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Greener Grass debuts in Cincinnati: a traveling exhibition of risk and reward

Attend the opening of a cross-country exhibition of contemporary art from the mid-west as it prepares for a month on a portable gallery wall.


CINCINNATI (July 31, 2009) – Visitors of the Final Friday Gallery Walk in Over the Rhine this month will be greeted by the addition of a new gallery. Scanning this article for an address will not do any good, however, as there isn’t one. This gallery is a solitary wall, intended for visitors to find in unexpected places. Greener Grass, a show co-curated by artists Calcagno and Skip Cullen, will be traveling across the US during the month of August. The show has stops in Cincinnati, Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Oklahoma City, Denver, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, and San Francisco.

The concept for Greener Grass was prompted by Calcagno and Skip’s relocation to San Francisco. Being artists living and working in Cincinnati, they have dealt with many of the challenges of making art in the heartland. Upon planning their move, they decided to expand the reach of their relocation by curating this show to promote and proliferate mid-west artists.

Marketing art from the mid-west is not the only thing Greener Grass intends to do. The show is the realization of a dream: moving to the west coast. It both conceptually and figuratively evokes the concept of growing, moving, and adapting to make aspirations realities. The show also deals with the pros and cons of being a mid-west artist, and dreaming of alternate lives in new places, hence the title, Greener Grass.

The opening will take place on Main Street in Over the Rhine between 13th and 14th Streets on July 31st from 6-10pm. More information on the show and continuing coverage of the exhibition can be found at www.greenergrass09show.blogspot.com.

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