Welcome to Over-the-Rhine
Don't be surprised when it's quite busy on 12th and Jackson streets. Very soon Over-the-Rhine will be more crowded with 50 faculty and staff members and 225 students of the Art Academy of Cincinnati. The academy has officially moved into two buildings on 12 th and Jackson Streets and are currently in the packing-and-unpacking stage that they started eleven weeks ago. The final move, from the Eden Park Building next to the Cincinnati Art Museum, will occur on August 12th.
On the next Final Friday, the Art Academy will open its gallery to the Over-the-Rhine community for a 100 photograph exhibit by Howard Wells that chronicles the process of the school's relocation to OTR in Pearlman Gallery: " By Their Labor: Construction Photographs by Howard Wells," consists of photographs of people involved in the move whether as visionaries, designers, donors, and it showcases the actual construction process. "When the freshmen start their first day on Monday, August 29, they will learn about our new facility," said Gregory Allgire Smith, President of the Art Academy of Cincinnati. The gallery will open on every Final Friday. "We want to include ourselves in the creative scene in Over-the-Rhine," said Smith.
The Art Academy of Cincinnati is a 136-year-old independent college of art and design that serves 200 undergraduate students and 25 graduate students, all of whom primarily work in studio courses. The students enroll in its four undergraduate degree programs: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts with Emphasis in Art History, and an Associate of Science in Graphic Design.
The Art Academy has been active in contributing to the community. Three years ago, its Community Education Department started the Washington Art Project in collaboration with Peaslee Neighborhood Center . They also provide art programs for Cincinnati Public Schools that serve 2,000 students; The program is funded through P&G. The Art Academy offers Community Education classes, which are studio-based and taught by practicing artists. The classes serve over 2,500 children and public each year.
The 40,000 square foot old museum warehouse and an 80,000 square foot industrial building will house this "art factory" for twenty -six student studios, each accommodating four undergraduates . After 118 years, the Art Academy began to search for new facilities back in 1999 as their activities outgrew the two buildings in Mt. Adams and Eden Park with a 10-minute walking distance in between. The new facilities will allow the school not just to expand the space, but also to integrate them into one location. The OTR location also includes a new loading dock and freight elevator.
The renovation cost $13.1 million to transform the two adjacent buildings on 12 th and Jackson Streets into an art school functioning to contemporary standards. The new facilities allow junior and senior students to maintain their own studios and to integrate current technology with the historic media of art making, such as in printmaking and photography, while still allowing the school to expand enrollment over the coming years.
The Art Academy collaborates with the Urban Sites Properties to assist freshman with housing. "We also encourage students and faculty to use public transportation. We installed showers in the building for students who want to ride their bikes," said Smith. Otherwise, the new Kroger Garage facility will be available for students and faculty to park on weekends and week nights, when the Kroger employees do not use them.
"When people asked me why we are moving to Over-the-Rhine, I tell them, `Over-the-Rhine is a growing art s district where we hope we could benefit and give back to the community. The fact that there are the Music Hall, the Ensemble Theatre, many design companies on Main Street, SCPA, and art activities in Over-the-Rhine stimulate s creativity. It's also the character that we're after. Our new facilities have plenty of natural light that every artist need s,'" Smith said.
When asked about the future of the old facilities, which are significant historic buildings in Cincinnati, Smith said that they will return the Eden Park Building to the Cincinnati Art Museum by the end of the month by giving up ninety years on its no-cost lease and will turn the Mt. Adams Building over to the developers who purchased it on the same timetable.
On the next Final Friday, the Art Academy will open its gallery to the Over-the-Rhine community for a 100 photograph exhibit by Howard Wells that chronicles the process of the school's relocation to OTR in Pearlman Gallery: " By Their Labor: Construction Photographs by Howard Wells," consists of photographs of people involved in the move whether as visionaries, designers, donors, and it showcases the actual construction process. "When the freshmen start their first day on Monday, August 29, they will learn about our new facility," said Gregory Allgire Smith, President of the Art Academy of Cincinnati. The gallery will open on every Final Friday. "We want to include ourselves in the creative scene in Over-the-Rhine," said Smith.
The Art Academy of Cincinnati is a 136-year-old independent college of art and design that serves 200 undergraduate students and 25 graduate students, all of whom primarily work in studio courses. The students enroll in its four undergraduate degree programs: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts with Emphasis in Art History, and an Associate of Science in Graphic Design.
The Art Academy has been active in contributing to the community. Three years ago, its Community Education Department started the Washington Art Project in collaboration with Peaslee Neighborhood Center . They also provide art programs for Cincinnati Public Schools that serve 2,000 students; The program is funded through P&G. The Art Academy offers Community Education classes, which are studio-based and taught by practicing artists. The classes serve over 2,500 children and public each year.
The 40,000 square foot old museum warehouse and an 80,000 square foot industrial building will house this "art factory" for twenty -six student studios, each accommodating four undergraduates . After 118 years, the Art Academy began to search for new facilities back in 1999 as their activities outgrew the two buildings in Mt. Adams and Eden Park with a 10-minute walking distance in between. The new facilities will allow the school not just to expand the space, but also to integrate them into one location. The OTR location also includes a new loading dock and freight elevator.
The renovation cost $13.1 million to transform the two adjacent buildings on 12 th and Jackson Streets into an art school functioning to contemporary standards. The new facilities allow junior and senior students to maintain their own studios and to integrate current technology with the historic media of art making, such as in printmaking and photography, while still allowing the school to expand enrollment over the coming years.
The Art Academy collaborates with the Urban Sites Properties to assist freshman with housing. "We also encourage students and faculty to use public transportation. We installed showers in the building for students who want to ride their bikes," said Smith. Otherwise, the new Kroger Garage facility will be available for students and faculty to park on weekends and week nights, when the Kroger employees do not use them.
"When people asked me why we are moving to Over-the-Rhine, I tell them, `Over-the-Rhine is a growing art s district where we hope we could benefit and give back to the community. The fact that there are the Music Hall, the Ensemble Theatre, many design companies on Main Street, SCPA, and art activities in Over-the-Rhine stimulate s creativity. It's also the character that we're after. Our new facilities have plenty of natural light that every artist need s,'" Smith said.
When asked about the future of the old facilities, which are significant historic buildings in Cincinnati, Smith said that they will return the Eden Park Building to the Cincinnati Art Museum by the end of the month by giving up ninety years on its no-cost lease and will turn the Mt. Adams Building over to the developers who purchased it on the same timetable.
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