Taking in the View
A New View Campaign
A New View Campaign is the most ambitious undertaking of its kind in Cincinnati Art Museum history.
While some projects are completed or underway, others are poised to begin within the next year. The goal is to elevate the museum’s service and reach to the furthest corners of the community. the most ambitious undertaking of its kind in Cincinnati Art Museum history.
To learn more about the campaign or to donate, visit cincinnatiartmuseum.org/anewview.
You have likely noticed some big changes at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
The creation of the Art Climb, renovations of key galleries, major exhibitions and a multitude of transformative projects that help the museum expand its reach and impact in the community, enhance visitor experience and scholarship, and grow organizational capacity are all part of the Museum’s strategic plan.
But these are just the beginning.
“We’re charting a new course to inspire people and connect communities through the power of art for generations to come,” said Cameron Kitchin, Cincinnati Art Museum’s Louis and Louise Dieterle Nippert Director. “We’re taking a new view of the impact we will have on the community and on the inspiration we can bring to people’s lives.”
The recent projects are due to the donations of many generous individuals and key institutions taking part in the museum’s A New View Campaign—the most ambitious undertaking of its kind in Cincinnati Art Museum history.
A comprehensive, $65 million fundraising campaign that has now reached its public phase. To date, the campaign has raised over $55.3 million.
While some projects are completed or underway, others are poised to begin within the next year. The goal is to elevate the museum’s service and reach to the furthest corners of the community.
A New View Campaign includes creating a new front drive to serve as a grand entrance to the museum and art paths to cross the hillside giving visitors increased opportunities to explore the museum grounds.
A NEW VIEW CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP
Honorary Chairs
Nick & Marty Ragland
Dick & Kitty Rosenthal
Co-Chairs
Andrew DeWitt
Amy Hanson
Murray Sinclaire
Campaign Cabinet Members
Susie Castellini
Manuel Chavez
Rance Duke
Polk Laffoon*
Sherie Marek
Jon Moeller
Andrew Quinn
George Vincent
Phil Vollmer
Barbara Weyand
Plans are being finalized to develop space in the museum to accommodate more school groups and public programs, as well as a Research Center for photography, prints, and drawings. The campaign supports the museum’s in-progress institutional diversity priority, which is leading the field and includes an internship program. These efforts can only be done with additional support.
“We’re reimagining our museum and transforming the ways we engage visitors inside and out,” said Cincinnati Art Museum Board chair and campaign co-chair Amy Hanson. “A New View is about taking the traditional view of the Cincinnati Art Museum and turning it out to the community to build an inspiring and inclusive environment for people to visit.”
Kitchin, the Board of Directors and staff created a bold and visionary plan to expand and fuel the museum’s mission and impact in the community with a strategic plan that kicked off in 2016 and articulated that the story of art—past, present and future—enriches life, promotes a thriving creative economy, and links people and perspectives across cultures and history. It was created with the collective input of hundreds of citizens, patrons and partners who participated in the planning process.
None of this would be achievable without the annual support provided by ArtsWave, the museum’s largest annual operating supporter.
This new front drive will be named the “Wyler Family Entrance” thanks to a generous gift from the Wyler Foundation. Additional major, early supporters include
Procter & Gamble
Amy and Andrew DeWitt
Craig and Anne Maier
Western & Southern Financial Group
Marty and Nick Ragland
Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, Fifth Third Bank Trustee
Sherie Marek
The Cincinnati Development Fund
The State of Ohio
The Carl Jacobs Foundation
Anonymous donor