Conserving Gifts from Japan
9/9/2026
Gifts from Japan presents a selection of 40 paintings gifted to CAM by collector Dr. Toshihide Hirose. Included is Birds and Grapes by Tanaka Rankoku which underwent extensive conservation treatments before going on display.
Sitting, Seeing, Sketching
9/3/2026
Make a habit of practicing this simple exercise in say 15, minutes of sitting, seeing, and sketching. You’ll be amazed at what there is to unlearn as the aesthetic experience of sketching silently with a smile draws you into a new way of seeing.
Announcing Friends of Museum Education
9/2/2026
Have you ever attended a program at the museum and wondered what happens behind the scenes to bring it to life? Learn more about how museum education happens and become a Friend of Museum Education.
Neuroaesthetics: The Science Behind Your Brain on Art
8/27/2026
Neuroaesthetics is an exciting interdisciplinary and evidence-based science exploring the connections between art and the human brain.
Sculpting a Longer Life
8/25/2026
The Cincinnati Art Museum’s new strategic plan puts art's power-of-wellness front and center.
Sneakers
8/17/2026
The artist sees the extraordinary in the ordinary. A child in her first-ever summer arts program draws her sneakers. It’s not just a picture that’s happening; it’s a viewpoint shift in the maker and observer.
Lions and Tigers and Art! Oh My!
7/30/2026
The Cincinnati Zoo and the Cincinnati Art Museum both provide opportunities to unlock multiple perspectives and imagine, “What if I looked at it this way rather than that?”
The Inspiration Behind beacon:beckon
7/28/2026
When creating beacon:beckon, 2026 REC Artist in Residence Kenton Brett drew inspiration from artworks across the Cincinnati Art Museum’s collection. Here are a few of the pieces that sparked Kenton’s creative process and helped bring the interactive installation to life.
The Renaissance of Here and Now - Part 3
7/21/2026
Can AI do a Renaissance? Short Answer: Not really.
The Renaissance of Here and Now - Part 2
7/13/2026
What is the evidence for the Renaissance happening here and now in America?
The Renaissance of Here and Now
7/7/2026
There’s a renaissance going on. It’s not far away and long ago. It’s here and now, right here in twenty-first century America.
Through the Doors
6/29/2026
As my wife Mimi and I walk through the front entrance of Paris’s reborn, post-fire Notre Dame Cathedral, we feel the familiar connection to that other welcoming entrance: the main doors of the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Connecting the Dots in the Netherlands
6/22/2026
On his recent trip to the Netherlands, Bruce Petrie connected the Cincinnati Art Museum with seven of its Dutch counterparts.
The Historian, the Museum, and the Progress of American Arts & Science
6/10/2026
The museums of America help serve the best hopes and aspirations of self-governance by promoting the dignity and value of human creativity and of all the people.
Art of the Bike
4/30/2025
Bikes are not just a useful invention for transport and recreation. They are constantly reimagined and redesigned in practical and artful ways.
Secret Geometry – SketchCAM
3/10/2025
In this edition of SketchCAM, we look at the amazing exhibition Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior in a way you might imagine belongs in math class. Using our simple tools of pencil and sketchbook, we'll reveal the “secret geometry” of great artwork.
On Tessellations and Turtles – SketchCAM
2/6/2025
A tessellation is a geometric pattern of shapes that fit together and can repeat infinitely. For starters, think checkerboards, tile floors, honeycombs, soccer ball patterns—but tessellations go way beyond these familiarities, taking an infinite number of shapes and forms.
Painting Mr. Paint — SketchCAM
12/23/2024
Our roving SketchCAM reporter was on site to interview Mr. Paint and asked if we could paint his portrait.
Screen vs. Sketch: The Power of Kids' Artwork - SketchCAM
11/27/2024
We've watched our fair share of Bluey, Paw Patrol, and Minions with seven grandkids; but when we encourage kids to be creators themselves, we move from screen to sketch, from passive to active.
Isabella: Revealing Multiple Perspectives
11/14/2024
Let’s see how this works with Isabella, the museum’s outdoor sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa.
Incised Lines: Ancient and Modern — Sketch CAM
10/16/2024
More than 2,000 years ago, people living in the Nazca Desert in Peru discovered an artform using the unique earthen materials of their harsh environment.
Discovering Ansel Adams – SketchCAM
9/12/2024
For this edition of SketchCAM, let’s take our sketchbook and pencil into Discovering Ansel Adams, featuring the landscape photography of Ansel Adams (1902–1984) on view from September 27, 2024 to January 19, 2025.
The Power of Art: Celebrating Our Humanity – SketchCAM
9/4/2024
SketchCAM is a quick sketch showing how the museum’s mission and art work together. Our mission: Through the power of art, we contribute to a more vibrant Cincinnati by inspiring its people and connecting our communities.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Brighter Skies over Waterloo Bridge!
8/29/2024
A few weeks ago, we posted about cleaning this landscape painting by British artist John Constable (1776–1837). The conservation treatment proceeded as quickly as we expected.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Investigating a Chuck Close Print
8/22/2024
Denison Museum at Denison University (Granville, Ohio) will show nine Cincinnati Art Museum pieces in different media from August 29 to November 29, 2024, in their exhibition Portraying Identity .
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Cleaning Mercury’s Landing Pad
8/8/2024
This week in objects conservation, we are cleaning marble.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Blue Skies over Waterloo Bridge
8/1/2024
We brought this lovely landscape, Waterloo Bridge by British artist John Constable (1776-1837), into the conservation lab to be examined for the British catalog project. Not conserved for more than 60 years, the painting’s varnish is now noticeably yellow.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Brightening up a George Bellows Print
7/25/2024
One of Bellow’s larger lithographs, Introducing John L. Sullivan, is torn in places along its right side; these tears could worsen with handling if not mended.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: “Toile” Tales
7/18/2024
Wanting to do a little more analysis of this piece, I took the jacket back to the museum’s Conservation lab and created a toile, which is like a test version of a pattern used to study and perfect how an original flat pattern works.
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