It’s an honor to be apart of the 426 Raw Walls Exhibition. This is a one night only event on October 1st, 2010, that will feature the work of over 25 fine artists. Participating artist include Matt Morris, Rebecca Nava, Anissa Lewis, Dan Mueller, Gary Gaffney, Joe Fisher, Jenny Grote, Kim Krause, Kim Shifflett, Lindsay Pitman, Alan Pocaro, Marlene Steele, Maureen David, Megan Triantafillou, Michael Hurst, Pam Kravetz, and many more. The Art Academy of Cincinnati’s Alumni Association hosts a party every year for the city. This year they have decided to invite local artists to join AAC alumni for an exhibition to reflect the abundance of artistic talent right here in the Queen City and to benefit the AAC’s Undergraduate Scholarship Fund. A special thanks to The Art Academy of Cincinnati’s Alumni Association and JBar Studios for putting this event together. You can RSVP to the reception on Facebook. See you at the exhibition.
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Ascending Horizons: Paintings & Drawings by Cedric Michael Cox at the Weston Art Gallery
I am very proud to announce my new exhibition “Ascending Horizons” at the Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery. The paintings and drawings in the exhibition will represent a vivid visual testimony to my experience living in Over-the-Rhine, with images that depict patterns of its unique urban cityscape. Opening Reception will be on Friday September 17th from 6 – 9pm. The exhibition will run through December 5th, 2010 and the artist talk at the Weston Art Gallery will be on Thursday October 21st 2010 at 7pm. You can RSVP to the reception on Facebook. I hope to see all of you at the show!
Remembering Tom Shaw
From the Corcoran Gallery of Art to the Taft Museum of Art’s Duncanson Artist -in -Residence to the first local Black solo art show at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Thom Shaw has a remarkable list of achievements, but I believe for anyone who knew Thom up close or at a distance knew his drive – his dedication and his pursuit of truth in all that he expressed. The personal search to communicate clearly what and why, not only with fractured social images like Poverty’s Paradise, but also with his own health developments – The Big Hurt. His solid black and white imagery was clear to any viewer, regardless of opinion. Even in a work like Thugzilla, Thom referenced ideas that were so predominant they had a life of their own.
Thom’s health did interrupt him repeatedly through out his career, but every time he got back up, we were all waiting for that next piece that reminded us that life and the time we have on this earth is sacred and that we must make are mark in the time we have. Tom made his mark on all who knew him and his work. We thank you for sharing your vision with us.
Read more about Tom Shaw visit these links below
http://www.irhine.com/index.jsp?page=home_thomshaw111603
http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article.aspx?id=74428
http://www.aeqai.com/articles/042009a.htm
http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-1389-goodbye-thom-shaw.html
Reaching for the Stars
On May 3rd 2010, I along with seven other young entrepreneurs was honored with the Reaching for the Stars Program, Leader of the Future Award. The event took place at Robert Paideia Academy. Sallie Elliot the founder of the Program and former Cincinnati Bengal and past Leader of the Future Recipient, now NFL game analyst Solomon Wilcots hosted the event. Congressman Steve Driehaus and attorney Stanley M. Chesley were on the roster to hand out the awards to some of our cities finest leaders in education, business, and medicine. The real high light of the afternoon was watching four Paideia students form the 7th and 8th grade be recognized for there had work throughout the school year. Hats off to Chris Ringer, Benjamin Stieritz, India Roach, and Luis Temaj, for their hard work in and out of the classroom. They are our next leaders of the future. Photograph by Sean Kelly.
Thank you for your support!
I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who came out to see my exhibition Urban Rapture at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center. I would also like to thank the students that I worked with in the Eva G. Farris Educational Center whose work was on view in the Carnegie’s children’s gallery.
Cedric Michael Cox 