Create Your Own Biennial Adventure

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As part of the 2024 Biennial, FotoFocus features Participating Venues in Spotlight Weekends and supplemental DIY Itineraries. Whether you’re looking to dive into emerging artists, explore specific neighborhoods, attend film screenings, or focus on particular themes like identity and difference, the FotoFocus Biennial has something for everyone.

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We understand that the Biennial and all associated events can appear overwhelming. With 107 projects at 86 venues, and over 200 programs and events, there is a lot to keep track of. In addition to highlighting Participating Venues through three Spotlight Weekends, the FotoFocus team has created a number of supplemental DIY Itineraries to help you Create Your Own Biennial Adventure.

These itineraries are designed to offer a range of self-guided tours, giving you the freedom to explore the Biennial at your own pace. Whether you’re looking to dive into emerging artists, explore specific neighborhoods, attend film screenings, or focus on particular themes like identity and difference, there’s something for everyone. These self-guided tours are perfect for getting off the beaten path, discovering hidden gems, and immersing yourself in the full breadth of the Biennial—think of them as customizable guides to inspire a more personal and meaningful connection to the artwork and the ideas behind it.

*When following any of these suggested itineraries, be sure to confirm open hours for each venue before finalizing your plans.

DIY Itineraries by Date

Final Friday in Cincinnati (September 27, 2024)
First Friday in Dayton (October 4, 2024)

Left: Madeleine Hordinski, Asimina triloba, August 10, 2023. Giclée print, 20 x 20 inches. Courtesy of the artist for the Lloyd Library & Museum; Middle: Zora J Murff, everybody want to be a nigga but nobody want to be a nigga, 2024. Digital pigment print. Courtesy of the artist; Right: Curtis Mann, Apertures, 2015. Synthetic polymer varnish on bleached C-print, 60 x 72 inches. Courtesy of Luce Gallery, Turin, Italy

DIY Itineraries by Theme

Caribbean Experience
Film Screenings
Family Friendly
Historical Exhibitions
Identity and Difference
Unconventional Processes

Left: Unknown artist, Slave Pen or Slave Jail, Maysville, Kentucky, 2002. Photograph. Courtesy of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center; Middle: James Presley Ball, Unidentified woman, 1847–1860. Black and white, color tinted daguerreotype, 6 x 7 inches. Courtesy of the Library of Congress; Right: Matthew Shelton, still from Hunting Island, 2024. Digital video, 3840 x 2160 pixels. Courtesy of the artist

DIY Itineraries by Location

On the Connector Route
Oxford and Hamilton

Left: Steve Schapiro, Woman and Flag, 1963. Silver gelatin print, 20 x 16 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum. Purchased with contributions from the Kezur Endowment Fund; Middle: Meryl McMaster, Between the Start of Things and the End of Things III, 2019. Digital C-print, 40 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the artist; Right: Audra J. Shields, Dabbelts Sunday Morning, 2019. Pigment ink on Hahnemuhle paper, 12 x 18 inches. Courtesy of the artist