Texan Ben Fountain has written the best novel of 2012 to date. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is an anti war book for our times; its M.A.S.H – like black humor mitigates the underlying horror of the Iraq war. Fountain proposes that ten soldiers, currently fighting in Iraq, be brought to America for a whirlwind “Victory Tour”, most of which takes place at a Thanksgiving Day Dallas Cowboys football game.

Drawing, the tool of observation and investigation employed by artists even in this technological time of electronic gadgetry, is as diversified as the number of individuals wrestling with its control. It is a fascinating opportunity to observe how another navigates their drawing process.

CCAC is thrilled to announce the third year of our Golden Ticket Artists Exhibition! New this year is an expanded radius and electronic submissions: Juried art show, presented by the Clifton Cultural Arts Center. Showcasing the diverse, talented artists living or working within a 25-mile radius of CCAC. Welcome neighborhood and regional artists alike. Submit your work digitally this year!

STUDENTS ATTEND FOR HALF-PRICE! Uninstructed moderated study sessions with a live model Weekly Open Figure Sessions Tuesdays , 7-9p.m. Wednesdays, 7-9p.m. (multi-day long poses) Price : $80 per 10 week session, start up any time ($40 for students with academic reference and valid current student I.D. Free for current Drawing League members.) or $10 per walk-in ($5 students with current valid school I.D.

Saturday and Sunday, June 30th and July 1st 12 total hours of uninstructed open life drawing with the live model (equivalent to 6 weeks of one of our regular open figure sessions!) Register here: This special offering is generally intended for longer more extended poses, and to give professionals, students, and novices a chance to access the model in a condensed time period.

Figure Drawing with Shane Wolf August 13-17, 2012 – 10a.m.-5p.m. Tuition: EARLY BIRD RATE THROUGH JULY 1 $475 (Student Rate: $400*) ** (Regular price $550) Class Size: Minimum: 8 / Maximum: 12 Description: Figure Drawing is an intensive 5-day workshop focusing on how to accurately draw the human figure.

Cincinnati painter, Bukang Kim’s scroll painting “Mountain”, is now on display in the Asian gallery at the Cincinnati Art Museum through July, 2012.

3rd INTERNATIONAL PAINTING ANNUAL (INPA 3) A Competitive Annual Publication of Works of Contemporary Painting $1000 in cash prizes The International PAINTING Annual now continues into its third year! The INPA is a complementary project to the ongoing award-winning International Drawing Annual (INDA) and the International Photography Annual (INPHA).