OneNKY Center Gallery
Fueled by ArtsWave
Dedicated on September 12, 2025, the OneNKY Center Gallery Fueled by ArtsWave represents a landmark collaboration between the Northern Kentucky Port Authority, meetNKY, and ArtsWave, embodying our shared commitment to integrating arts and culture as essential components of community vitality. The gallery is a testament to the power of creative placemaking, demonstrating how strategic investment can transform public spaces into meaningful experiences and how important the creative economy is to the future of the region. Through this dedicated space for artistic expression, we celebrate Northern Kentucky’s distinctive character and reinforce our belief that arts are not merely decorative but fundamental to building connected, vibrant communities.
Spring 2026 OneNKY Center Artist-in-Residence Program
Call to Artists- Now Accepting Applications
The OneNKY Center Gallery Fueled by ArtsWave is proud to announce the launch of its Spring 2026 OneNKY Center Artist-in-Residence Program funded by the Northern Kentucky Port Authority, meetNKY, and ArtsWave. We invite 2D visual artists to apply for a unique experience to prominently display a collection or series exhibition in the first-floor public gallery located in the OneNKY Center, 209 Greenup St, Covington, KY 41011 from April 24 -September 10, 2026.
The goals for this program are:
To enhance the vibrancy of Northern Kentucky through creative placemaking efforts that amplify the arts and build a connected community for all.
To provide economic opportunities for local and regional artists.
To inspire, motivate, and instill pride in residents and visitors alike.
The OneNKY Center Gallery Fueled by ArtsWave embodies our shared commitment to integrating arts and culture as essential components of community vitality. The gallery is a testament to the power of creative placemaking, demonstrating how strategic investment can transform public spaces into meaningful experiences and how important the creative economy is to the future of the region. Through this dedicated space for artistic expression, we celebrate Northern Kentucky’s distinctive character and reinforce our belief that arts are not merely decorative but fundamental to building connected, vibrant communities.
The OneNKY Center Artist-in-Residence Program offers
A professional exhibition space for emerging or practicing artists to showcase a vibrant and cohesive body of work in the heart of Northern Kentucky’s thriving arts and culture community.
Honorarium stipend of $5,000.00.
A supportive and dynamic environment to advance their career development through provided resources and networking opportunities during the residency.
From February 11, 2026, to March 6, 2026, we will accept applications from eligible visual artists for the Spring 2026 OneNKY Center Artist-in-Residence Program: https://artswave.submittable.com/submit/
Residency dates will be confirmed with selected artist based on availability to install. Spring session:
Mid-April through September 10, 2026
Opening reception: Friday, April 24, 2026
Please find the Spring 2026 OneNKY Center Artist-in-Residence Guidelines and Application PDF below.
Artist Statements for Existing 2025 Exhibition
Allison was born in 1979 in Cincinnati, Ohio. From an early age Allison had a passion for the arts. As a child it was dance and art projects inspired by nature, as a teenager she made jewelry and pottery that was sold through local boutiques. Her passion for nature chose her college path to Western State University in Gunnison, Colorado where she majored in Business marketing with a minor in Art History. After college Allison began a successful career as an Art Consultant which she maintains to this day.
Working with artists from all over the world, in all mediums, inspired her to create her own mark. In 2015 she became fascinated by astronaut Scott Kelley and his extraordinary images from the International Space Station and sought to recreate them with her own style. These mesmerizing resin filled petri dishes are the result. Since 2015 Allison has won multiple awards for her designs and has been showcased in art fairs such as Art Miami and New York Art Expo. Allison’s work can be found in numerous private residences, corporate art collections and healthcare environments throughout the United States. She is represented in galleries in Cincinnati and South Florida. Allison has a studio and art gallery in downtown Cincinnati, OH where she resides.
My photography is primarily about Place. My Wandering Kentucky project aims to find the interesting and unique facets of our state and reflect them back for Kentuckians to see the beauty of home. I’m particularly interested in context, either in a single photo or a series, to tie these elements back to a county, a town, or even a particular street. Through saturated colors and unique perspectives, the viewer is meant to see familiar things through the eyes of an admiring stranger.
The mission of the Annex Gallery is to provide space and a community to support artists and art organizations to exhibit works of art that speak to current social inequalities both here and abroad. The Gallery was founded by Jens Rosenkrantz Jr and M Katherine Hurley who are local artists with deep roots in the artist community. Ms. Hurley is a nationally acclaimed landscape painter who has had a studio in the Pendleton for 30 years. She currently serves on the board of the Cincinnati Art Club. Mr. Rosenkrantz is a photographer with a business background in investments, accounting, and small business ventures. He is currently a board member on the Clifton Cultural Arts Center (as Board Chair), ArtWorks (as Board Treasurer) and ArtsWave (ex-officio).
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