James Lentini – Dean and Professor of Music at the nationally recognized School of Fine Arts of Miami University – is not only an accomplished administrator whose efforts to facilitate arts and culture resulted in a 2010 endowments of in excess of $15 million from the For Love and Honor campaign. James Lentini is also […]
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Profession of Conservator: Honor the Artist’s Wishes
Restoration, as a profession emerged in medieval times when owners of private art collections wanted to keep their art objects in a pristine condition. The main mission of a restorer was to maintain the fine appearance of paintings, sculptures and decorative items. Often done in preparation for sale, the principal goal of restoration today is […]
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Driehaus Museum: A Chicago Historic Landmark
…a private home which, better than any other possible selection, may stand as a representative of the new impulse now felt in national life… Edward Strahan, Mr.Vanderbilt’s House and Collection, 1883 The Samuel M. Nickerson House survives as one of the few remaining examples of the palatial homes erected by the wealthy of America’s Gilded […]
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Guided Dream of Michael Griffith
“Writing is nothing more than a guided dream”, Jorge Luis Borges Michael Griffith, author and U.C. Associate Professor of English, believes in empathetic imagination, in making the effort to understand others. By creating characters and stepping into life and circumstances helps him to better understand himself. His books don’t come from his life in a […]
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER
1805 Larch Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45224 Phone: 513.591.1222
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BALLET TECH OF OHIO
7623 Old 3C Highway, Maineville, OH 45039 Phone: 513.683.6860
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ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI
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PhotoFusion Spirituality of Light
Unlike their literally interpreted counterparts, these images are not focused mainly on details, they try to reflect spirituality. Photos of ethereal light patterns are used as a painting tool applied on foundational image. Owen Brock named this technique photo fusion which is a juncture of design and photography. His long time fascination with the spiritual […]
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A Potter’s Challenge: Craft or Art?
Thousands of years of evolution of ceramic art hasn’t changed the foundations of an ancient craft based on practice, experience and experimentation. Of the many of skills involved in pottery making, a ceramic artisan needs patience, stubbornness and a high tolerance for failure. Beguiling and simple at first glance, the process of creating art pottery […]
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