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Guests gather in the museum lobby for a Duveneck Association fundraiser.

About the Duveneck Association

Established in 1980, the Duveneck Association engages Cincinnati Art Museum members by broadening knowledge of the Museum’s encyclopedic collection, special exhibitions and art in our communities.

The Duveneck Association honors Frank Duveneck (1848-1919), born in Covington, KY. At a young age, Duveneck studied in Munich, Germany, developing his special style of expressive brushwork and deep-toned palette.  Continuing his work in Florence, and later in the United States, Duveneck became a well known and respected figure and portrait painter.  In 1880, he was elected  a member of the Society of American Artists, and  further recognition and honors continued through his life. Before his death in 1919, he donated a large and important group of his work to the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Membership in the Duveneck Association includes a monthly luncheon and meeting with one another to hear various experts and museum curators discuss current exhibitions, some aspect of the Cincinnati Art Museum’s permanent collection, or taking an off-site tour to a collection of interest.

Luncheons take place on the first Monday of each month from September through May.

 

Annual Dues

$60 per person

For more information, please contact the Philanthropy Office at [email protected] or (513) 639-2964.

 

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2022–2023 Programs

Fall & Spring Program Lineup

  • 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m., Wine Social in Great Hall
  • 12 p.m., Lunch at Terrace Café
  • 1 p.m., Lecture in Fath Auditorium
  • 1–3 p.m., Exhibition open to view

 

Registration for individual programs will open on August 15, 2022. Members are also encouraged to bring a guest to each program.

 

Monday, September 12, 2022

5 - 7 p.m. 

Welcome Party + tour of Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom by Joseph Urban with Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, Amy Dehan. Appetizers + Cocktails in the Courtyard. Please feel free to bring a friend who would like to join Duveneck Association.  

Monday, October 3, 2022 

Conservation chat with Serena Urry about what her and her team are currently restoring for CAM. Lunch prior to the lecture in the Terrace Café.  

Monday, November 7, 2022 

Get ready to discover more about the exciting new exhibition, FotoFocus, Natural World. Curator of Photography Nathaniel Stein will tell us about the show. Prior to the lecture, please enjoy lunch in the Terrace Café. 

Monday, December 5, 2022

4 - 6 p.m. 

Time to celebrate! Holiday Cocktail Party with Dave Linnenberg speaking on the status of current & upcoming CAM Projects. Heavy appetizers + cocktails in the Great Hall. Please feel free to bring a friend who would like to join Duveneck Association. 

Monday, January 9, 2023 

Happy New Year, Let’s Dance! Hearing from Curator of South Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities, Ainsley Cameron about Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art will certainly get out year off on the right foot. Lunch before the lecture in the Café. 

Monday, February 6, 2023 

Special Guest, Woodrow “Woody Keown, Jr., President & Chief Operating Officer of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, will speak with us about how our two collections relate to one another and the impact they have on our community. Lecture will take place after lunch in the Terrace Café.  

Monday, March 6, 2023 

Nathaniel Stein, Curator of Photography, will share with us about how O’Keeffe often took her camera with her to get that perfect floral arrangement shot for the exhibition, Georgia O’Keeffe: Photographer. Lunch before the lecture in the Café. 

Monday, April 3, 2023 

Come and hear from Amy Dehan about the newest Artist in Residency at CAM, Roberto Lugo. Lugo is an American Artist, ceramicist, social activists, spoken-word poet and educator who lives in Philadelphia where he makes his creations and gives back to his community. Enjoy lunch in the café before the lecture.  

Monday, May 1, 2023 

Lets take a trip! House Tour! Information coming once everything is lined up.

2022-2023 Duveneck Association Leadership Team

Chair

  • Mary Ran

 

Leadership Members

  • Ray Burt
  • Dilly Dooley
  • Mike Krug
  • Dolores Loewe
  • Julie Metz
  • Katrina Mundy
  • Ron Schmiedeker

 

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