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2020 Annual Fund: Creativity Doesn’t Stop
Like you, we at Kennedy Heights Arts Center have been challenged to navigate in this new reality. We started 2020 with the promise of a full year of exciting arts projects—then everything we had planned came to a screeching halt. We were forced to cancel 97 programs and events, and our earned revenue plummeted by $175,000—a reduction of more than 1/3 of our annual budget.
But creativity didn’t stop.
Our team innovated new ways to keep you inspired and connected during this time of distance and isolation, and to take meaningful action against systemic racism. We doubled down on our commitment to the community. Amid unprecedented challenges, we’ve been busier than ever, creatively adapting to support our community’s needs.
And so have you.
Your response has been inspiring. Neighbors helping neighbors, sharing creativity, working for justice, holding onto hope.
We learned that in difficult times, arts and community are more necessary than ever.
Please help sustain this momentum and ensure that 100% of our programs remain affordable to everyone with your tax-deductible gift to Kennedy Heights Arts Center today.
The Art Shop at Kennedy Heights Arts Center
Looking for that special gift for a loved one – or yourself? The Art Shop at Kennedy Heights Arts Center features original, hand-crafted artworks by over 40 local artists, including Jewelry, Photography, Ceramics, Glassworks, Woodworks, Metal Arts, Knitted items, Paintings, Prints, Greeting Cards, and MORE!
Grab a unique gift for a loved one or find something that catches your own eye. There’s something for everyone!
Holiday Art Market
Every Winter, coinciding with the annual Kennedy Collective Exhibition, we expand our Art Shop to include our Holiday Art Market! We invite our year-round vendors, along with some local guest artists, to create special items that would make great gifts during this Holiday Season. Creative Holiday Gifts are sold at Kennedy Heights Arts Center!
WELCOME OUR NEW 2020 HOLIDAY ART MARKET VENDORS: Vicki Adang, Betsy Allaire, Susan Cline, Jess Costantini, Jennifer Cox, Rita Dhingra, Mimi Gingold, Carisa Hund-Bunten (Seventh Street Gifts), Ashna Khanna, William Linthicum, Julie Meyer (For Lula Girl), Dyah Miller, Beth Mohr, Amy Nicolai (Amy Eclectic), Diane O’Brian (Ellery’s Crayons), Marian Paola, Priti Sullivan (Priti’s Pretty Jewelry with a Purpose), Allison Troyer, Reginald Willis.
Applications are now closed for 2020, check back in September 2021 to apply for next year. To apply to be a year round vendor in our Art Shop, see below.
Hours and Location
Wednesdays through Fridays 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturdays 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Special extended hours for openings and special events.
6546 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
Vendors: We support local artists
| Artist Need Lunch Money (Antonio Wooten) – artist designed apparel | Jereena Ameen – fiber art |
Da’Mon Butler – jewelry |
| Lynn Conaway – fiber art | Michael Conaway – woodturnings | Billie Cunningham – jewelry & dolls |
| June Pfaff Daley – notecards, magnets, collages | Lee DeRhodes – ceramics | Michael Dillingham – paintings |
| Saad Ghosn – books | Beth Goldstein – ceramics | Linda Grieser – cds (Adiago Trio, harp) |
| Helen Haberstroh – illustrations, notecards | Natalie Hager – photography, notecards | Robin Hartmann – fiber art, jewelry |
| Donna Heldman – mosaics, recycled garden art | Joanne Honschopp – notecards | Judy Kidd – jewelry |
| Thomas Kinsel – photography | Robert Kroeger – oil painting | Mary Lennard – poetry books |
| Monica Lira – stuffed animals, ceramics | Uneek Lowe – purses | Diana Marra – Asian brush painting, photos, notecards |
| Elaine McGue – painting, jewelry | Oberaw Industries – metal art | Sara Pearce / Paper with a Past – notecards, collages, prints |
| Diane Roketenetz – mixed media, paintings | Patti Rulli – painting | Brandi Sanchez – notecards, photography prints, fiber art |
| Grace Severyn – jewelry | Anne Endress Skove – tiny books, knitting | Sound Bite Ts (Lisa Andrews) – foodie tshirts, notecards |
| Sue Ann Spears – ceramics | Kate Spencer – decorative quilts | Debby Staats – jewelry |
| Carole Staples – fiber art | Barbara Streff – serigraphs | Michael Streff – illustrations, prints |
| Barbara Terry – silversmith, jewelry | Karen Trimble-Shell – jewelry | Edna Walker – books |
| Joanie Weidner – mixed media, mini-collages | John Weller – photography | Zeta Wolf – jewelry |
Interested in becoming a Vendor at KHAC?
Artists wishing to submit work to be juried for the Art Shop should drop off art samples, minimum of 3 per medium, for review by the Shop Screening Committee, along with the completed Art Shop Application.
The Committee looks for quality and originality in the work from design through production. Jewelry is to be created by the artist either in the setting or in the components or both. Applicants will be notified within two weeks of submission of work.
Download Art Shop Vendor Application
Volunteer Opportunities
As a volunteer, your time and talents can be used in many ways: assisting art instructors in classes for youth, helping put on special events, helping with building renovation projects and landscaping, and more. Our calendar is filled with arts exhibits, classes, festivals and concerts, and our volunteers help make them all happen.
Give us some of your time, and you will discover a renewed sense of community.
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS (ages 14-18):
We are currently accepting applications for Summer Art Camp Volunteers. Deadline to apply is April 2, 2021. For more information, please click Student Volunteer Application_Summer Camp_2021.
ADULT VOLUNTEERS:
Kennedy Heights Art Center values our volunteers’ schedules and provides flexible hours to meet everyone’s needs. We have weekday, evening and weekend volunteer opportunities.
- The Lewis League – Welcoming individuals who monitor the gallery and assist customers in the gift shop on Saturdays.
- Keepers of the Mansion – Willing workers to help with yard work, painting and building improvements.
- Helping Hands – Volunteers who assist with special events, including tasks such as registration, food service, leading art activities and set-up and clean up.
- Kennectors – Outreach volunteers to help with development and distribution of posters and other marketing materials.
- Art Aides – Volunteers who enjoy making art and working with children to assist art instructors in after-school art classes and summer camps.
- Administrative Artisans – Volunteers who provide support in the office during the workday. Tasks may include data entry, preparing bulk mailings, clerical tasks and answering phones.
Apply Now
To apply to volunteer, please download an application form:
– KHACAdultVolunteerApplication
–Student Volunteer Application_Summer Camp_2021
and email to our Volunteer Coordinator or mail to:
Kennedy Heights Arts Center
6546 Montgomery Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45213
- Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 - 5:00
- Saturday: 11:00 - 4:00
- Closed Sunday - Monday