BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260513T015658Z DTSTART:20230330T180000 LOCATION:Cincinnati Art Museum SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Georgia O’Keeffe\, the Power of Place & the Creative Ecosystem UID:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Fath Auditorium
$5 Members and general public\, Free for Teachers &\; College Stud ents.
Registration required.

\n

G eorgia O’Keeffe\, the Power of Place &\; the Creative Ecosystem c onsiders the work of the multidisciplinary conceptualist\, Micha el Thompson\, and the renowned American modernist\, Georgia O'Keeffe. Tho mpson reflects on the interconnection between the two as they construct\, capture\, and are influenced by their environments. The keynote presenta tion will discuss the power of place and space by navigating the practice s of the two artists as they exist within a creative ecosystem\, interact ing with both the built and natural worlds as integral parts of their cre ative identity.

\n

Following the keynote\, there will be a community panel featuring artist Michael Thompson\, poet Sherry Cook Stanforth\, a s well as photographer Asa Featherstone. We will end the evening with a M eet &\; Greet featuring the panelists\, and their work will be availab le for purchase.

\n

 

\n

Biographies of the Speakers:< /strong>

\n

Keynote and Panelist- Michael Thompson is a multimedia artist\, ethnographer\, and poet. He takes on the role of artist as archi vist\; collecting things\, spaces\, and histories to add to his work and life. His practice focuses on human ecology and nuance as well as the phi losophy of nature\, space\, and built reality. Michael is a TEDx Speaker\ , Artist-in-Residence Emeritus at the Cincinnati Art Museum\, Contemporar y Arts Center\, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company\, and Cincinnati Chamber O rchestra. He was a BLINK 2022 Muralist and has exhibited with CAM\, Wave Pool\, and Kennedy Heights Arts Center in the past year.  He was recently  awarded the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award\, two ArtsWave Grants\, the Cincinnati Art Club Award\, and The Carl B. Westmoreland Fe llowship for his ongoing project\, "Sanctuaries."

\n

Panelist- Sherry Cook Stanforth is the founder/director of Originary Arts Initiati ve\, providing regional arts- and nature-inspired programming for diverse populations. She is the managing editor of Pine Mountai n Sand &\; Gravel and Riparian: Poe ms\, Short Prose and Photographs Inspired by the Ohio River (Dos Madres Press\, 2019). Her poetry collection Dr one String (Bottom Dog Press\, 2015) reflects the story telling and music traditions of her Appalachian heritage. She performs in two bands\, Tellico and Tangled Roots\, and enjoys hiking\, beekeeping a nd studying native plants. 

\n

Panelist- Asa (AY-suh) F eatherstone\, IV is a Cincinnati-based artist who makes photographs and f ilms highlighting the shared experiences that make us human\, prioritizin g the beauty and versatility of daily Black life. His approach is persona l and vulnerable in hopes that we connect with one another through authen ticity. He regularly contributes to Wall Street Journal\, has worked with TIME Magazine\, and Google along with several art institutions in the re gion who share a similar mission of showing the value in people’s stories . His most recent archival photo book: Yesterday\, today and t omorrow\, in collaboration with the Cincinnati Art Museum\, fe atured on Google’s Arts &\; Culture page exploring the Black experienc e in the United States.

\n

Image credit: Micha el Thompson\, "Sanctuaries // Home Away From Home"\, Oil and Charcoal on Panel\, 31x49

\n
\n

To request accessibility accommodati ons\, please email access@cincyart.org at least two week s before the event.

\n

 

END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR