December 4th of 2010, I was apart of the Holiday Extravaganza event at the Cincinnati Art Museum called Magical Music. I engaged Museumgoers about my work and its relation to music. For one day I can say that I was in the Cincinnati Wing of the Cincinnati Art Museum.
This past summer I had the pleasure of being the teaching artist for painting and drawing at the Kennedy Height Arts Center (KHAC) Camp Create Summer camp. For four weeks I along with Bet Stewart (drama instructor), Baba Charles (music instructor), Natalie Hager (photography instructor) and camp director John Cooper, gave the kids of the camp an artistic experience they would never forget. The real joy of the experience was having the students visit my studio in Over- the- Rhine Cincinnati where we toured some of the sights that inspire my recent paintings and drawings. The students along with one of the apprentices from the Raymond Thunder Sky legacy Mural, Bryn Sharp, assisted me with the Kennedy Heights Neighborhood Harmony Piano for the “Play Me I’m yours” project. Shortly after my four weeks at Camp Create, I along with Xavier intern Catherine Stahl, shared some of lessons I taught earlier that summer to the children at Hilltop Apartments in Kennedy Heights. My Hilltop class also visited my studio and had the opportunity to visit some of the galleries on Main Street. This was a very rewarding summer for me as well as the students I taught. I just started a new class at Hilltop Apartments for the fall and I’m currently teaching a drawing and painting class at the Kennedy Heights Art Center. To register for this and other programs at the KHAC follow this link.http://kennedyarts.org/ArtClasses.htm Thanks for a great summer!
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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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!
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
Cedric Michael Cox 