Take A Bow

Since 1986, the Taft Museum of Art and and the Robert S. Duncanson Society have annually honored the achievements of contemporary Black artists working in a variety of disciplines.

In partnership with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s distinguished Diversity Fellowship program, the Taft Museum of Art welcomes cellist Anita Graef, as the 36th Duncanson Artist-in-Residence.

Finale Concert: Duncanson Artist-in-Residence

 Saturday, April 29, 7–9 p.m.
The Carnegie Arts Center
1028 Scott Street, Covington, KY 41011

Celebrate the conclusion of the 2023 Duncanson Artist-in-Residence with cellist Anita Graef. Graef will grace audiences with a solo performance as well as share the stage with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s Nouveau Chamber players and special guests for a night of harmony.

FREE. Registration is recommended.

Graef’s notable appearances include Strings magazine’s “Sessions” video performance series, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series, and “Concerts from the Library of Congress.” She has performed as a guest on radio stations WQXR, WFMT, WGTE, WUOL, WOSU, and WVPB, among others, and on NPR. Graef has performed with orchestras across the United States. As 36th Duncanson Artist-in-Residence, she hold workshops, classes, and performances from April 16 to 30.

The Duncanson program honors the relationship between Black American painter Robert S. Duncanson and his patron, Nicholas Longworth, who commissioned Duncanson to paint landscape murals in the foyer of his home, now the Taft Museum of Art.