The Carnegie recently announced the exhibition lineup for its 2015-16 gallery season, which runs from September until late June. Shows range from an examination of the history and communities of Covington to experimental cinema to the use of abstract art.
How does Exhibition Director Matt Distel and his team determine which exhibitions make the final cut?
“That’s the social component of what The Carnegie is trying to do — organize shows that people will respond to, that challenge people and their conceptions,” he says. “The challenge of putting on shows is to make the unfamiliar familiar and sometimes take something you know and turning it on its head, making the familiar unfamiliar."
Each exhibition's opening night, except for the Art of Food events, includes a free informal conversation with Distel and participating artists, light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
After opening night, each exhibition can be viewed 12-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays.
Here is the 2015-16 gallery season:
Sept. 11-Nov. 21
I am, I be, but we don’t: site-specific works by Terence Hammonds, Anissa Lewis and Tim McMichael
New works examine Covington’s history and communities.
Extra Credit: Documenting Higher Level Art 2008-2015
Documentation of the 50-plus murals created for Covington Independent Public Schools plus new installations and other projects by Northern Kentucky's
Higher Level Art organization.
Dec. 4-Feb. 6
Modern Living: Objects and Context
Co-curated with BLDG, a two-part exhibition explores the intersection and conflation of design and art objects with artists and designers Keith Benjamin, Such + Such, Brush Factory, Matt Lynch, Matthew Metzger, Chris Vorhees, Taryn Cassella, Colin Klimesh, CVG Made, Grainwell and Ampersand.
Feb. 24 & 26
10th Annual Art of Food
The popular event returns bigger and better than ever.
March 11-April 23
The Mini (Microcinema)
The Carnegie is transformed into an experimental movie theater with rotating galleries and screenings programmed by
C. Jacqueline Wood.
May 6-June 11
Formal Function: Strategies of Abstraction
Regional survey examining the use of abstraction in painting, sculpture and other media with artists Jeffrey Cortland Jones, Justin Hodges, Rick Wolhoy, Jolie Harris, Joe Winterhalter, Mark Dejong, Scott Bellissemo, Jimmy Baker, Paige Williams, Frank Herrmann, Kim Krause and more.
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