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Kennedy Heights Arts Center

Enhancing the life of our surrounding neighborhoods through arts and cultural experiences

Kennedy Heights Arts Center was founded in 2004 by local residents who saved the historic Kennedy mansion (circa 1875) from demolition and transformed it into a thriving community arts center. Twelve years later, we transformed another vacant property, an adjacent former grocery store, into our 10,300 sf Lindner Annex and Studios. Serving a diverse audience of more than 5,000 people annually, KHAC

offers rotating art exhibitions, arts education programs for youth and adults, outreach programs in public schools and libraries, a youth jazz academy, and community events from cultural festivals to music concerts to poetry readings. 100 percent of our programs are accessible to everyone regardless of income.

09/01/2026

What memories do you carry with you? What happens when we turn those memories into art?

This Saturday, join artist collaborative Batres Gilvin for a free Community Engagement Workshop inspired by their exhibition Entre Lo Que Fue y Lo Que Es (Between What Was and What Is).

Participants will create sculptural pieces using repurposed Styrofoam, collage materials, artificial flowers, ribbon, and other decorative elements. Each piece will become part of “A Community Altar of Transition,” a temporary collaborative installation reflecting shared experiences of change, loss, resilience, belonging, and hope.

Participants are asked to bring a copy of a family photograph, a written memory, or a story about a meaningful object to incorporate into their artwork.

Saturday, September 5 | 1–3 PM
📍 Kennedy Heights Arts Center – Lindner Annex | 6620 Montgomery Rd. Cincinnati, OH

Free to participate, but registration is required. Space is limited.

Register: kennedyarts.org/classes/community-engagement-workshop-with-batres-gilvin

08/31/2026

Join instructor Jenny Caffery for Collage & Create: Handmade Journals, an 8-week hands-on class exploring collage, paper alteration, stitching, layering, and bookmaking techniques. You'll create a one-of-a-kind envelope accordion journal using a curated collection of vintage-inspired papers, ephemera, and decorative materials.

Thursdays, September 17–November 5 | 1–3 PM
Tuition: $180 or sliding scale, materials included

Whether you're an experienced crafter, a journaling enthusiast, or completely new to mixed media, this class is a chance to experiment, play, and develop your own creative style.

Kennedy Heights Arts Center is committed to making art accessible. Sliding scale fees are available for those in financial need.

Register now: https://kennedyarts.org/classes/collage-create-handmade-journals-2/

08/26/2026

This weekend, Cultural Ties opens at Kennedy Heights Arts Center.

Join us Saturday, August 29, from 6–8 PM for the opening of Cultural Ties, an interdisciplinary exhibition exploring Latin American culture, identity, heritage, and representation through photography, mixed media, and film.

Featuring work by Tina Gutierrez, Andrea Sabugo, Ximena Flores, and Rebecca Nava Soto, alongside Sin Vergüenza, a selection of short films curated by Mary Leonard, the exhibition celebrates cultural traditions while challenging stereotypes and assumptions.

Curated by Mallory Feltz, Director of Exhibitions and Public Art, and Mary Leonard, Independent Film Curator.

Enjoy free refreshments and music during the opening reception.

📍 Kennedy Gallery
Kennedy Heights Arts Center
6546 Montgomery Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45213

Cultural Ties is part of the 2026 Biennial: The Long View.
Support for this 2026 FotoFocus Biennial exhibition was provided in part by FotoFocus.

Saturday, August 29 | 6–8 PM | Free & open to the public.

Images in order:

Tina Gutierrez, Olivia, 2023. Digital photograph on metal, 24"w x 30"h. Courtesy of the artist.

Andrea Sabugo, El Sombrero, 2026. Digital Inkjet Print, 20"w x 24.5"h. Courtesy of the artist.

Rebecca Nava Soto, Skybundle: A Codex Transmitter, 2025. Paint, wood shavings, acrylic medium and embossed metal on wood panel, 4'w x 4'h x 4"d. Courtesy of the artist.

Ximena Flores, Fibers of Memory, 2025. Fiber Art and wooden box, 8"w x 6"h x 1.5"d. Courtesy of the artist.

Still image from Sin Vergüenza (Shameless), curated by Mary Leonard. This series is a presentation of Mary Leonard's ongoing project, Caribbean Eye.

08/24/2026

Did you know our Jazz Academy students perform all around Cincinnati? 🎶

Last week, our students took the stage at The Lounge in Northside, and next month you can catch them at CliftonFest on September 26th!

We love seeing our young musicians build their skills, gain performance experience, and share their music with the community.

08/20/2026

If you're a jazz lover, you don't want to miss this one.

This Saturday, August 22, Kennedy Heights Arts Center welcomes back Myles Ellington Twitty, former Assistant Director of the Cincinnati Jazz Academy, for an evening of music from his debut album, Gentle “Revolutionary.”

Myles moved to New York for graduate school, and we're excited to welcome him back to Kennedy Heights Arts Center for a night of incredible live jazz.

The evening opens at 6 PM with a set led by Cadence Okuwobi, who also recently returned from New York after participating in Carnegie Hall's prestigious NYO Jazz program.

Saturday, August 22
Opening act: 6 PM
Myles Ellington Twitty Quintet: 6:30 PM
Kennedy Heights Arts Center Lindner Annex

🎟️ Tickets are $12.50 and can be purchased via our website: kennedyarts.org

Photo Credit: Armani Yett and Dylan Firlie

08/17/2026

We’re excited to share that Kennedy Heights Arts Center has received two grants from the Ohio Arts Council for FY2027!

Our Sustainability Grant provides general operating support, helping us continue our work bringing accessible arts experiences, education, and opportunities to our community.

We also received an Arts Partnership Grant supporting our arts integration initiative at Woodford Academy. This funding allows us to continue our seven-year partnership with Woodford Academy, where professional artists lead weekly performing arts-based lessons in K–6th grade classrooms. These lessons bring the arts into subjects like science, math, language arts, and social studies, giving students new and creative ways to engage with what they're learning.

We’re grateful to the Ohio Arts Council and the State of Ohio for investing in the arts and supporting the work of arts organizations across Ohio. We’re proud to put this funding to work right here in our community.

Thank you, !

08/13/2026

On Saturday, August 22, Kennedy Heights Arts Center presents trumpeter, composer, and Cincinnati native Myles Ellington Twitty and his quintet performing music from his debut album, Gentle “Revolutionary.”

The evening begins at 6 PM with an opening set led by 16-year-old Cincinnati jazz bassist and Kennedy Heights Arts Center Jazz Academy student Cadence Okuwobi, followed by the Myles Ellington Twitty Quintet at 6:30 PM.

Featuring Myles Ellington Twitty on trumpet, Josh Kline on tenor saxophone, Keigo Hirakawa on piano, Cadence Okuwobi on bass, and James Gaiters on drums.

Myles has performed alongside some of today’s most respected jazz musicians and at venues including Carnegie Hall, Birdland, The Jazz Gallery, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Now, he brings his own music home to Cincinnati.

🎟️ Tickets are $12.50 and can be purchased here: https://events.humanitix.com/myles-ellington-twitty-quintet-gentle-revolutionary

08/10/2026

Join acclaimed artist Brandon Hawkins for The Art of Oil: Painting Landscapes & Nature, an 8-week course designed to help you build confidence with oil painting while learning how to capture skies, water, trees, buildings, depth, color, and texture.

Whether you’re painting from a favorite photo or a special memory, Brandon will guide you step-by-step through techniques you can use to bring your landscapes to life.

Tuesdays, 1–3 PM
Begins September 15
8-week course
Kennedy Heights Arts Center Studio
6546 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213
$210 | Sliding scale tuition available based on income

Register now: https://kennedyarts.org/classes/the-art-of-oil-painting-landscapes-and-nature/

08/07/2026

What does it mean to exist between what was and what is?

In this recent feature on Cincinnati Public Radio’s Cincinnati Spotlight, our Director of Exhibitions and Public Art, Mallory Feltz, shares more about Entre Lo Que Fue y Lo Que Es (Between What Was and What Is) by artist collaborative Batres Gilvin and the ideas of memory, identity, family history, and transformation that shape the exhibition.

Join us on Saturday, September 5, from 1–3 PM for a free Community Engagement Workshop with Batres Gilvin. Participants will create artwork inspired by personal memories and experiences that will become part of a collaborative installation within the exhibition.

The exhibition is open through October 3 at the Kennedy Heights Arts Center – Lindner Annex.

The workshop is free, but registration is required and space is limited. Register today: https://kennedyarts.org/classes/community-engagement-workshop-with-batres-gilvin/

Photo Credit: Will Jones / Will Jones Photo LLC

08/06/2026

And just like that, another incredible season of Play in the Park Cincinnati has come to a close. 🌳☀️

Our finale was a fun celebration, with live Brazilian music from Estrada do Sol, energetic performances by Cincy Brazil Samba Dance, delicious food, hands-on activities, and neighbors of all ages coming together for one last summer evening in Kennedy Heights Park.

Play in the Park is made possible through the collaboration of dedicated community partners and the generous support of our sponsors. Thank you to Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Cincinnati Parks Foundation, City of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Parks, Kennedy Heights Arts Center, Pleasant Ridge Community Council, Kennedy Heights Community Council, The Blenk Team, Cinfed Credit Union, and the Pleasant Ridge Business Association - PRBA for helping create free, welcoming experiences that bring our communities together.

Thank you to everyone who joined us this season. We'll see you in the park again next summer! 💚

photo credit: Henry Severding

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6546 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH
45213

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 4pm

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+15136314278

Website

http://www.kennedyarts.org/

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