About This Event
You're cordially invited to join us on Friday, October 2, for the openings of TWO new exhibitions at Contemporary Arts Center (CAC).
PROGRAM:
- 5:00 p.m.: Gallery tour of In the Interest of Time with artists Elijah Howe, Julie Renée Jones, Robyn Moore, Osamu James Nakagawa, Jordanne Renner, Joseph Vitone, and Lynn Whitney and curator Theresa Bembnister. This tour is open to CAC Members and FotoFocus Biennial Pass Holders.
- 6:00 p.m.: CAC galleries are open to CAC Members and FotoFocus Biennial Pass Holders.
- 7:00 p.m.: Conversation with Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance) curator Kristen Gaylord, Herzfeld Curator of Photography and Media Arts at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI; and Shelby M. Sinclair, Assistant Professor in the Department of African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Doors open at 6:45 p.m., seats available on a first-come, first-served basis. This conversation is open to CAC Members and FotoFocus Biennial Pass Holders. CAC galleries are open to CAC Members and FotoFocus Biennial Pass Holders during this time as well.
- 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.: CAC galleries are open and free to the public.
Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance) is the second presentation of artist Widline Cadet’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States. This exhibition explores Black diasporic life through Cadet's deeply personal examination of family, migration, memory, and belonging. Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance) was organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum.
In the Interest of Time presents work by seven artists with ties to Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, who investigate the relationship of their subject matter to time, moving beyond the conventional wisdom that a photograph captures a single moment of truth.
Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance) and In the Interest of Time are Featured Exhibitions in the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial: The Long View. Now in its eighth iteration, the Biennial activates over 70 exhibitions at museums, galleries, universities, and public spaces throughout Greater Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, and Northern Kentucky in October 2026.
For more information about the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial and the full Opening Program schedule, please visit the FotoFocus website.
Support for this presentation of Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance) as part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial was provided in part by FotoFocus.
Support for In the Interest of Time as part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial was provided by FotoFocus.
CAC major annual operating support is provided by ArtsWave, Lucinda Barnes, Ronald Bates + Randy Lasley, Gale + Dave Beckett, Bruce Family Charitable Foundation, Dr. Albert Alan Chambers, Jay Chatterjee, Robert + Debra Chavez, James Cheng, Michael Cioffi, DaSci Consulting Group LLC, Nicholas Dunigan, Dianne G. Dunkelman, Earthward Bound Foundation, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc., Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Andrew Howe Family Foundation, The Johnson Foundation, Eric + Jan-Michele Kearney, Michael Kelley + Richard Oliver, Claudia + Gary Kohlman, Emily Kokenge + David Kitchings, The Kroger Company, George + Linda Kurz, Steven + Emily Lameier, Bruce Lazarus + Phil Weintraub, Rick Michelman + Karen Meyer, Ohio Arts Council, Denise Osterhues, Drs. Michael Privitera and Marcia Kaplan, Jens G. Rosenkrantz, Jr. + M. Katherine Hurley, Jennie Rosenthal, Kitty + Dick Rosenthal, Rosenthal Family Foundation, Thomas R. Schiff, John J. + Mary R. Schiff Foundation, Rosemary + Mark Schlachter, Stuart + Roz Schloss, Brian Sedra, Steve + Julie Shifman, Mu Sinclaire, Mary Taliaferro + Charles Millitzer, Sara + Michelle Vance Waddell, and Chris Varias.
About This Event
You're cordially invited to join us on Friday, October 2, for the openings of TWO new exhibitions at Contemporary Arts Center (CAC).
PROGRAM:
- 5:00 p.m.: Gallery tour of In the Interest of Time with artists Elijah Howe, Julie Renée Jones, Robyn Moore, Osamu James Nakagawa, Jordanne Renner, Joseph Vitone, and Lynn Whitney and curator Theresa Bembnister. This tour is open to CAC Members and FotoFocus Biennial Pass Holders.
- 6:00 p.m.: CAC galleries are open to CAC Members and FotoFocus Biennial Pass Holders.
- 7:00 p.m.: Conversation with Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance) curator Kristen Gaylord, Herzfeld Curator of Photography and Media Arts at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI; and Shelby M. Sinclair, Assistant Professor in the Department of African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Doors open at 6:45 p.m., seats available on a first-come, first-served basis. This conversation is open to CAC Members and FotoFocus Biennial Pass Holders. CAC galleries are open to CAC Members and FotoFocus Biennial Pass Holders during this time as well.
- 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.: CAC galleries are open and free to the public.
Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance) is the second presentation of artist Widline Cadet’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States. This exhibition explores Black diasporic life through Cadet's deeply personal examination of family, migration, memory, and belonging. Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance) was organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum.
In the Interest of Time presents work by seven artists with ties to Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, who investigate the relationship of their subject matter to time, moving beyond the conventional wisdom that a photograph captures a single moment of truth.
Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance) and In the Interest of Time are Featured Exhibitions in the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial: The Long View. Now in its eighth iteration, the Biennial activates over 70 exhibitions at museums, galleries, universities, and public spaces throughout Greater Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, and Northern Kentucky in October 2026.
For more information about the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial and the full Opening Program schedule, please visit the FotoFocus website.
Support for this presentation of Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance) as part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial was provided in part by FotoFocus.
Support for In the Interest of Time as part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial was provided by FotoFocus.
CAC major annual operating support is provided by ArtsWave, Lucinda Barnes, Ronald Bates + Randy Lasley, Gale + Dave Beckett, Bruce Family Charitable Foundation, Dr. Albert Alan Chambers, Jay Chatterjee, Robert + Debra Chavez, James Cheng, Michael Cioffi, DaSci Consulting Group LLC, Nicholas Dunigan, Dianne G. Dunkelman, Earthward Bound Foundation, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc., Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Andrew Howe Family Foundation, The Johnson Foundation, Eric + Jan-Michele Kearney, Michael Kelley + Richard Oliver, Claudia + Gary Kohlman, Emily Kokenge + David Kitchings, The Kroger Company, George + Linda Kurz, Steven + Emily Lameier, Bruce Lazarus + Phil Weintraub, Rick Michelman + Karen Meyer, Ohio Arts Council, Denise Osterhues, Drs. Michael Privitera and Marcia Kaplan, Jens G. Rosenkrantz, Jr. + M. Katherine Hurley, Jennie Rosenthal, Kitty + Dick Rosenthal, Rosenthal Family Foundation, Thomas R. Schiff, John J. + Mary R. Schiff Foundation, Rosemary + Mark Schlachter, Stuart + Roz Schloss, Brian Sedra, Steve + Julie Shifman, Mu Sinclaire, Mary Taliaferro + Charles Millitzer, Sara + Michelle Vance Waddell, and Chris Varias.