Join our Winter Artist-in-Residence, Adrienne Dixon, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC!
RESIDENCY THEME
Chromatic Spaces: Exploring the Intersection of Color, Architecture, and Community
RESIDENCY DESCRIPTION
The Contemporary Arts Center’s Artist in Residence program invites artists to explore the dynamic relationship between architecture, color, and community engagement. This residency, titled Chromatic Spaces, focuses on fostering connections between the built environment and the human experience.
Drawing on a background in painting and architecture, the artist will engage residents and visitors in collaborative explorations of color theory, materiality, and light as they intersect with the unique architecture of the CAC building. Through workshops, participatory installations, and guided observations, the residency aims to deepen understanding of how environmental factors influence our emotional and physical interactions with space.
This program welcomes a community-focused approach, encouraging dialogue across generations and skill levels to highlight the transformative power of shared creative practices. Chromatic Spaces promises to leave a lasting imprint on participants and the CAC by uniting aesthetic inquiry with community-driven action.
ARTIST BIO
Adrienne Dixon is a Multidisciplinary Artist, Art Educator, and Arts Administrator. Dixon received her MFA from the University of Cincinnati School of Design Architecture Art and Planning in Fine Art in 2022, and her BFA in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2011.
Throughout her career, Dixon has distinguished herself through her participation in a diverse array of exhibitions across the United States and abroad. Her works have graced the walls of esteemed galleries such as Gallery 85 in New York City, the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati OH, and the Carnegie in Covington, KY, among others. Notably, her artistic endeavors have also taken her to international platforms, including exhibitions at Chateau Orquevaux in Orquevaux, France, and galleries in Australia.
Adrienne has worked in numerous roles at a multitude of arts institutions including preparator, development, curation, studio manager, education manager, gallery manager, and events director. Additionally, Adrienne’s artistic practice explores materialism and consumption through a lens of color theory, anthropology, and ecology.
Adrienne is a Creative Projects Manager at ArtWorks Cincinnati and is continuing research in her studio practice in Camp Washington, Cincinnati, OH.
This program is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Award Number MA-249792-OMS-21
As well as the following organizations:
Louise Taft Semple
Sutphin Family Foundation
Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation
Charles H Dater Foundation
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
P&G Fund