I visited the exhibited on a late Thursday afternoon. I had the gallery all to myself, which for me is the best time to review a show; plenty of quiet time to let the art speak for itself. The first piece that struck me as soon as I stepped into the door was Kelvin Poore’s It All Makes Sense When You Add a Tramp.

Fifty years in the art business have not made the Solways, Carl or Michael, too satisfied with their status as the region’s premier modern/contemporary gallery. Recently they announced the opening of Findlay Street Project Space, a separate gallery located on the first floor of Solway’s Findlay Street building.

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the Cincinnati Wing of the Cincinnati Art Museum made history by becoming one of the first art museums in the nation to devote permanent gallery space to a community’s art history. The wing opened on May 17, 2003 to rave reviews and remains as popular today as it was when it opened a decade ago.

Meg Wolitzer, whose often sharp and astute novels about contemporary urban women have brought her to the attention of serious fiction readers, has written her finest novel to date, The Interestings. It’s a very long novel, and follows the lives of six friends and their outer circle throughout their lives, stopping before old age.

We are pleased to let our readers know that the June aeqai is now posted online. This issue rounds out the art season, which we think of as similar to the academic year – approximately from September to June. We will resume our coverage in the summer, with our one July/August issue, and then go back to our regular monthly schedule in September.

Manifest is an internationally recognized Cincinnati-based non-profit organization founded in 2004 by students and professors dedicated to creating high quality experiences of visual art through exhibition, publication, artist-support, and education.

The Miller Gallery is thrilled to announce that the commission to create sixteen 24″ x 60″ panels, for the new Smale Park Carousel has been awarded to local artist Jonathan Queen. This future Cincinnati Landmark will be unveiled just in time for the 2015 All Star Game, right here in Cincinnati.

Ruth Dickey, the founding Executive Director of the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, is leaving after five years of service. During her time at the CCAC, Dickey created brand new exhibits, classes, events, and quality programming, all with the idea of fostering a vibrant, creative community. Dickey will be assuming the role of Executive Director of Seattle Arts & Lectures in Seattle, Washington. Her last day is June 28.

Are you an emerging artist? Killer crafter? Badass printmaker? Glass-blowing phenom? Designer extraordinaire? Or creative of some other fantastic sort? Then show us what you’re made of and apply to the Art Off Pike Call To Artists.