Exhibition Types: Featured Home Exhibition

  • Sculptural Storylines: Work by Jan & Mark Wiesner

    • 20 February 2026
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    We are excite to present Sculptural Storylines: Work by Jan & Mark Wiesner. This exhibition will be on display in the Kennedy Gallery from March 20 to May 16, 2026.

    Jan & Mark Wiesner are two sculptors and a married couple who work in very different mediums, united by a shared artistic response shaped through mutual cross-pollination and exploration. Each tells a distinctly different version of the same story through their own form.

    Jan Wiesner finds inspiration from overheard phrases and fleeting remarks, treating them as seeds for sculptural storytelling. As an “author in clay,” she gathers and mines these words for emotion, linking works into a series infused with humor and insight. Through this process, hidden thoughts and actions are revealed, and the power lies in the telling of the story.

    Mark Wiesner reflects on mortality and works with cardboard, a universal material that has shaped their life since childhood, building imaginative worlds and storing the remnants of daily existence. Rooted in honesty to reclaimed, discarded materials, he applies meticulous technical rigor to transform the mundane into something magical and harmonious. Through assemblage and appropriation, he resurrects forgotten objects, giving them renewed meaning, rhythm, and beauty within new contexts.

    Opening Reception: Friday, March 20, 2026 from 6 – 8 pm, and it will include free light refreshments

    Artist Talk: Saturday, April 18 starting at 1pm with free light refreshments.

    All events are Free and Open to the Public.

    Images: Jan Wiesner, They Danced With Such Joy That All of Nature Joined In, ceramic, acrylic paint, 18” H x 14” W x 3” D | Mark Wiesner, Liminal Spaces, corrugated cardboard, wood base, acrylic paint, 18” H x 62” W x 7” D

  • *OPENS MAY 22* 18th Annual Student Art Show

    • 28 January 2026
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    Each year, Kennedy Heights Arts Center celebrates our talented students with an exhibition featuring original artwork in all media created by the youth and adults enrolled in KHAC classes. This show presents a wide range of works in mosaics, painting, collage, ceramics, and more. It is sure to inspire artists of all ages!

    Join us in celebrating everyone’s creativity at the opening reception on Friday, May 22 from 6-8pm. Free, open to the public, light refreshments served.

    Exhibiting artists are youth, teen, and adult students who have taken classes here at Kennedy Heights Arts Center.

    Image: Symphony of Sounds, Alberta Schneider, Acrylic on Canvas. Class: Paint Your Story: Narrative Acrylic Painting. Instructor: Cedric Michael Cox.

  • Coming of Age: New works of the HAIRitage Series by Erin M. Smith Glenn

    • 18 March 2026
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    Since her graduate school experience at the University of Cincinnati D.A.A.P. (Design, Architecture, Art & Planning) program in 2008, Erin M. Smith Glenn has been constantly examining, understanding, and developing what HAIRitage means to her, and how she can use it as a means to serve her community. From two-dimensional works to installations and interactive works, engaging the senses through this ongoing series addresses Black hair culture in a way that demands its attention; begs to justify the discriminations against it; commands the viewer; and ultimately upholds the values of her ancestors. 

    Opening Reception: Saturday, April 25 from 6-8pm

    Artist Talk: Saturday, May 30 starting at 1pm

    Image: Divine Beauty Endurance through Creativity, Erin M. Smith Glenn, Chalk pastel on toned paper, 2025, 11″ x 17″. 

  • Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 - 5:00
  • Saturday: 11:00 - 4:00
  • Closed Sunday - Monday