to your home or business to🐇🧺 HIDE EGGS & TAKE PHOTOS with your family, friends & neighbors! Choose between a SINGLE FAMILY or EVENT TICKET, both include a DOZEN EGGS, additional available to add on!

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When: March 22, 2024 11:00AM - March 30, 2024 6:00PM
Where: TBA
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Full-Size Cheeseburger

Join us Monday through Friday from 11 am to 4 pm and treat yourself to a lunch that's not just a meal but a culinary celebration.

When: March 25, 2024 11:00AM - March 29, 2024 10:00PM
Where: Moerlein Lager House
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10x10 Teen Art Expo

Free. Reservations not required.

On view March 26 through March 31 during regular museum hours.

The Cincinnati Art Museum’s 10x10 Teen Art Expo Team presents the 6th annual 10x10 Teen Art Expo, featuring more than 250 Greater Cincinnati regional 7th–12th grade students from over 60 schools. All artists who submitted their work will be featured in the digital exhibition, while selected artists will have their work showcased in the Great Hall of the museum.

This year's Expo theme explores the unseen through the theme: Behind the Scenes. In our world, what you see is not always reality, so it’s time to remove the filter. With this theme, artists dared to peek behind the curtain to discover who or what hides in the shadows.

#10x10BehindTheScenes

When: March 26, 2024 11:00AM - March 31, 2024 5:00PM
Where: 953 Eden Park Dr. Cincinnati, OH. 45202
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Happy hour at the haus 🍻

Souvenir cup refills are just $10!

🍹 happy hour deals 🍹
$3 domestic drafts
$4 lemon drops
$7 bier cheese and pretzels and jalapeño chicken dip
$3 off all flatbreads

When: March 27, 2024 3:00PM - March 29, 2024 6:00PM
Where: Frosthaus
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Findlay Market Opening Day Parade

Join us in celebrating Reds Opening Day at the annual Findlay Market Opening Day Parade. The parade will begin at Findlay Market at 9 AM and end at the Great American Ball Park.

When: March 28, 2024 9:00AM - 2:00PM
Where: Findlay Market
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