Making Waves

The FotoFocus Biennial is the largest event of its kind in America. This year, it features 90 projects at museums and galleries from Greater Cincinnati to Columbus and more, from 400+ artists, curators and educators.

This year's Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival has grown significantly in scope and will feature "The Continual Struggle," a special exhibition by Cincinnati native Brian Washington.

There are seemingly countless ways to make the case for the arts. The trick is knowing which ones are most effective.

A new exhibition at Fitton Center for Creative Arts features narrative quilts inspired by the Articles of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The arts in Cincy are integral to the new economy, not apart from it.

The 2019 application for Catalyzing Impact Grants is now available. These grants provide support to a wide variety of arts and cultural heritage projects offered throughout the region.

Jazz at the Memo returns this summer with an expanded lineup and a new partnership with Washington Platform.

The greatest value of museums may be their ability to intentionally provoke dialogue. If we want to harness that power, they should be accessible by everyone.

This week, through the International Visitor Leadership Program of the U.S. Department of State, ArtsWave held a meeting with eight NGO leaders from Iraq to share ideas.

As Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra prepares to kick off their Summermusik concert series, you can get a visual preview of the musical themes through re-purposed violins at Washington Park Art Gallery.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's annual Shakespeare in the Park summer tour has grown enormously since it began over a decade ago. Now, it's one of the largest tours of its kind in the world.

Coming off the heels of a successful 2018 Community Campaign, ArtsWave is already distributing nearly $10 million in grants to local arts organizations.

This month, Elementz makes the move to a new, state-of-the-art facility near Findlay Market where they can continue and improve their work providing a safe and creative place for over 800 youths in the region.

The arts uniquely bond us. In mid-June, hundreds gathered to celebrate each other and what we as a region can do together.

'To See Beyond' at Contemporary Arts Center is a re-animation of the beautiful complexity of being Afro-Latina by Firelei Báez.

As summer heats up, the arts are offering more than ever to attract local and out-of-town visitors to Cincinnati.

Reds fans were treated to performances by Bi-Okoto, My Nose Turns Red Youth Circus, the Cincinnati Pops and ArtsWave CincySings champions Harmony of Hearts from Western & Southern.

ArtsWave Pride, the newest networking and communications group for ArtsWave donors, has had unprecedented growth in its first year.

Any way you look at it, leveraging Cincinnati’s arts assets is smart for our economy and a quick return on investment.

During 2018's ArtsWave Days, brought to you by Macy's, participants in ArtsWave Rewards were offered the chance to win a grand prize: a Cincy Arts Staycation. Now, we have a winner!