The juried festival, now in its 59th year, will run May 29–31 at the former Coney Island. The annual event draw artists from across the country and thousands of visitors.
The Cincinnati-based arts nonprofit will debut the FotoFocus Center with “Big Tent,” an inaugural exhibition that doubles as both a major artistic statement and a public introduction to the organization’s new, purpose-built facility.
Organized by The Frick Pittsburgh, the exhibition looks at how ideas of home, landscape and national identity shaped art and design across Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
The mural, set to debut in summer 2026, aims to build a greater sense of belonging and inclusion in Covington while adding to the city’s growing public art presence.
The announcement happened earlier this month during the opening reception for “New Woman,” the arts center’s biennial exhibition highlighting emerging women artists in the Greater Cincinnati region.
About 40 yards inside the boundary marker of Cincinnati’s city limits, in what is now known as Finneytown, sits the Bahr barn, dating from 1810, part of the oldest remaining farm in the Queen City and a vivid reminder of our agricultural past. Is a barn worth saving?
In the latest USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, Cincinnati ranked No. 2 in the nation for Best Street Art. Meanwhile Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park placed fifth among the country’s top sculpture parks and the Cincinnati Art Museum retained the No. 3 spot in the Best Art Museum category.
Together, the books cover 71 exhibitions and 1,087 works by 673 artists representing 49 states and 12 countries, including student artists from 54 academic institutions.