Tag: Art

This November the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center (IJPC) is thrilled to host local artists for the 2021 annual gathering, The Art of Justice: Creative Visions for Peace, at the Woodward Theater. In collaboration with SOS Art, IJPC will showcase local artists whose visual and performance pieces share a vision for peace that will inspire all those in Greater Cincinnati seeking a just society. In addition to featuring local artists, IJPC will share highlights from the last year and honor local residents for their work building peace in our community.

Due to COVID-19, the capacity of the event will be limited and all guests will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. If you are not vaccinated or cannot attend in-person, virtual tickets are available for a livestreamed version of the event.

Visual metaphors give voice to social justice issues in new exhibition at Freedom Center

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is turning to art in the fight for social justice. Luba Lukova: Designing Justice will feature a portfolio of social commentary prints and posters when it opens October 8.

Luba Lukova: Designing Justice addresses essential themes of humanity and injustices worldwide through images embedded with thought-provoking messages. Lukova’s artwork helps viewers develop empathy for social and cultural issues through the use of metaphors and bold, succinct symbols that communicates universal truths about desire, fear, creation, hope and man’s endless capacity for love and hate. Among the themes addressed are peace, censorship, immigration, ecology, hunger and corruption. By the time guests leave the exhibition they will have been reminded that social issues across the globe demand to be addressed – and changed – through the commitment of well-intentioned individuals. In all, Lukova’s images help provide inspiration for each of us to be a force for good in the world.

“The power of art is the power to transform. Luba Lukova’s artwork encourages viewers to look inward as they stand before her images, revealing as much about individuals as it does society,” said Woodrow Keown, Jr., president & COO of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. “Designing Justice is a powerful addition to our museum experience and adds another critical step in guests’ personal journey as they reflect on the world around them and who they are in it.”

Luba Lukova: Designing Justice opens October 8 in the Freedom Center’s Skirball Gallery. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children and free for Freedom Center Members. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit freedomcenter.org/designingjustice. The exhibition closes March 22, 2022.

Visual metaphors give voice to social justice issues in new exhibition at Freedom Center

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is turning to art in the fight for social justice. Luba Lukova: Designing Justice will feature a portfolio of social commentary prints and posters when it opens October 8.

Luba Lukova: Designing Justice addresses essential themes of humanity and injustices worldwide through images embedded with thought-provoking messages. Lukova’s artwork helps viewers develop empathy for social and cultural issues through the use of metaphors and bold, succinct symbols that communicates universal truths about desire, fear, creation, hope and man’s endless capacity for love and hate. Among the themes addressed are peace, censorship, immigration, ecology, hunger and corruption. By the time guests leave the exhibition they will have been reminded that social issues across the globe demand to be addressed – and changed – through the commitment of well-intentioned individuals. In all, Lukova’s images help provide inspiration for each of us to be a force for good in the world.

“The power of art is the power to transform. Luba Lukova’s artwork encourages viewers to look inward as they stand before her images, revealing as much about individuals as it does society,” said Woodrow Keown, Jr., president & COO of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. “Designing Justice is a powerful addition to our museum experience and adds another critical step in guests’ personal journey as they reflect on the world around them and who they are in it.”

Luba Lukova: Designing Justice opens October 8 in the Freedom Center’s Skirball Gallery. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children and free for Freedom Center Members. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit freedomcenter.org/designingjustice. The exhibition closes March 22, 2022.

Artists as Change Agents

Sunday, August 8th from Noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom

Throughout history, artists have always been agents of change. The arts have been used to unify cultures, build communities and create connections. Meet three nationally and internationally acclaimed artists who are using their art for healing, education, social awareness and transforming a world.

Moderator and Panelists:

  • Toilynn O’Neal Turner, Founder of ROMAC (Robert O’Neal Multicultural Arts Center), Moderator
  • Annie Ruth, Artist, On Her Shoulders exhibit
  • Cedric Michael Cox, Artist/Educator
  • Kunle Adewale, Artist, Founder of Arts in Medicine, Nigeria

Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UU1DkRQQT769zhf5HPmFRA

Artists as Change Agents

Sunday, August 8th from Noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom

Throughout history, artists have always been agents of change. The arts have been used to unify cultures, build communities and create connections. Meet three nationally and internationally acclaimed artists who are using their art for healing, education, social awareness and transforming a world.

Moderator and Panelists:

  • Toilynn O’Neal Turner, Founder of ROMAC (Robert O’Neal Multicultural Arts Center), Moderator
  • Annie Ruth, Artist, On Her Shoulders exhibit
  • Cedric Michael Cox, Artist/Educator
  • Kunle Adewale, Artist, Founder of Arts in Medicine, Nigeria

Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UU1DkRQQT769zhf5HPmFRA

EXHIBITION OPENING

Mayerson Hall, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
3101 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH

Internationally celebrated artist and Jewish scholar Archie Rand brings a unique blend of expressionistic comic book style and loosely painted imagery rendered in vivid tones to familiar stories from the Hebrew Bible. Visually stunning and thoughtful, the works by this living artist are at the same time irreverent and serious, adding fresh perspectives to narratives that have shaped Western civilization.
Reservations recommended.513.487.3098 or online at Reserve

Archie Rand Event 2020

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

WHEN COMICS MEET THE BIBLE:
AN EVENING WITH CURATOR SAMANTHA BASKIND, PH.D.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 7 pm in Mayerson HallExhibition curator Samantha Baskind, Professor of Art History at Cleveland State University, is the author of five books on modern Jewish art and co-editor of The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches, the foundational volume in the field. She has published over 100 articles and reviews in academic journals, museum catalogues, edited collections, encyclopedias, and the popular press. Tonight she will talk about how in both concept and style Archie Rand’s groundbreaking series updates the Hebrew Bible’s archetypal stories about power, faith, humility, sexuality, and family dynamics for the modern day.
Reservations recommended. Reserve

LUNCH AND LEARN
Thursday, April 2, 2020 from 12–2 pm in Mayerson Hall

Join Skirball Museum director Abby Schwartz for a brief slide presentation over a casual lunch. Learn about the sources and inspiration for Archie Rand’s inventive interpretations of some of the Hebrew Bible’s most compelling stories. An exhibition walk and talk is included.
Reservations required by March 26. Reserve

WARNING! EXPLICIT CONTENT:
SEX, VIOLENCE, AND FAMILY DRAMA IN THE HEBREW BIBLE
In partnership with OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute)
Eight consecutive Wednesdays, April 29–June 17, 2020
9:30–11:30 am in Mayerson Hall

Against the backdrop of Archie Rand’s visually stunning body of work, join Skirball Museum director Abby Schwartz and guest scholars to explore how artists throughout history have addressed some of the Hebrew Bible’s most powerful and shocking stories. From the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden to the Binding of Isaac to David and Bathsheba, there is ample and provocative material for lively sessions where we will investigate the intersection of text, life, and art.
Registration and advance payment required. Space is limited.
Skirball members: $5 for 8-week course; Non-members: $10 for 8-week course. Reserve

FAMILY FUN WORKSHOP: COMIC, CARTOONS, AND WORD BUBBLES
Sunday, May 3 from 1–3 pm in Mayerson Hall

Extend your enjoyment of the Sunday comics by bringing your family (middle-school age and older) to visit the exhibition and learn how Archie Rand combined art and words to relay familiar Bible stories. Then make your own comic about a story in the Hebrew Bible or a topic of interest to you. Everything you’ll need to make your own comic strip will be provided. We’ll see you in the funny papers!
Reservations required by April 27. Reserve

CLOSING DAY OF THE EXHIBITION
Sunday, June 28, 2020 1–5 pm in Mayerson Hall

Enjoy this last opportunity to self-tour Archie Rand: Sixty Paintings from the Bible.

Programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

SKIRBALL MUSEUM: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 11 am–4 pm; Sunday 1–5 pm
GROUP TOURS: jashton@huc.edu or 513.487.3098

Sponsors:

Edward B. Brueggeman Center for Dialogue of Xavier University, InterfaithCincy, A Blessing to One Another, Judith E. Lucas, LIST IN FORMATION

Programming partner: OLLI at the University of Cincinnati

EXHIBITION OPENING

Mayerson Hall, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
3101 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH

Internationally celebrated artist and Jewish scholar Archie Rand brings a unique blend of expressionistic comic book style and loosely painted imagery rendered in vivid tones to familiar stories from the Hebrew Bible. Visually stunning and thoughtful, the works by this living artist are at the same time irreverent and serious, adding fresh perspectives to narratives that have shaped Western civilization.
Reservations recommended.513.487.3098 or online at Reserve

Archie Rand Event 2020

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

WHEN COMICS MEET THE BIBLE:
AN EVENING WITH CURATOR SAMANTHA BASKIND, PH.D.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 7 pm in Mayerson HallExhibition curator Samantha Baskind, Professor of Art History at Cleveland State University, is the author of five books on modern Jewish art and co-editor of The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches, the foundational volume in the field. She has published over 100 articles and reviews in academic journals, museum catalogues, edited collections, encyclopedias, and the popular press. Tonight she will talk about how in both concept and style Archie Rand’s groundbreaking series updates the Hebrew Bible’s archetypal stories about power, faith, humility, sexuality, and family dynamics for the modern day.
Reservations recommended. Reserve

LUNCH AND LEARN
Thursday, April 2, 2020 from 12–2 pm in Mayerson Hall

Join Skirball Museum director Abby Schwartz for a brief slide presentation over a casual lunch. Learn about the sources and inspiration for Archie Rand’s inventive interpretations of some of the Hebrew Bible’s most compelling stories. An exhibition walk and talk is included.
Reservations required by March 26. Reserve

WARNING! EXPLICIT CONTENT:
SEX, VIOLENCE, AND FAMILY DRAMA IN THE HEBREW BIBLE
In partnership with OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute)
Eight consecutive Wednesdays, April 29–June 17, 2020
9:30–11:30 am in Mayerson Hall

Against the backdrop of Archie Rand’s visually stunning body of work, join Skirball Museum director Abby Schwartz and guest scholars to explore how artists throughout history have addressed some of the Hebrew Bible’s most powerful and shocking stories. From the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden to the Binding of Isaac to David and Bathsheba, there is ample and provocative material for lively sessions where we will investigate the intersection of text, life, and art.
Registration and advance payment required. Space is limited.
Skirball members: $5 for 8-week course; Non-members: $10 for 8-week course. Reserve

FAMILY FUN WORKSHOP: COMIC, CARTOONS, AND WORD BUBBLES
Sunday, May 3 from 1–3 pm in Mayerson Hall

Extend your enjoyment of the Sunday comics by bringing your family (middle-school age and older) to visit the exhibition and learn how Archie Rand combined art and words to relay familiar Bible stories. Then make your own comic about a story in the Hebrew Bible or a topic of interest to you. Everything you’ll need to make your own comic strip will be provided. We’ll see you in the funny papers!
Reservations required by April 27. Reserve

CLOSING DAY OF THE EXHIBITION
Sunday, June 28, 2020 1–5 pm in Mayerson Hall

Enjoy this last opportunity to self-tour Archie Rand: Sixty Paintings from the Bible.

Programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

SKIRBALL MUSEUM: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 11 am–4 pm; Sunday 1–5 pm
GROUP TOURS: jashton@huc.edu or 513.487.3098

Sponsors:

Edward B. Brueggeman Center for Dialogue of Xavier University, InterfaithCincy, A Blessing to One Another, Judith E. Lucas, LIST IN FORMATION

Programming partner: OLLI at the University of Cincinnati