A&C news briefs for the week to keep you up-to-date …
Category: Cultural
Freedom Center among museums launching BLKFREEDOM.org
On June 19th, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will join five other leading Black museums and historical institutions to launch BLKFREEDOM.org, a digital commemoration of Juneteenth.
COVID-related reductions come to Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center shared news of significant staff and salary reductions as result of COVID-19.
Wave Pool serves dual missions with two new programs
Wave Pool, which operates in Camp Washington as a contemporary art fulfillment center and cultural connection catalyst, has announced two new, intertwining initiatives serving its dual missions.
Interfaith webinars provide connections amidst COVID-19
“Turning to Faith” is a series of short webinars featuring local faith leaders’ spiritual sharing, prayer and interactive conversation.
Taft Museum awarded huge NEH grant toward bicentennial year
The Taft Museum of Art has been awarded the National Endowment for the Humanities’ competitive Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant in the maximum amount: $750,000.
Museum Center unearths mysteries of the Maya
Cincinnati Museum Center brings the secrets of ancient Central America to the United States for the first time by hosting Maya: The Exhibition, beginning March 14.
OTR Holiday Home Tour benefits neighborhood youth
The self-guided walking tour of homes in OTR will start near 14th and Vine streets and head north to several homes around Findlay Market, with plenty of food and drink stops along the way.
Lights! Camera! Action! Library celebrates Cincinnati and the silver screen
The Downtown Main Library’s new exhibit, “Cinema Cincinnati,” celebrates the historic local ties to Hollywood, from local theaters to local businesses and iconic stars born here.
Tim Maloney a catalyst for visionary projects like BLINK
It takes a lot of people to pull off an event of BLINK’s size and scope. But it might never have gotten off the ground in the first place without Tim Maloney.