2026 FOTOFOCUS Biennial: Opening Reception
Friday, October 16, 2026 | 5 – 8 PM
SITE 1212, McClure, Pearlman, and Chidlaw Galleries
Bearing Witness, Over Everything, Untwined/Interwoven, and Depth of Field, are part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial: The Long View.
The opening reception for all four exhibitions is Friday, October 16, 2026 from 5-8 pm. Reception will include light drinks and appetizers. Event is free and open to the public.
This October, the Art Academy of Cincinnati (AAC) will be a destination for the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial, presenting 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 will be open to the public October 9–31, 2026, at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Admission is free.
Exhibitions
Bearing Witness, Accra Shepp – in SITE 1212
Over Everything, Noel Maghathe – in McClure Gallery
Untwined / Interwoven, Group Exhibition with Angela Kahoali’i Casagrande, Diana Noh, and Kaitlin Santoro – in 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
