by Geoff Edwards, Archivist & Records Manager

6/25/2025

Elizabeth Nourse, conservation, paper conservation, Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives

Elizabeth Nourse (1859–1938) is one of Cincinnati’s most celebrated artists. Tucked away in the museum’s archives is a scrapbook filled with letters, photographs, press clippings, and other unique materials that paint a fuller picture of Nourse as both an artist and a person.

by Carrie Atkins Maras, Associate Director of Community Engagement

6/24/2025

community, community outreach

How does the museum stay engaged and involved with our Cincinnati community? At CAM, the community engagement team develops partnerships with local organizations, artists, and leaders.

by Erin Carmichael Morgan, Coordinator of the Rosenthal Education Center

6/18/2025

REC, Rosenthal Education Center, art making

The Rosenthal Education Center is open and ready for art-making fun all summer long for the whole family.

by Alex Otte Callon, Rosenthal Education Center Manager

6/12/2025

REC, Rosenthal Education Center, REC Artist in Residence, art making

Learn more about Karen Saunders, the museum's 2025 Rosenthal Education Center (REC) Artist in Residence.

by Bruce Petrie, President, Board of Trustees

6/12/2025

SketchCAM, Farm to Table

Everyone likes a good hero story, a protagonist struggling against the odds, yearning for home or homeland.

by Hou-mei Sung, Ph.D, 宋后楣 Curator of East Asian Art

6/5/2025

East Asian Art, Japanese Art, painting

This summer, the East Asian department awaits the arrival of 40 Japanese paintings from Dr. Toshihide Hirose of Hirosaki, Japan.

by Maria Groves, School-Based Learning Intern

5/14/2025

woodcut, prints, art making

Woodcutting, the oldest form of relief printmaking, is a beautiful medium that utilizing a block of wood and enabling artists to create engaging—and replicable—artworks.

by Bruce Petrie, President, Board of Directors

5/14/2025

Sacred Art, Jacopo Tintoretto

For billions of people worldwide, there is spiritual significance to the fact that the papal conclave is held in the Sistine Chapel inside Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica, immersing the participants in one of the most profound works of sacred art ever made.

by Franck Mercurio, Publications Editor

5/8/2025

Art Climb, outdoor art, sculpture, museum grounds

Explore the origins of Art Climb, the outdoor art experience connecting the Cincinnati Art Museum to its neighborhoods and the city on its 5th anniversery..

by Cincinnati Art Museum

5/2/2025

REC, REC Artist in Residence, Rosenthal Education Center

Museum staff have been busy installing "You and Me and the Space Between: Our Expedition Starts Now" by REC artist in residence Karen Saunders.

by Mari Groves, School-Based Learning Intern

5/1/2025

art education, School Based Learning, cam intern, learning & interpretation

Implementing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) activities in the classroom helps foster creativity that carries over into other subjects.

by Bruce Petrie, President, Board of Trustees

4/30/2025

Cycle Thru, Bicycle

Bikes are not just a useful invention for transport and recreation. They are constantly reimagined and redesigned in practical and artful ways.

by Cecile Mear, Paper Conservator

4/25/2025

Jacopo Tintoretto, CAMConservation

In the days when paintings did not travel for exhibitions, artists created prints featuring the originals. One example is an eighteenth-century engraving after a painting by Tintoretto now on view.

by Mackenzie Strong, Curatorial Assistant for Decorative Arts & Design

4/23/2025

Cycle Thru, Bicycle

Studying the “art of the bike” has provided a new understanding of the “heart” of the bike as a global vehicle for social change.

by Cincinnati Art Museum

4/22/2025

bees

If the grounds are blooming, and the bees are buzzing, then spring has arrived here at the Cincinnati Art Museum!

by Mari Groves, School-Based Learning Intern

4/18/2025

art education, museum professions, School Based Learning, cam intern

Meet Mari Groves, the Cincinnati Art Museum's new School-Based Learning Intern. As an art educator, Mari is passionate about sharing creativity and artistic exploration.

by Alex Otte Callon, REC Manager

4/7/2025

Rosenthal Education Center, REC, REC Artist in Residence

On March 9, 2025, the Rosenthal Education Center (REC) celebrated 10 years of art making, especially artworks created by the museum's youngest visitors.

by Kelly Rectenwald, Conservator of Objects

3/27/2025

CAMconservation, mercury, objects conservation, mirror, Groesbeck House, gilded frame, 19th century furniture

Inside our objects conservation lab, this 19th-century mirror is once again standing upright in all of its glory for the first time in several decades.

by Carrie Atkins Maras, Associate Director of Community Engagement

3/27/2025

CAM Cruiser, art making

CAM Cruiser is hitting the road for another exciting year of art, education, and community fun!

by Rose Hairane, Curatorial Assistant of South Asian Art, Islamic Art, and Antiquities

3/20/2025

Curatorial Blog, Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior, exhibition design, exhibition development

What the public sees over a span of a few months—whether a gallery rotation, a new show, a series of events, or the flying banners placed above the museum’s entryway—actually takes years to create by countless individuals across the institution and beyond.

by Franck Mercurio, Publications Editor

3/13/2025

Diego Rivera, Mary Joy Johnson, portrait

Who is this mystery woman painted by the Mexican artist Diego Rivera (1886–1957) more than 85 years ago?

by Bruce Petrie, President, Board of Trustees

3/13/2025

Yogi Berra, Baseball, Pinocchio, Art Climb

A lawyer friend of mine says that when he was a kid his mom had a way of mixing metaphors when she was giving mom advice. “We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it, son.” This turn of phrase got his attention not only with words but more memorably with visual imagery.

by Bruce Petrie, President, Board of Trustees

3/11/2025

SketchCAM, Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior, geometry

In this edition of SketchCAM, we look at the amazing exhibition Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior in a way you might imagine belongs in math class. Using our simple tools of pencil and sketchbook, we'll reveal the “secret geometry” of great artwork.

by Franck Mercurio, Publications Editor

3/4/2025

Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior, exhibition design, South Asian Art, Islamic Art, antiquities, Contemporary Art

What goes into designing a museum exhibition like Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior?

by Cincinnati Art Museum

3/3/2025

Rosenthal Education Center, REC, REC Artist in Residence, RECade

We’ve been busy in the Rosenthal Education Center (REC) celebrating 10 years of art-filled fun with A RECade: 10 Years of the Rosenthal Education Center!

by Elena Vincent, Curatorial Administrative Assistant

2/21/2025

Valentine's Day

Sending and receiving Valentine’s Day cards brings a special kind of joy that transcends age.

by Obie Linn, Conservator of Textiles

2/13/2025

CAMConservation, textile conservation

How many different fabrics are you wearing right now?

by Obie Linn, Conservator of Textiles

2/12/2025

CAMConservation, textile conservation, Zandra Rhodes

This Zandra Rhodes robe has undergone a journey!

by Cecile Mear, Conservator of Works on Paper

2/6/2025

Alice and Carl Bimel, Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior, Indian painting, paper conservation, CAMConservation

My initial examination of the painting revealed that some of the paint was poorly attached to the paper support, so before the work went into the gallery, it made a stop in the paper lab.

by Bruce Petrie, President, Board of Trustees

2/6/2025

SketchCAM, tessellations

A tessellation is a geometric pattern of shapes that fit together and can repeat infinitely. For starters, think checkerboards, tile floors, honeycombs, soccer ball patterns—but tessellations go way beyond these familiarities, taking an infinite number of shapes and forms.