Truly Inspiring
Through the lens of 22 local artists who received support from ArtsWave’s Black and Brown Artist Program, year’s “Truth & Inspiration Artist Showcase” features works that represent an array of perspectives on the complexities that accompany the theme of “truth and reconciliation,” many of which will inspire us all.
This year’s showcase features visual art, film, music, dance, children’s literature — expanding from two locations to partner with three different arts and culture organizations: the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Cincinnati Museum Center and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
Live performances and a film festival will be held throughout the weekend. The exhibition is open through Aug. 14 at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Truth & Inspiration Visual Art Exhibition
Cincinnati Art Museum, Schiff Gallery,
Open through Aug 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (daily)
Included Artwork and Artists:
NEW MOON by Asha Ama
Mood Altering by Asha the Artist
REST by Darnell Pierre Benjamin
It Is Art by Means Cameron
12 Commandments by Michael Coppage
Amid Exhibition by Iman Jabrah
Tepozzanilli: Live Stream Transmission by Rebecca Nava Soto
Sanctuaries by Michael Thompson
Story Share by Kailah Ware
Saturday, July 16
Cincinnati Museum Center
10 a.m. to noon – “On Her Shoulders” a masterclass by Annie Ruth
Cincinnati Art Museum
11:30 a.m. – “I Am Not Afraid of Spiders” book reading by Ashley Aya Ferguson at the Rosenthal Education Center
12:30 p.m. – “Mood Altering” panel discussion by Asha the Artist in the Fath Auditorium
1:45 p.m. – “Story Share” short film by Kailah Ware and testimonial in the Fath Auditorium
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
(All events in the Harriet Tubman Theater)
3 p.m. – “Monarca - Lost Butterfly (In Memoriam)” contemporary dance with film by Gabriel Martinez Rubio
4 p.m. – “Namba: A Japanese American’s Incarceration and Life of Resilience” documentary by Emily Hanako
Momohara with Q&A
Sunday, July 17
Cincinnati Art Museum: Film Festival
(All films in the Fath Auditorium)
11:15 a.m. – “Same Garden: An Identity Documentary” by Jonesy
12:05 p.m. – “12 Commandments” by Michael Coppage
12:15 p.m. – “laying the foundation” by Asa Featherstone IV
12:30 p.m. – “Black Arts Revamped” by Lamonte Young
1:30 p.m.– BREAK
2 p.m. – “Our Baby Knows” by David Chimusoro
2:15 p.m. – “REST” by Darnell Pierre Benjamin
2:55 p.m. – “Monarca - Lost Butterfly (In Memoriam)” by Gabriel Martinez Rubio
3:10 p.m. – “It Is Art” by Means Cameron
3:30 p.m. – “I’m Listening...” documentary by Brent Billingsley
Exhibitions
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
“I’m Listening...” mural by Brent Billingsley in the Everyday Freedom Hero Gallery.
On view through Sept 22, 2022.
Cincinnati Museum Center
“Regeneration” by Erin Fung, part of “America’s Epic Treasures featuring Preternatural by Michael Scott” on the Lower Level
On view through Jan. 8, 2023
ArtsWave, the engine for the Cincinnati region’s arts, is partnering with the City of Cincinnati, Duke Energy, Macy’s, the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati, Hard Rock Casino and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for the 2022 Truth & Inspiration Artist Showcase.