2012 ART SOS An Art show and event of creative expressions for peace and justice: art, poetry, music, performances, movies, debates at The Art Academy of Cincinnati 1212 Jackson St, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 June 1 - 10, 2012 SOS ART annual art show and event of sociopolitical expressions for peace and justice was held for the tenth consecutive year at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, downtown Cincinnati, from June 1 to June 10, 2012. This year again hundreds of visual artists, poets, musicians and performers added their voice to the event. The art show included like in previous years artworks by individual artists as well as by members of various local groups and by children, all grades, from local schools and after-school programs. The children's added voices broadened the dialogue and in many instances pointed to the immediacy and poignancy of the problems our society faces. Through the children, schools and parents became part of SOS ART. The issues addressed by artists this year were quite broad covering all aspects of peace and social justice; most were statements about our society, our city, our world, and how to make them better. Again in 2012, SOS ART achieved its goals not only by giving artists a venue to express themselves and be heard, but also by providing them and the viewers an opportunity to exchange, challenge, educate, strength- en their own voices, and break their isolation by building a community of sharing and trusting individuals. The SOS ART event started by introductory remarks on the role of art towards fostering peace and social justice by Jay Zumeta, art historian and professor at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and included during the 10 day- event movies, performances, poetry readings, panel discussions, etc., all geared towards peace and justice, to what hinders them, and also to what promotes them. The art show and the event keep growing every year with more viewers, more participating artists bridging various art expressions, and more media exposure. We hope that SOS ART 2013, scheduled for May and June 2013, will continue to build on this solid basis and that its messages of peace, justice, love and tolerance will again prevail and will become part of Cincinnati’s daily life. Sincere thanks to everyone who directly or indirectly contributed to its success and to the dissemination of its messages. Special thanks to Jack Hennen and Bill Howes who were instrumental in planning the event and installing the show; to Donelle Dreese and Jerry Judge who graciously facilitated the poetry readings; and to all the participating artists, performers, panelists... Hope to see everyone again at SOS ART 2013. Until then, please keep the messages of peace and social justice loud and alive. With gratitude, Saad Ghosn, SOS ART organizer 1 ARTISTS Andy Marko Clifton CRC MUSICIANS Gloria Mcconnaghy Maisy Nelson Adewale Adenle Karen Mcmannon Noelle Scheper Hakiym Shair Lauri A. Aultman Justin Mcnamee CliftonGerman School Lastboppers (Kenneth Kevin Barbro Ricci Michaels Angela Britton Leslie and group) Catherine Beckman C. Pic Michel Juliana Yoder Paulette Meier Jaimy Bidinger Robert J M Morris Insideout Studio Fedrick Bullucks Steve Nassano Kennedy Heights Arts POETS Carmen Bush Mary-Jane Newborn Center Kate Cassidy Carrie Nixon Freddie Cocheron Ella Cather-Davis Jeff Casto Robert M Park Emily Glazer Vickie Cimprich Susan Kosek Cavalaris Kyle Penunuri Henry Lindeman Angela Derrick Jan Brown Checco Kelly & Kyle Phelps Jayla Sticklen Donelle Dreese Halena Cline Thomas R Phelps Mt Washington’s Castle Norma Fowler Lisa Hueil Conner Robert Pulley Connection Karen George Jennifer Crowe Radha Terry Bailey Mike Geyer Holland Davidson Ayla Rapoport Nick Ballard Gerry Grubbs Wendy Desrochers Matt Reed Annaliet Del Gado George Hardebeck Thomas A Dutton Margaret Rhein Cierra Knight Sue Howard Jack Ellenberger Richard S Rhodes Jackson Lark Carol Igoe Dorothy Gehres Fraembs Wolfgang A Ritschel Heather McCane Nancy Jentsch Robert Fronk Frank Satogata Jamie McCoon Jerry Judge Gary Gaffney Steve Schumacher Robbie Mraz Lonna Kingsbury Kate Gallion Maxine Seelenbinder-Apke Jailen Richardson Annette Lackner Barbara S Gamboa Kim Shifflett Celia Christine Wissman Eugene Marquis Marina García Gámez Marcia Shortt Katherine Elizabeth Ehlers Ricci Michaels Stephen Geddes Jim Shupert Princeton Community Justin Moore Diane Germaine Billy Simms Middle School Mike Murphy Saad Ghosn J. Michael Skaggs Aryes Campbell Mary-Jane Newborn Tim Gold Randall Frank Slocum Chance Carmichael Noble-Kofi J. Daniel Graham Joshua Thomas Smith Dana Collopy Michael O’Brian Melvin Grier Tim Stegmaier Michael Cripe Nikolas Taylor O'Brien PJ Grimm Carolyn Stewart Aleeha Davis Terry Petersen Jay Harriman Anthony Stollings Rachel Moorman-Minton David Petreman Rachel E Heberling Kurt W Storch Jacquez Peek Armando Romero C. Ted Hendricks Steve Sunderland Caitlyn Poehner Dan Rubin Evan Hildebrandt Ken Swinson Katia Rebollar Susan Scardina Christopher Hoeting Kim Taylor Diamond Riddle Linda Schofield A. Steven Hotard Maria Taylor-Leslie Kendra Russell Martha Stephens William Howes Gillian Thompson Lauryn Thomas Tom Strunk Martin Humphreys, Ofm Dana A Tindall Turpin High School’s Steve Sunderland Jimi Jones Michael Todd Art Club Jean Syed Larry Jones Tom Towhey Cindy Bennett Connie Vaughn Michael Kearns Eric Triantafillou Emily Casagrande Gary Walton Ainsley Kellar Spencer Van Der Zee Elise Hollenbeck Fran Watson Sharareh Khosravani Fran Watson Ayesha Khan Jim Wilbers (Tony Powell) Mary King Albert Webb Jonathan Logan Lonna D Kingsbury Jennifer Wenker Winton Hills CRC Vivian B Kline Allison Weyda Lauri Aultman Bob Kling Rick Wiley Beth Knox Christine Kuhn Christopher Wilkey Qian Rogers Mary Ann Lederer Jennifer Snow Wolff Ihsan Walker Kenneth Obasi Leslie Mary Woodworth Malik Woods Tom Lohre Paul “Pablo” Wright Chris Luessen Bruno Zabaglio Published in 2013 by Ghosn Publishing 2 ISBN 978-0-9823159-8-8 PERFORMERS SOS ART 2012: Program of Events Hakiym Shair Floetic Flo: spoken words James Luken: cutting of “The Fever”, play Friday June 1 Tadashi Kato: “Wheel of Agony, Wheel of Prayer”, solo dance 6pm: Opening of the Art show Isabelle Provosty: “War Prisoner, Before and 7pm: Introductory notes by Jay Zumeta, Art After”, solo dance Historian and Professor, AAC; Jim Prues: composite video followed by Gallery Walk/Artists Talk “Occupy”, 9pm: Potluck Reception and Music entertainment with the “Lastboppers” Art Gallery Hours: Saturday June 2 Monday - Thursday: 9am - 6pm 7pm: Poetry reading facilitated by Donelle Friday and Saturday: 9am - 12am Dreese, poet Sunday: 12pm - 6pm 9pm: Performance by Jim Luken of a cutting of “The Fever", play by Wallace Shawn Sunday June 3 2pm: "Creating Art for Change”, workshop for youth led by Cedric Cox and Gary Gaffney, artists and educators Friday June 8 7pm: “Occupy Cincinnati”, a celebratory art and social event coordinated by Hakiym Shair Saturday June 9 7pm: Poetry reading facilitated by Jerry Judge, poet 9:15pm: "Wheel of Agony, Wheel of Prayer", solo dance by Tadashi Kato, Japanese dancer/choreographer 9:45pm: “Prisoner of War: Before and After”, solo dance by Isabelle Provosty, dancer/choreographer Sunday June 10 3pm: Movie: “War Photographer” by Christian Frei about the American photographer James Nachtwey, followed by discus sion with Melvin Grier, photojournalist 4:45pm: Closing potluck reception 2 3 Adewale ADENLE [email protected] "My works are paradigms of socio- political interactions on constructed and deconstructed platforms, con- veying the unevenness of the politi- cal terrain and power structures. My goal is to stimulate my audience and provoke conscientious debates that will advance positive shift in socio- political construct." Adewale (‘Wale) Adenle, born in Nigeria, obtained a BFA at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Nigeria, an MA in Museum Studies from Southern University in New Orleans and an MFA in Painting and Drawing (2012) from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Adewale also has over 15 years of experience as a political cartoonist in Nigeria, the U.S and Great Britain. He has exhibited widely and won numerous awards and grants. Triggered Dreams: A Memoir (also shown details) mixed media on deconstructed wood; 50”x222”x12” Paradigm Shift mixed media on deconstructed wood; 48”x48”x13” Lauri A. AULTMAN [email protected] “’Betsy R. I’mnot’ is a reference to my struggles with patriotism in a country whose nationalism is isolating. Peace is patriotic and working together towards a better life for everyone should be the American Dream. The death of Trayvon Martin is a shame and a crime. The fact that most of America would still treat a black boy in a hoodie at night suspiciously is a shame. When peace comes to the Earth, we will all be colorblind!” Lauri Aultman has been creating art since being a young child in Yellow Springs, OH. Since 2006, she has been involved—both as an indi- vidual artist and with her students -- in SOS Art. She has also been part of HeArt of the Sudan to raise money for The Sudan Project in Darfur. Lauri is a Community Center Director at the Winton Hills Recreation Center, where she loves teaching multicultural art to youth. She has received several awards for her artwork. American Girl #3: Betsy R. I’mnot mixed media; 21”x6”x6” Untitled (For Trayvon) mixed media; 14”x8”x8” 4 Kevin BARBRO [email protected]; www.kevinbarbro.com “Through my work I explore the impacts that various social, political, economic and environmental condi- tions have on both individuals and within public spheres. I incorporate figurative elements of people, ani- mals or objects to symbolize my concerns regarding how socioeco- nomic, sociopolitical, or environ- mental conditions affect individuals or groups.” Kevin Barbro, born and raised in Cincinnati, OH, attended UC where he received a BFA and a certificate in International Human Rights. He completed his MFA from the University of Arizona and currently lives and works in Tucson, AZ. His studies of political and social structures inform his work greatly.