Spotlight Weekends highlight FotoFocus Participating Venues within specific geographic locations where artists and curators will be on site for talks, tours, special events, and featured programming. This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the vibrant energy of the FotoFocus Biennial, exploring art within the communities that create and present it.

To celebrate the Participating Venues in the greater Columbus region, FotoFocus has arranged a free, round-trip bus tour from Cincinnati, OH to Columbus, OH on Saturday, October 5. Passport Holder exclusive, seating is limited.

At this time, RSVPs for the Columbus Bus Tour are CLOSED. 

 

OCTOBER 5 COLUMBUS BUS TOUR SCHEDULE

11:45am ROY G BIV Gallery

ImageOhio: Undercurrents. Juried exhibition of lens-based art including photography, new media art, film, and video. 

Gallery Tour with Amy Schuessler, Executive Gallery Director

2:00pm Columbus Museum of Art

Ming Smith: August Moon. Unveils the essence of Black life in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, echoing August Wilson’s iconic plays. Smith’s photos capture the resilience and humanity amidst struggles like Jim Crow and redlining, inviting viewers to explore the beauty and depth of ordinary Black existence. Curator: Brooke A. Minto.

Ming Smith: Transcendence. Encapsulates Smith’s visual journey through her hometown of Columbus, OH, drawing from her personal experiences. Through a carefully curated series of images, she orchestrates a poignant narrative of self-reconciliation with her roots, converting pain into expression. Curator: Brooke A. Minto.

Fragments of Epic Memory. Blending historical and contemporary narratives, visitors encounter the Caribbean and its diaspora from the period following emancipation through today. Curators: Julie Crooks and Daniel Marcus.

15–20 minute tours of each exhibition followed by open gallery roaming time. Tours of the Ming Smith exhibitions led by Brooke Minto, ED and CEO, along with Nicole Rome, Chief Registrar. Fragments of Epic Memory tour led by Danny Marcus, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions

3:15pm Columbus College of Art & Design: Beeler Gallery

I Was Here. Group exhibition evoking Ming Smith’s perspective of “celebrating the struggle, the survival, and finding grace in it.” Curators: Marcus Morris and April Sunami.

Gallery Tour with Dee Miller, Professor and Chair of Photography

5:00pm German Village Society

Tony Mendoza: Short Stories. Spanning a body of work compiled since the mid-1980s, Mendoza couples photographs with short autobiographical stories to encapsulate his life experiences. Curator: Jordanne Renner.

Opening Reception and Gallery Tour with Curator Jordanne Renner and Artist Tony Mendoza

Access to the 2024 FotoFocus Biennial Program is a benefit of being a FotoFocus Biennial Passport holder. GET THE PASSPORT for free entry and exclusive events!