Cincinnati Magazine

The late Charley Harper is one of Cincinnati’s most popular visual artists ever, due to his colorful, streamlined, and inventive nature art. So it isn’t surprising that the first museum retrospective of his career arrives at Cincinnati Art Museum this fall. He’s overdue.

What’s unusual is that a concurrent museum retrospective of his artist wife, the late Edie Harper—also a first—is happening at the Taft Museum of Art. And that’s a sign of her ongoing emergence as a major artist in her own right, supported by advocates in the local art world who see her talent and accomplishments on equal footing with Charley’s. https://ow.ly/plZw50ZWgCL

📸 1. Courtesy the Charley and Edie Harper Foundation / 2-3. courtesy Miles Wolf

The last Tribal Nation of Ohi-yo was removed from the state on July 20, 1843. Nevertheless, the city’s indigenous population is alive and thriving. “We often get placed in historical context,” says Briana Mazzolini-Blanchard. “Ohio has the most Native school mascots of any state in the entire nation.” Mazzolini-Blanchard, the executive director of Urban Native Collective, adds, “We are not a people of the past. We are a people of the present, and we will be people of the future. We’re not defined by the historical trauma through which most folks know us.”

Multiple Indigenous Nations called the region home, including the Shawnee, Delaware, Potawatomi, Miami, Wyandot, Seneca, Chippewa, Ottawa, and Wapakoneta. While those Tribal Nations are no longer located in the city or state, Urban Native Collective still works with them to amplify their work. https://ow.ly/O6Fi50ZWgyL

📸 Mike James

As part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial, the Contemporary Arts Center hosts the second-ever presentation of artist Widline Cadet’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States. Exploring Black diasporic life through Cadet’s reflection on her experiences immigrating from Haiti to the U.S., "Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance)" includes mainly photography, video, and vinyl murals, with some photo-sculpture hybrids, a few ceramic pieces, and multimedia installations. https://ow.ly/9otb50ZWgfy

📸 1. “Echo,” Widline Cadet (Haitian, b. 1992), “An Echo of Gratitude,” 2023, Inkjet print, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm), Courtesy of the artist and Nazarian / Curcio, © Widline Cadet / 2. “SeSou,” Widline Cadet (Haitian, b. 1992), “Sé Sou Ou Mwen Mété Espwa m #3 (I Put All My Hopes On You #3),” 2021, Inkjet prints, 50 × 40 × 2 in. (127 × 101.6 × 5.08 cm), Milwaukee Art Museum, Purchase, with funds from the Lucia K. Stern Trust, © Widline Cadet

FC Cincinnati takes on Columbus Crew at the anticipated Hell is Real match on October 18 at TQL Stadium! ⚽️

To celebrate, there are tons of hot and spicy food items available around the stadium on match day. Here’s what they are and where to find them:
🔥Bulgogi Fries: beef bulgogi, kimchi, spicy aioli, chili crisp (bibigo, section 104)
🔥Habanero Poppers: spicy habaneros with a cheesy filling (Seven Hills Grill, 112)
🔥HiR Smashburger: smashed patties on a pretzel bun with jalapeño b**r cheese and bacon (Seven Hills Grill, 112, & Tunnel Club)
🔥LaRosa’s Hot Italian Pizza: hot Italian sausage, spicy sausage crumbles, hot giardiniera (LaRosa’s, 103 & 129)
🔥Hand-breaded Chicken Tenders: chicken tenders with charred habanero ranch (Seven Hills Grill, 112, & Rhine Roost, 125)

Premium items:
🔥The Orange & Blue: roasted turkey, Calabrian chili, prosciutto bits, celery, red onion, gorgonzola crema, arugula by Alveo Sandwich Shop
🔥Short Ribs: signature short ribs with horseradish cream sauce
🔥Red Velvet Lava Cake Skillet
🔥Orchard’s Revenge: Angry Orchard, Fireball Wh**ky, Atomic Fireball, habanero-soaked orange

Plus, limited-time Hell is Real merchandise is available in the OTR team store and TQL Stadium on match day.

📸: Brianna Connock Wayman
FC Cincinnati

The Cincinnati region has developed a deliberate strategy to become a major player in life sciences research and business development, thanks to REDI Cincinnati, LifeSciKY, the O.H.I.O. Fund, Cincy Tech, our major hospitals and universities, and other partners. Read about recent success stories in life sciences growth in the Fall issue of Realm, the journal for Queen City CEOs from Cincinnati Magazine.

Bringing Life Sciences Alive - Realm Cincinnati How Cincinnati developed a deliberate strategy to become a major player in life sciences.

Why so chipper after back-to-back heartbreaking defeats? Well, for one thing, that’s the NFL. And a visit to winless Miami is up next, followed by a get-right bye week.

Don’t Worry, Bengals Fans, Be Happy Why so chipper after back-to-back heartbreaking defeats? Well, for one thing, that’s the NFL. And a visit to winless Miami is up next.

Earlier this year, John E. Hancock, professor emeritus of architecture at UC specializing in architectural history, released his book "Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks: Landscape Monuments of the Ancient Ohio Valley" (Smithsonian Books). The book is the result of his work as principal author and photographer of the nomination dossier of Ohio’s Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The earthworks are a set of eight massive, sacred sites across southern Ohio used as ceremonial sites for Indigenous people who participated in the Hopewell tradition between 1,600 to 2,000 years ago, constructed in precise circles, squares, and octagons that align with the cycles of the sun and moon. In 2023, UNESCO added the Hopewell Earthworks to its World Heritage list, where it joins the likes of historical architectural masterpieces such as Stonehenge and the Great Wall of China. It is the only site on the list in the state of Ohio, and the 25th across the U.S. https://ow.ly/gxcA50ZVRql

📸 Digital portrait of a leader from the “Hopewell” era, with detail derived from the archaeological record. By Talon Silverhorn.

ArtsWave kicks off its 100th birthday celebration at BLINK, offering free access this month to its ArtsWave Pass that unlocks ticket discounts at local arts venues. Learn about the beginnings of ArtsWave in 1927 and plans for future fundraising efforts in the Fall issue of Realm, the journal for Queen City CEOs from Cincinnati Magazine.

ArtsWave Turns It Up to 100 - Realm Cincinnati Its Second Century initiative starts in October with BLINK and Cincinnati Art Week and culminates with a once-in-a-generation fundraising challenge.