ArtWorks Teens Create Interactive Mural at the Contemporary Arts Center

Opening Celebration: Saturday, March 27 at 1pm

Local artists Ali Calis and Ryan Little of Able Projects and a team of five teen Apprentice Artists from ArtWorks are creating an interactive mural for the Contemporary Arts Center entitled Stay Up Cincinnati. The work will be on view in the UnMuseum through October 31, 2010.

Working in the style of street artist Shepard Fairey—using techniques such as screenprinting, painting, stenciling and wheat pasting—Stay Up Cincinnati connects with another exhibition, Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand, currently on view.

The mixed-media installation honors Cincinnati’s history by showcasing recognizable, but not always well-known, Cincinnatians such as Ezzard Charles, Annie Oakley, Aaron Pryor and Doris Day. Just like Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand, in addition to the mural in the museum, the team will create an external mural on ArtWorks’ new Over-the-Rhine headquarters.

Opening: Saturday, March 27 1:00 - 4:00 pm
The celebration is open to the public and free with general museum admission.

Press Inquiries:  LeAnne Anklan  lanklan@contemporaryartscenter.org  513.345.8421

About ArtWorks
www.artworkscincinnati.org
Founded in 1996, ArtWorks is a non-profit arts organization that connects artists of all ages with opportunities in the arts through inspiring apprenticeships, community partnerships, and public art. ArtWorks pairs teens with professional artists to make innovative art to enrich the Greater Cincinnati community. To date, the ArtWorks has provided job opportunities for more than 2,200 teen Apprentice Artists and 400 professional artists. ArtWorks is funded in part by the Fine Arts Fund, Ohio Arts Council and the City of Cincinnati.