Who: Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
What: Taft Museum of Art’s Artists Reaching Classrooms exhibit
Where: Main Library, 800 Vine Street
When: April 11–May 17, 2018
Why: Taft Museum of Art’s Artists Reaching Classrooms (ARC) program immerses high school art students in Cincinnati’s visual arts community and exposes them to careers in the arts. Professional artists visit classrooms to talk with the students about both the creative and practical aspects of a career in art. The students also visit an artist’s studio and the Taft Museum of Art. Students are asked to make artwork in response to the experience and write artists’ statements demonstrating what they have learned. The program culminates in a professionally organized exhibition of selected students’ artwork.
Schools Represented: Aiken High School, Anderson High School, Cincinnati Country Day School, Colerain High School, Dater High School, Hamilton High School, Kings High School, Roger Bacon High School, School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Sycamore High School, Walnut Hills High School and Winton Woods High School.
Call 513-369-6959 or visit chpl.org/exhibits.
