In the News
ARTeries - Cincinnati - 4.26.2011
A plan to infuse art into the 12th Street corridor, linking the new Washington Park, arts venues, and cultural clusters on Vine and Main Streets.
ARTeries video - posted on Soapbox Media
DC Get Hit by the ArtsWave - 4.5.2011
In April, Edgar L. Smith, Jr., our 2011 Community Campaign Chair and newly appointed board member of the national Business Committee for the Arts, was invited to testify before Congress about the importance of the arts and funding of the National Endowment for the Arts. Others on the panel included Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Rocco Landesman, and the current President of The United States Conference of Mayors.
Local arts advocate joins celebs in D.C. - Lauren Bishop
Arts bring people together and create vibrant neighborhoods - 3.21.2011
We worked with a LOT of partners to develop this idea for ARTeries (get it?) connecting locations like Music Hall, Main Street, and Fountain Square using permanent and performance art to create engaging pathways.
Art would connect downotwn - Laura Baverman
ArtsWave's New Digital Game: iSpyArt - 2.2011
Using photographs and a mapping function, we are celebrating the art-all-around-us by inviting everyone to share the art they see in a series of commissioned digital shows. Get more information and view the community's submissions here.
ArtsWave creates special iPhone app - Lauren Bishop
"Love art and want to share your favorite pieces with friends? There's an app for that."
Fresh iPhone Apps for Feb. 24: Pocket Hipster, Halftone, iSpyArt - Appolicious
"Combine social networking, iPhone photography and art appreciation with iSpyArt, an app to built to share photos of art found in the world around you."
Finding inspiration for big ideas - Laura Baverman
Laura writes on inspiring games that lead to citizen involvement and points out that it's currently happening in our region with iSpyArt.
The Pursuit Of Appyness
Cincinnati CityBeat awards our app as one of the best apps for the community's residents and visitors - thanks CityBeat!
ArtsWave 2011 Annual Community Campaign for the Arts Will Include Surprises - 2.6.2011
The Enquirer highlights our 2011 community campaign kickoff and the surprises that we are planning to share throughout the 12 weeks.
ArtsWave tries to make changes positive - Janelle Gelfand
ArtsWave Launches fund campaign - Lauren Bishop (PDF)
The State of the Arts Forum Section - 2.14.2010
The Enquirer -- our local newspaper -- provides a lot of arts coverage still. And now they are beginning to think even harder about how they should use their platform (both the traditional paper and the online portal) to cover the arts.
They started with a big spread about the arts in the Sunday Section on 2.14.2010. (AKA: a lotta love for Valentine's Day!)
All in all, this a very positive set of stories about the benefits to our community through the arts. The reporters and editors thoroughly capture both our optimism and the challenges we face.
We're sharing links to some of the articles and commentary below.
Society's changed, but arts still a 'Big Deal'
Ray Cooklis
"We're also seeing people become more willing to expand their notions of what art can be - and can mean to them. Waller has the right idea. On her FAF blog, she posts her photos of "found" art that's all around us, looking at everyday objects in new ways. She helps organize events, such as the recent surprise "Splash Dance," that make us rethink where and when creative expression can be found.
We need the arts. We need the logic and passion and discipline they bring to our minds. We need the store of knowledge they have brought us through the centuries."
City's vitality, creativity on the upswing
Margy Waller
"New galleries, theaters, and community centers bring economic vitality to these neighborhoods. There's lots of energy and life on the streets and people want to be part of these appealing places where there are concerts and tourists, renovated buildings, festivals, and new housing."
How arts organizations reach out
Fundraisers May Be Running Uphill