(DAYTON, OHIO) – October 12, 2012 – The Dayton Art Institute’s new series of pop-culture inspired parties, the Prime Time Party Rental Series, will host a James Bond Martini Bash on Friday, October 26, 7 – 11 p.m. The James Bond Martini Bash will deliver a stylish evening of great food, music, drinks (shaken, not stirred, of course) and fun.

Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center OPPORTUNITIES DIGEST – OCTOBER 2012 [ 6 opportunites included below ] This is the DIGEST version of our Exhibit Opportunities list and will be sent only once per month, usually around the first of the month, regardless of deadline dates for included items. It will contain any and all currently open Manifest calls for exhibition submissions, all in one tidy email.

This Sunday, Sept. 30th, 11-5pm 7th Street btn Madison/Washington

This Sunday, Covington’s 8th annual Art Off Pike urban art show – the show that supports artists and downtown Covington as a great place to live, play and work, wholly staffed by volunteers and is just generally a great creative day in the city – commences at 11:00 am on 7th Street in the heart of downtown Covington between Madison and Washington streets.

Now accepting submissions for the Fifth Love Unlimited Film Festival & Art Exhibition in the following categories: art, film, poetry, mix media, and much more.
Deadline October 18th 2012.

The art of bonsai is the fusion of what nature provides in the trunk, roots, branches, and leaves of the tree with the guidance and vision of the bonsai master who seeks to expose the essence of the tree...

Cincinnati, OH-September 30, 2012: ArtsWave is pleased to announce the addition of Alecia Kintner to its leadership team as Chief Operating Officer. An experienced administrator and fundraiser, Ms. Kintner comes to Cincinnati from Hartford, Connecticut.

Blindfold Gallery is pleased to present the paintings of Marcus Michels, Assistant Professor at The University of Southern Mississippi and Todd Podolsky of St. Louis, MO. Todd and Marcus graduated together from Indiana University with MFAs in 2004. Although separated by geography and time, their figurative painting continues to maintain a dialog–pushing and pulling each others’ boundaries of boldness and sensitivity...

It’s a snap to enter the Teen Photo Contest at the Public Library The Public Library’s 11th annual Teen Photography Contest is running Oct. 1 through Oct. 31 and offers teens an opportunity to show their creative side. This year’s theme is “Harmony Is …” and teens are encouraged to snap pictures of harmony wherever they may find it – in their music, in their environment, or in their friends and family.

After an arts career on the West Coast and in the Southwest, Kate Bonansinga returns to her hometown of Cincinnati as new director of UC’s School of Art. Date: 9/10/2012 By: M.B. Reilly Phone: (513) 556-1824 Photos By: Peter Svarzbein and Michael Everett