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May 26, 2018

“THE FACE OF THE ARTS”

By Tim Parsley

Founded more than two decades ago Cincinnatii non-profit, ArtWorks, trains youth and employs local artists, providing them an opportunity to work together and impact the community. Since its inception ArtWorks has hired more than 3,300 youth and 2,700 artists, and perhaps their most visible effort is the extensive mural art program. Painted in 2007 Tim Parsley, whose work tells stories of America and “the complicated effect of its constructive ambition,” worked with a team of apprentices to create the first ArtWorks-sponsored mural in downtown Cincinnati. At Race St and W Central Pkwy, and fittingly across the street from the K–12 School for the Creative and Performing Arts, “The Face of the Arts” juxtaposes portraits of the apprentices with silhouettes of figures engaged in a variety of creative pursuits.  @timparsley  @artworkscincy  @streetartcities​  

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February 6, 2018

“MARTHA, THE LAST PASSENGER PIGEON”

By John A. Ruthven

Once the most numerous bird in the U.S., the last passenger pigeon died in 1914 despite the best efforts of the Cincinnati Nature Center to keep the species alive. 10 years later Cincinnati wildlife artist and conservationist John Ruthven was born and before long he had been dubbed the  20th century Audubon. To celebrate Cincinnati’s ongoing commitment to wildlife preservation and commemorate the 100th anniversary of Martha’s death Ruthven worked with an ArtWorks Cincinnati team of artists and youth apprentices led by Tim Parsley to create this large-scale reproduction of his 40-year-old work depicting Martha and her flock soaring over the historic Bird Run at the Cincinnati Zoo.