FotoFocus Bus Tour: All Galleries at AAC
Saturday, October 31, 2026
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
SITE 1212, Pearlman, McClure, and Chidlaw Galleries – 1212 Jackson Street
The FotoFocus Biennial, now in its eighth iteration, activates over 70 exhibitions at museums, galleries, universities, and public spaces throughout Greater Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, and Northern Kentucky in October 2026. Each Biennial is structured around a unifying theme; the 2026 theme, The Long View, considers aspects of time and perspective in photography and film, and how these mediums shape our understanding of the world. FotoFocus welcomes global artists, curators, critics, educators, and visitors to Cincinnati with exhibitions, talks, performances, screenings, and panel discussions during its Biennial Opening Events, October, 1–3, 2026.
Bearing Witness, Over Everything, Untwined/Interwoven, and Depth of Field, are four exhibitions concurring exhibitions part of The Long View. This installation includes the four exhibitions and five free public events featuring internationally recognized artists, AAC alumni, and emerging student artists and curators. Across four campus galleries, FotoFocus at AAC explores photography as a means of documenting history, preserving memory, examining the present, and imagining what comes next.
The exhibitions at the Art Academy of Cincinnati will be free and open to the public October 9–31, 2026.
Exhibitions
Bearing Witness, Accra Shepp – SITE 1212
Over Everything, Noel Maghathe – McClure Gallery
Untwined / Interwoven, Group Exhibition with Angela Kahoali’i Casagrande, Diana Noh, and Kaitlin Santoro – Pearlman Gallery
Depth of Field, Group Exhibition with Autumn Fletcher, Kelsey Gallagher, Kaiden Jacques, Kamaire Jones, Olivia Kaiser-Piazza, Tammie Le, Avin Martin, Kennede Oninku, Camille Simpson, Gina Tarantino, Harper Thomson, and Lila Ungs – Chidlaw Gallery
