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Cincinnati, Ohio  – Tide. Pampers. Charmin. Febreze. Bounty. Just a few of Procter & Gamble’s billion-dollar brands.  Music Hall. The Contemporary Arts Center. Playhouse in the Park. Cincinnati Art Museum. The Taft Museum. Just a few of Cincinnati’s most recognizable arts institutions.   In addition to being the world’s foremost consumer goods company, P&G also supports the arts, in particular the annual ArtsWave campaign that helps funds hundreds of arts organizations and pr

Hamilton, Ohio  – Life pushes and pulls. Hence the name of the current exhibition at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts. Artist John Sproul of Salt Lake City offered an example of the dichotomy “When my youngest son started driving a couple of years ago, there was a certain freedom I had,” Sproul said. “Time I used to spend taking him everywhere in the car was mine again. But there also was a feeling of loss. There was a period of about 20 years I had in the car with my boys

Hamilton, Ohio  – A love triangle. Sex. Murder. False confessions. Political intrigue. Nope, not a plot summary for the long-running Broadway musical hit Chicago  or the latest Lifetime Movie Network original thriller. But it’s an easy mistake. Instead, it’s the story of Edythe Klumpp, a Cincinnati seamstress and night school home economics teacher who became the central figure in one of the region’s most sensational mid-century scandals. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Am

Hamilton, Ohio  – The famous chandelier garners a lot of attention at Cincinnati Music Hall, but the Muses of the Arts mural painted above it tells a story many people miss. Thea Tjepkema, Friends of Music Hall board member and historian, brings those Muses to life during the March 4 Celebrating Self luncheon speaker series at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts. Celebrating International Women’s Day, Tjepkema – a historic preservationist – shares stories of women vital to t

Hamilton, OH - Fitton Family Fridays went to the big top February 13. More accurately, the big top came to Hamilton as My Nose Turns Red Circus not only performed - jump ropes, juggling, unicycles, tightrope walking, clowning, German wheel and more - but also opened the floor to the audience after the show to let guests try some of the tricks themselves. Popular move. Guests were still rolling on the wheels nearly an hour after curtain. Enjoy some photos from the evening in

Hamilton, Ohio  – Two exhibitions, one artist and infinite opportunities. Tarah Trueblood of Oxford, Ohio, created half of a two-person show (along with John Sproul of Salt Lake City) in the Fitton Center for Creative Arts’ Push & Pull  exhibition. She hasn’t been painting long, but has been painting prolifically since she began. “I didn’t really start painting until about six years ago,” she said. “A friend of mine from California encouraged me to put my art out there for pe

Hamilton, Ohio  – Time to loosen up the paintbrushes and rollers. The StreetSpark mural program seeks painters to work on a pair of building-sized murals this summer. “This is a great opportunity to work on large-scale public art projects,” said Jennifer Acus-Smith, program manager. “Painters gain experience working as part of a professional mural team and help bring vibrant artwork to the Hamilton community.” Acus-Smith suggested applicants have mural experience, but it’s no

Hamilton, Ohio  – The physical distance between Syracuse and Hamilton clocks in at precisely at 575 miles. For artist John Fitzsimmons, however, the journey to the Push & Pull  exhibition at the Fitton Center took more than mere odometer clicks. While Fitzsimmons spent time in the area half a century ago when he studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, he took a circuitous route back to southwest Ohio for Push & Pull . After graduating in 1977, he went back home to his nativ

Hamilton, Ohio  – Sometimes the questions matter more than the answers. “I want to create dialogue,” said artist Fatima Taylor of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. “I don’t want to find answers, necessarily. I want an open dialogue that helps raise questions.” Taylor’s solo show - part of the larger Push & Pull  exhibition at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts - opened February 14. Her work is physically large. It encompasses ideas even bigger than the pieces. “As a maximalist artist, I r

Hamilton, OH - He went from being voted the hottest bartender in Charleston, South Carolina, to becoming daddy to about 200 rescued domestic ducks in Cincinnati. Jimmy Longbottom of Longbottom Bird Rescue revealed that first part during the Q&A portion of the Celebrating Self luncheon at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts February 4. Guests at the event heard Longbottom's story and were captivated by the trio of ducks he brought. Please enjoy the photo gallery and short vid