April 2010

Annual Community Campaign for the Arts - Update!


Each week during the annual community campaign for the arts, the Cincinnati Enquirer provides an update about the contributions from people around Cincinnati. We'll be sharing that information with you on the blog for the final month of the campaign.

Creative things happening across our community, like music, dancing, painting, and storytelling, mean more people coming together, connecting with one another, and understanding each other in new ways.

Fine Arts Fund Presents....

This spring, large and small arts organizations across our region are sharing music, dance, theatre, opera, and visual arts at neighborhood community arts centers, in a new series—Fine Arts Fund Presents….

Window Galleries by Landor & Visionaries and Voices


Guest Blogger: Kristen Alvarez, Campaign Manager

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Behind the Scenes: The Making of Splash Dance

We’ve been waiting for a special moment to share this Behind the Scenes video with you.

The Fine Arts Fund Surprises the Cincinnatus Association


What is possible when two very old, very respected organizations get together and work on transforming for the benefit of our community?

On April 13, I fulfilled a promise to give a talk at the Cincinnatus Association (established 1920) dinner meeting about the changing role of the Fine Arts Fund (established 1927). I asked myself – how can we SHOW the change? I knew it would be especially hard to do in the University Club (established 1879) setting where dinner is served.

You’d be surprised what a little dancing can do for these two groups.