Keep it Fresh
Courtesy ArtsWave
CMF Outdoor Museum
Opens Friday, July 19, 3–8 p.m.
Washington Park, 1230 Elm St.
The works will be on exhibit through the end of July in Washington Park
FREE. For more information visit artswave.org/CMF.
“I love the creative community of Cincinnati and being able to help artists showcase their talents for others to recognize is important to me,” says Nytaya Babbitt the curator for this year’s CMF Outdoor Museum.
The CMF Outdoor Museum, an outdoor public art exhibition, features works from 10 local visual artists, all drawing inspiration from the Cincinnati Music Festival’s culture and music. The artists will create artwork live at Washington Park. ArtsWave, through the community's support of the 2024 ArtsWave Campaign, will fund the artist fees and curation.
Originally from Jackson, Mississippi, Babbitt is a Cincinnati-based multidisciplinary artist working to foster a healthy community. She believes connecting and understanding means providing spaces that are initially uncomfortable, because vulnerability and empathy form a connection that lasts.
“I want people to feel like engaging with the creative community is accessible and inviting,” says Babbitt.
The CMF Outdoor Museum, an outdoor public art exhibition, features works from 10 local visual artists, all drawing inspiration from the Cincinnati Music Festival's culture and music. The artists will create artwork live in Washington Park. ArtsWave, through the community's support of the 2024 ArtsWave Campaign, will fund the artist fees and curation.
“Music sets the pace for me when I start to work,” says Babbitt. “My favorite thing to listen to is study beats while working!”
P&G, the long-time presenting sponsor of the Cincinnati Music Festival (CMF), ArtsWave, the engine for the arts and the Cincinnati/Dayton division of Kroger, have teamed up again to create the fifth annual CMF Outdoor Museum, kicking off with a live painting event. The artwork will stay in Washington Park until the end of the month, when it will move to Court Street.
CMF Outdoor Museum visitors will enjoy musical entertainment starting at 7 p.m. thanks to the Friday Flow concert, presented by P&G featuring Ruff Endz. It’s all part of “Road to CMF,” a series of events leading up to the annual festival.
The Cincinnati Music Festival, presented by P&G, takes place the following weekend, July 25–27, with a stacked lineup headlined by Maxwell and New Edition. Before the music on Saturday, an unveiling ceremony will reveal the newest inductees to the Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame at The Banks.