Margy Waller's blog

In December 2011, Cincinnati bicycle riders created a visual spectacle of serendipitous art with the first ever BRIGHT Ride. We dressed up ourselves and our bikes in our holiday best.

We had lights (some provided by ArtsWave) and wreathes on bikes -- even a tiny lit-up tree on a rack. We saw lots of red clothing, fancy hats and helmets, and Bicycle Santa with his sleigh rode along.

ArtsWave is pleased to announce the addition of Rebecca Bromels to its Communications team. Ms. Bromels will begin work as Director of Communications on January 4, 2011. A twelve-year veteran of the local arts community, Ms. Bromels brings a unique perspective to ArtsWave and its expanded focus on creating and sustaining community through the arts.

Our research on how to build broad public support for the arts came to the same conclusion about use of the word “arts” as the recent review of arts advocacy campaigns by the International Federation of Arts Councils and Cultural Agencies.

Their summary is: “Campaigners should be aware that the term ‘the arts’ can be vague and can have less than desirable associations.”

One Sunday in September, 1,500 people of all of ages and from all over painted a half-mile of center-city
street pavement in an unprecedented act of community art-making conceived & organized by ArtsWave.

Watch what happened in this time-lapse video - 12 hours in a minute and half.

Oh boy, this is so not ordinary. Get ready to join us. Hundreds of people are getting together to make our community even more amazing.  

Last fall, people from all over came together on Fountain Square to celebrate our city through the power of collective creativity. Cincinnati's first-ever Splash Dance became an Internet hit, getting over 50,000 views.

This year, our second annual "Ta Da" celebration is just as amazing and fun and for everyone.