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  • Voices of Freedom Returns to Kennedy Heights Arts Center for 2026

    • 16 January 2026
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    For the sixth consecutive year, Juneteenth Cincinnati and Kennedy Heights Arts Center are proud to present Voices of Freedom, a visual and performing arts series that centers Black history, expression, and healing through a contemporary lens. The 2026 series will take place..

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  • A Tale of Two Williams

    • 12 December 2025
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    One of the first young people I met at Kennedy Heights Arts Center was William Jenkins. I met William when he was just six or seven years old—a bright, curious, energetic kid who lived in the neighborhood. His mom, Robin, had enrolled..

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  • From Tragedy to Transformation

    • 21 November 2025
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    A Community Transformed by the Power of Art What began as a response to tragedy has become one of the most powerful examples of community transformation in our city. Thirteen years ago, after two devastating incidents of gun violence in Kennedy Heights..

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  • Opening Reception: Rooms of Grief

    • January 17, 2026 6 pm - 8 pm
    • Kennedy Gallery

    Kennedy Heights Arts Center invites the community to the opening reception of Rooms of Grief, a new exhibition exploring the emotional and interior spaces we inhabit when loss rearranges our world. Each “room” in the exhibition serves as a metaphor for grief..

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  • Opening Reception: We’re All Healing

    • Sat, Jan. 31, 6-8 PM
    • Lindner Gallery

    Join us for a free opening reception for We’re All Healing: Tending to the Wounds We Were Taught to Hide in our Lindner Gallery on Saturday, January 31 from 6 to 8 pm. The exhibition features commissioned works by ten diverse regional..

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  • Dig and Be Dug in Return

    • Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7:30PM
    • KHAC Lindner Annex

    Inspired by the closing lines of Langston Hughes’ Motto, “Dig and Be Dug in Return” is an ode to Black expression, community, and collective healing. This performance curated by Alexander Stallings honors the ways we gather, create, and care for one another..

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