“The new year rings in major milestone anniversaries for Cincinnati’s historic arts institutions: 125 years of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 80 years of the Contemporary Arts Center, 100 years of the Cincinnati Opera, just to name a few,” writes Victoria Moorwood in Thursday’s (1/9) Cincinnati Magazine. “Many of these institutions were founded by women. As the country nears the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, … ‘Arts leaders looked ahead at 2019 and 2020 as being a milestone anniversary year for their institutions,’ says Alecia Kintner, ArtsWave CEO and president. ‘Further conversation made us realize that so many of these organizations were actually founded by women, and that’s a great tie to the national celebration of women’s suffrage.’ ArtsWave responded to the coinciding anniversaries with the Power of Her initiative. Kicking off this past June and spanning 18 months, the collaborative campaign [includes] hundreds of performances, artistic exhibitions, and educational events from organizations around the city.… Participants include the Cincinnati Art Museum’s Women Breaking Boundaries exhibition, a women’s suffrage exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center, women-centric productions by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and dozens more.”
