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  • Local artist aspires to be Black Dr. Suess

    • 27 October 2022
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    Local artist Ke’Monte Figgs aspires to become the Black Dr. Suess of Cincinnati. His new book, Dreams, Art and Success, is a guide to young people to follow their dreams. He will release the book at an event at Kennedy Heights Arts..

  • Jazz Students Shine

    • 3 September 2022
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    This year saw tremendous growth in our Cincinnati Public Schools youth jazz academy. Launched in 2018, Youth Jazz Cincinnati (YJC) inspires underserved students to develop their creative ability and confidence through the dynamic music of jazz. In partnership with Cincinnati Public Schools,..

  • Hello & Welcome!

    • 11 April 2022
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    This year, we set out to make the idea of “welcome” tangible, partnering with diverse artists to create spaces that are unassailably welcoming and deeply inviting for everyone. The Hello & Welcome project developed out of our participation in OF/BY/FOR ALL, a..

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  • Myles Ellington Twitty: Gentle “Revolutionary”

    • Saturday, August 22, 6:00-7:30 pm
    • KHAC Lindner Annex

    Kennedy Heights Arts Center presents Myles Ellington Twitty and his quintet performing the music of his debut album Gentle “Revolutionary”.  Featuring Myles Ellington Twitty on Trumpet, Josh Kline on Tenor Saxophone, Keigo Hirakawa on Piano, Cadence Okuwobi on Bass and James Gaiters..

  • Opening Reception – Cultural Ties

    • Saturday, August 29 from 6-8pm
    • Kennedy Gallery

    Join us for the opening of Cultural Ties, an interdisciplinary exhibition that celebrates Latin American culture while confronting stereotypes. Interweaving the photography of Tina Gutierrez and Andrea Sabugo with mixed media works by Ximena Flores and Rebecca Nava Soto, alongside Sin Vergüenza,..

  • Film Screening, Guest Film Curator Talk, and Q&A with Mary Leonard

    • Two Sessions: Saturdays, Sept. 12 and Oct. 10. Both from 12-3:30pm
    • KHAC Lindner Annex Event Space, 6620 Montgomery Rd

    Join us for a screening of the short film compilation, Sin Vergüenza, included in the exhibition Cultural Ties at Kennedy Heights Arts Center (part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial: The Long View), and the specially selected feature-length film Carmita. Guest Film Curator..