Dear George,
We felt sad when the school
board shut down our neighhborhood’s Clifton School which was housed in a
magnificent turn of the century Beaux-Arts style building on Clifton
Avenue. However, the building
reopened soon as the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, providing a whole new set of
contributions to the community.
Because of proximity to the University of Cincinnati and its art school,
lots of painters, sculptors, potters, etc. live in Clifton. Three years ago the CCAC initiated a
large exhibition, called the Golden Ticket Art Show, in which they invited
artists who lived or worked within a three-mile radius of their central Clifton
location to exhibit their work. It
was a successful tribute to the arts in our immediate area. Last year they expanded the radius to
five miles, and it was even better.
This year artists who live or work within 25 miles of the CCAC were
invited to participate. Since a 25
mile radius encompasses the entire metropolitan area, it’s not exactly a
neighborhood show any more but the display of 100 works by 69 artists was the
best yet and an impressive statement about the fine arts in Cincinnati. I think we enjoy art shows because we
get newly reminded of people’s amazing skill and creativity, and that’s how we
felt this time too. I thought I
would pass along images of some of the works we particularly enjoyed. Visitors got to vote for their favorite
piece on the Golden Ticket they received at the door. See what you think.
Love,
Dave
Michelle Heiman, "Beckett in
Truck"
Clinton Wood, "Eastern
Morning"
Bill Feinberg, 15/8/1967 (Death Comes
for Magritte)
Mary Paula Wiggins, "Red House on
Green”
Elise Thompson, "Little
Dreamers"
Ray Abrams, "Guanajuato"
C. Pic Michel, "Emerging"
Carolyn MacConnell, "Shut
Eye"
Michael Oludare, "Pounded
Yam"
Mary Florez, "Watching You"
Michelle Heimann, "Comfort"
Karen Feinberg, "Willow"
Michael Agricola, "Self-portrait
with Hands"
Susan Mahan, "Always Flowers"
Ryan Slattery, "Men of
Honor"
Edith Marrero, "Katrina
Motorcycle Queen"
Tina Tammaro, "with the sun
dreaming old battles"
G-mail Comments
-Donna D
(9-15): these are really good!
who won?
-David L
(9-15): Believe it or not, the
winner isn’t even in this batch.
-Linda K-C
(9-14): This looks like a great event.
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