Exhibitions

Make art. Share ideas. Build community.

The Kennedy Collective fosters artistic growth and creative collaboration for local artists who are committed to building community.

Anyone, age 18 or over, is welcome to become a member of the Kennedy Collective. We invite all manner of artists – visual artists, musicians, dancers, performers, writers, designers, etc. – to join. There is no jury process for becoming a member, though you are asked to fill out a short information form.

As a member of our Collective, you have access to Kennedy Heights Arts Center’s exhibitions and events, professional development workshops, and networking opportunities. Most importantly, you are joining an active community of amazing, creative people.

Membership benefits include:

• Access to a diverse community of artists and art enthusiasts, and a network of information, resources, ideas, and inspiration
• Your name on KHAC website with a link to your website
• Opportunity to participate in annual Members Only exhibition
• No entry fee for juried exhibitions at Kennedy Heights Arts Center
• Participation in Artist Salons – monthly gatherings for artists to converse, share and connect
• Free or reduced admission to special events and workshops
• Opportunity to sell work in KHAC’s Gift Shop and receive a higher commission rate. Artist receives 80% of the sale price; 20% is retained by the Arts Center to help defray operating costs
• Ability to apply for support for projects through our mini-grant program
• Ability to share announcements and invitations in Kennedy Collective’s e-newsletter and Facebook page
• Knowing that your contribution helps make great programming happen all year long at the Arts Center!

Membership Dues: $50 annually (Renewed every January. Members who join October 1st to the end of the current year are graced into the next year!) 

Kennedy Heights Arts Center is a nonprofit organization, and your dues and volunteer work help support a community organization that has become the epicenter of the ongoing revitalization of a unique Cincinnati neighborhood.

Application Form to become a Collective Member:

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Collective Member Request for Proposals – Project Grants!

Are you a current Collective member and have a great idea to get people involved? Kennedy Heights Arts Center is now accepting proposals from current Kennedy Collective Members for community engaged projects that include fellow Collective members, and could possibly involve non-Collective members. Grant awards of up to $500 can help support the cost of materials, fabrication, service fees, and other costs. 

For complete details, download the Project Grant RFP AND the Collective Grant Form. All questions and submissions should be emailed or mailed to Mallory Feltz, at mallory@kennedyarts.org

Members

• Jereena Ameen – Fiber Art
• Lisa Andrews – foodie t-shirts
• Amy Bogard – Drawing, Painting
• Mindy Burger – Mixed-media
• Susan Carlson – Drawing, Sculpture
• Lynn Conaway – Fiber
• Mike Conaway – Wood Turning
• Billie Cunningham – Fiber, Doll making
• June Pfaff Daley – Painting, Collage, Mixed Media
• Lee DeRhodes – Ceramics
• Jeff Dey –
• Harold Dreibelbis – Ceramics, Mixed Media Constructions
• Mallory Feltz – Mixed-media, Sculpture
• Phyllis Foster – Photography
• Cherie Garces – Painting, Poetry
• Diane Germaine – Poetry, Dance
• Linda Grieser – Music
• Mark Haase – Ceramics
• Helen Haberstroh – Painting
• Robin Hartmann – Fiber Art
• Wendy Henehan – Painting, Drawing
• Michael Hensley – Painting
• Jamie Hummer – Fiber Art
• Natalie Jeanne – Photography
• William Jones – Photography
• Sue Kemp – Photography, Ceramics
• Stephannie Kennedy – Drawing, Painting
• Thomas Kinsel – Photography
• Bob Kling – Sculpture, Mixed-media
• Josh Koppen – Painting
• Robert Kroeger – Painting
• Mary Lennard – Poetry
• William Linthicum – Drawing
• Edward Lopez – Cardboard Constructions
• Monica Lira – Drawing, Painting
• Uneek Lowe – Fiber Art, Music
• Angela Mascolino – Painting
• Elaine McGue – Jewelry, Photography
• Doug Meyers – Painting, Animation
• Milissa Michel – Drawing
• Sarah Caswell-Pearce – Paper Collages
• Sheryl Peterson – Acrylics
• Laura Porter – 
• Linda Price – 
• Diane Roketenetz – Painting, Drawing
• Lara Roketenetz – Photography, Prints on Metal
• Jim Rulli – Painting
• Patti Rulli – Painting
• Grace Severyn – Jewelry, Painting
• Sue Ann Spears – Stoneware, Clay
• Kate Spencer – Fiber Art
• Carole Gray Staples – Fiber, Tapestry
• Barbara Streff – Printmaking, Silkscreen
• Michael Streff – Drawing, Illustration
• Delores Massey Thomas – Photography
• Karen Trimble-Shell – Jewelry
• Debra Wallace – Fiber art, jewelry, and polymer clay
• Joanie Weidner – Mixed Media Art, Mini-Collages
• John Weller – Photography
• Sue Wilke – Photography
• Zeta Wolf – Mindful meditation, painting, drawing, and sculpture
• Chris Wright – Painting

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Creative Community Artist Residency 2021

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT, JANUARY 31st, 2020

Opportunity:  We invite proposals from community-driven creatives in ALL disciplines (visual arts, film/media, creative writing, performing arts, dance, music, etc.) for a social-practice artist residency at Kennedy Heights Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio in Spring 2021. In particular, we seek artists and projects that meaningfully engage diverse community members in the creative process. Applications for 2021 Residencies are due on December 31, 2019. Finalists will be notified by January 31st, 2020 with interviews scheduled to follow. Artist will be selected by end of March 2020.

Duration: Applicant is to indicate the proposed length of their residency (2, 4 or 6 weeks), according to what would be most appropriate for the proposed project. Residency will take place in the time frame of April to May, 2021.

Eligibility: Creatives must be: • Individual artists or artist collectives • A U.S. citizen or a permanent legal resident • A working artist with at least five years of professional experience • Experience working with people (mentoring, teaching, etc) • Undergo a background check and have never committed a felony.

Grant Award Details: The Artist-in-Residence is provided housing at no cost (TBD – could be housed with a host family), an artist stipend of $850 per week of residency duration, and a materials budget of up to $1,500 to execute the project. Artist is responsible for all food and travel costs, and transportation during the residency.

Artist will have access to free studio space and the Kennedy Heights Arts Center’s facilities and grounds; and active support from the Arts Center’s staff and network of artists, volunteers, community members and enthusiasts. Artist will also have an opportunity for an Artist Talk, lecture, and/or workshop at the beginning of the residency. The residency will end with a free and open to the public final celebration.

Facilities: Studio space, dark room, ceramic kiln, digital media lab, gallery space, large multi-purpose room with wood laminate flooring, large projection screen with AV system, 2.5 acre outdoor green space and 3+ acre parking lot/campus with major route frontage.

Application information:

To apply, please send (as a single compressed file) the following:

• Resume for each artist applying
• Visual Work Samples: 10 images of your work (either as a PDF, jpeg, or weblinks; please include a one-page image list of these samples, with details) OR 1 video (5 min. NO LONGER)
• OR for Creative Writers applying: 3 writing samples any genre (no longer than 3 standard pages single spaced each)
• Completed Project Proposal Application: Please describe your planned project and working method addressing the 7 questions on the Application. 1000 characters max per question. APPLICATION: 2021 AIR PROJECT PROPOSAL APPLICATION
• Up to 3 supporting images for your project proposal (sketches, digital renderings, similar images, sample writing (no more than 250 words)
• Pay $25 Application Fee to Kennedy Heights Arts Center via website link: https://kennedyarts.org/exhibitions/#tab4 . If this application fee is a financial burden that would prevent you from applying, please reach out to us to discuss waiving this fee. This residency exists because of grant support and the residency award is not dependent on us receiving application fees.

Applications due: EXTENDED DEADLINE – midnight January 31, 2020

Finalists Notified: February 15, 2020

Artist Selected: end of March/beginning of April 2020

Please send applications and inquiries to: residency@kennedyarts.org

Funding for our 2021 Creative Community Artist Residency is provided by grants from the Eleanora C. U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee; and Ohio Arts Council.

Exhibition Proposals for the 2021 Season

The deadline has passed for proposals for our 2020 season.

Kennedy Heights Arts Center’s mission is to enliven our surrounding community through arts and cultural experiences that embrace diversity, foster creativity and build community. We invite artists and curators to partner with us in this mission through the presentation of diverse visual art exhibitions.

Kennedy Heights Arts Center strives to stimulate interaction and dialogue and create social change through the practice of art. We are specifically looking for exhibitions that contain content that speaks to social issues or themes that start conversations and build community. (This could be done solely through your own work, an invitational group show, or a curated juried exhibition.) Proposals may be submitted for curatorial projects in all media. We are also receptive to hosting a variety of events in conjunction with exhibitions (workshops, discussions, performances, etc.).

Kennedy Heights Arts Center offers two beautiful exhibition spaces. The Kennedy Gallery in our historic mansion contains over 2,000 square feet of gallery space, featuring hardwood floors, historic architecture and contemporary museum track lighting. We host 5-7 exhibitions annually in this gallery; each typically contains 40 to 50 individual pieces, depending on size and type.

The Lindner Gallery in our Carl, Robert, Richard and Dorothy Lindner Annex is 700 square feet with hardwood floors and high ceilings, adjacent to our event center. Work in this gallery must be two-dimensional. Each show typically includes 15-25 pieces, depending on size.

Deadline for submissions: No longer accepting proposals for 2020 season. Application window for 2021 will reopen again in Spring.

Proposals will be selected by a jury of professional artists and curators based on quality of the work; diversity of approach, media and style for the year; and how the show contributes to KHAC’s mission. Artists will be notified by September 1, 2019.

Submission guidelines:
Please send a completed Exhibition Proposal Form (see link below to download), artist statement, bio/CV and up to 15 images of your work in jpeg format, 300 dpi. Please label images “artist name_title”.

Please send completed applications and inquiries to: curator@kennedyarts.org

Or mailed to:

ATTN: Mallory Feltz
Kennedy Heights Arts Center
6546 Montgomery Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45213

For more information, please contact Mallory Feltz at 513.631.4278

KHAC Exhibition Proposal Form

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Please pay the $25 application fee if you are applying for the 2021 Creative Community Artist Residency. If this application fee is a financial burden that would prevent you from applying, please reach out to us to discuss waiving this fee. 

NO FEE required to submit an Exhibition Proposal for the 2021 Season – (disregard the link below if applying with a 2021 exhibition proposal).