The Carnegie, a theater and arts center in Covington, recently appointed a new Development Director, Ben Leham, who will be in charge of fundraising and other efforts to grow the organization beginning in October. Leham currently works as a development professional with the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, where he manages the center’s annual gala […]
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The Carnegie in Covington welcomes new curator
The Carnegie, a theater and arts organization in Covington, announced the addition of a new member to its curatorial team, Sso-Rha Kang, in a recent press release. Kang previously worked as the director of galleries and outreach for Northern Kentucky University. “Sso-Rha has been one of the most exciting curators in this region for several […]
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The Carnegie: A work of art that houses art
This story originally appeared in the Dec. 23 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Today, The Carnegie Visual Performing Arts Center in Covington is the only multidisciplinary performing arts centers in Northern Kentucky, but the historic building once faced demolition just 50 years ago. Simply known as The […]
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NKY native named The Carnegie’s new theater director
As a new season of musicals is announced at The Carnegie, they have also welcomed a new theatre director. Northern Kentucky native and Covington resident Tyler Gabbard is the new director of The Carnegie’s Otto M. Budig Theatre. “The Carnegie has been an artistic home for me for many years now,” Gabbard said. “I’m grateful […]
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Northern Kentucky venues and artists at Fotofocus Biennial photography event
The Fotofocus Biennial is a month-long celebration of photography and what organizers call “lens-based” art across our region. A project of the Cincinnati-based nonprofit Fotofocus, the Biennial has included Northern Kentucky venues from its start in 2012. The event runs through the end of October, although some exhibits will remain at venues beyond this month. […]
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The Carnegie announces theater director’s departure
The Carnegie’s longtime theater director announced last week that she will be leaving her position this fall in pursuit of another opportunity. Maggie Perrino will be the new artistic director at the School for the Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati. Perrino will finish the summer season with The Carnegie and is set to change […]
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Four world premieres, collaboration headline NKU’s new play festival
Northern Kentucky University’s biennial Year-End Series Festival returns for its 20th anniversary. The YES Festival is the oldest collegiate new-play festival in the country, and for its 20th Anniversary, the School of the Arts will host four world-premiere plays, including a first-ever regional collaboration with The Carnegie in Covington, producing a new play by Ensemble […]
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Local and national artists return to The Carnegie galleries
The Carnegie is welcoming patrons and artists back into the galleries on March 11, 2022, with two new exhibitions. “The first is ‘A Thought is a River,’ a group exhibition of artists from the Greater Cincinnati and Louisville areas,” a news release said. “These two locations are connected by the Ohio River. Much as that […]
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St. Elizabeth Cancer Center Dedicates Music Therapy Studio In Honor Of Two “Suits That Rock” Volunteers
Two musicians, dedicated to supporting the arts in Kentucky, passed away in 2017…but their legacy is living on at the St. Elizabeth Cancer Center’s Music Therapy room. (Img: Provided // L to R: Sue Clare, Kevin Canafax, Melissa Singer-Reed) Earlier this month, the St. Elizabeth Cancer Center in Edgewood, Kentucky announced the dedication of the […]
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The Carnegie Hosts Halloween-Themed, Mystery Walking Tour; “Silent Scream”, Oct. 29 – Nov. 1
Tickets on Sale Now for Socially Distant Walking Mystery Tour at The Carnegie, Oct. 29 – Nov. 1 Are you dying for something to do this Halloween? Then join The Carnegie Creative Disruption Committee (The Carnegie CDC) for SILENT SCREAM, a small group and socially distant, 60-minute walking tour mystery, running October 29 through November […]