COME TO STUDIO E // (1757 Mills Ave. in Norwood) this MONDAY, MARCH 23 // 7:30-9:30PM for a PUBLIC SCREENING / DISCUSSION OF HELVETICA* hosted by OWEN BROCK (local designer, photographer, and founder of VISUAL FLUENCY)

“We live in a visual world. We are immersed in communication, it is as ubiquitous as the very air we breathe. The film Helvetica portrays a brief but succinct look at the nature of typography and the role it has played in the last 50 years of visual communication. The film is both educational and compelling at the same time. The evening will be comprised of approximately sixty minutes of viewing and sixty minutes of discussion. All preconceived notions about typography and visual communications very welcome!”- a note from Owen

*Helvetica is a production of Swiss Dots, in association with Veer.

This event is presented by studio e// The St. Elizabeth Arts Foundation as a part of the Monday Nite Film Series. Attendance is free and open to the public.

If you’ve never been to the Contemporary Art Center in downtown Cincinnati, now is the time to visit! From the award winning architecture to their thought provoking cycle of contemporary art exhibits, the CAC is an impressive addition to Cincinnati’s thriving art scene. Tickets are usually $7, but on Monday nights after 5pm, admission is free.

From the CAC website, here is a brief description of their current special exhibit. For those of you who joined us for our Art Trippin excursion to the CAC this summer, her work will probably look familiar.
“This exhibition is the first major museum survey of the American sculptor Tara Donovan. With sensitivity to texture, volume and the inherent physical properties of materials, Donovan transforms large quantities of mass-produced itemstoothpicks, adhesive tape, straws, buttons, pins, plastic cups and Mylarinto stunning sculptural objects and installations. Utilizing the detritus of a culture of mass production, Donovan creates large-scale sculptures that imply organic growth or a random-order arrangement. Her methodology of building sculpture through accumulation and meticulous assembly of quantities and amounts of identical items offers the viewer the experience of complexity and infinity.”

View images of Tara Donovan’s work.