A Step Ahead
FastForward
Saturday, Aug. 28, 6–10 p.m.
The Contemporary Arts Center
44 E Sixth St., Downtown
Individual tickets are $150 and include complimentary food, drink (open bar), valet, entertainment and admission to after party.
NEWFUTURE After Party
10 p.m.–1a.m. in CAC Black Box.
Tickets are $20. Members free.
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The 2021 CAC Gala and benefit auction, FastForward,
challenges you to reimagine the present moment and lean into the unknown with vibrance and optimism. While there is no formal dress code for the event, guests are invited display their own personal concept of futurism.
Whether you draw inspiration from Retrofuturism, Aftrofuturism, Modern futurism, Ecofuturism, or a new interpretation altogether, now is the time for us to chart a new course by leveraging hope and envisioning a better tomorrow.
Find inspiration in the gallery below from artists and photographers 513Cincinnati, Bree Business Design, Mary Flinker, MANMAN Studios, Play2Pro Photography, and Laura Sioux Studio.
Guests at the gala will see performances by:
Siri Imani (of Triiibe)
Amy Tuttle
OUECHa (DJ set)
Nick Keeling
Sabastooge (DJ set)
Stacey Vest
Interactive art installations by:
INTERMEDIO
Ray’s Aura Portraits
Unwoodly
Haute Air Balloons
Food will be provided by Calliope Sweets, The Eagle, Fausto at the CAC, Parts & Labor and Red Sesame.
Dress code is semi-formal, but guests are invited to display their own personal concept of futurism.
The gala features a corresponding online art auction, which opens Monday, August 13 at 5pm and closes Monday, August 30 at 5 p.m. (EST). Visit the auction at www.artsy.net/fastforward. Gala guests will be able to see and bid on artworks anonymously during the in-person event on Saturday, Aug 28.
Artists in the auction include
Hellen Ascoli
Bjorn Braun,
Marjolin Dijkman
Constant Dullaart
Michelle Grabner
Graciela Iturbide
Kim Krause
Graham MacIndoe
Claes Oldenberg
Dana Schutz
Julia Wachtel
and many more
The CAC Gala is presented by Formica, Bartlett Wealth Management, Fotofocus, 19/19 Investment Counsel and US Bank.