"Don't Just Talk About It, Be About It" Closing Reception & Champagne toast

PAR-Projects' mission is to  empower diverse communities of people who believe in the arts.As educators, we provide workshops & eight-week classes, related to career development & skills training. As working artists, we enjoy hosting thought provoking exhibits & large scale collaborations throughout Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.We're currently in the process of rehabilitating a 100 year old, former lumber drying facilty (and land) we purchased for our headquaters in late 2014. Over the past few years, we've cleaned our site, re-roofed our 6,000 square-foot building, added electricity and further stabililized our grounds.Since late 2016, we've been happy to invite guests to our site for exhibitions, updates, and community-building activities.-Professional Artistic Research (PAR) Projects is a federally recognized 501(c)3 not-for-profit, fine arts organization based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Help us celebrate with a toast to the closing of our current exhibition.

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We're doing something special for the closing reception for our current exhibition, "Don't Just Talk About It, Be About It" by James Omar Childress &amp; Mike James. Join us on Saturday, March 22nd from 3:00pm - 6:00pm for a Champagne toast and closing reception in the Gallery at Studeo PAR. Stop by any time to help us celebrate.--Don’t Just Talk About It, Be About It is a multimedia retrospective based on the life of James “Omar” Childress in collaboration with Cincinnati-based artist Mike James. A Cincinnati native, Omar is deeply tied to decades of local history and the African American experience. Omar’s father, James Palmer Childress, became the first Black detective in the Cincinnati Police Department in the 1950s, cultivating his son’s strong foundation and deep tie to the city. Omar became a successful entrepreneur at a young age, operating many small businesses including the Washington Limousine Service, Diplomat Night Club, and several remodeling and deck construction companies. He spent lavishly on many things including real estate—most notably the massive K-D Lamp building known today as Rhinegeist Brewery.However, Omar’s life was not without controversy. A prolific drug distributor in his younger days, Childress had connections across the South and in California. He was eventually arrested and served several prison terms for his involvement. Despite this blot on his record, Childress cultivated an expansive network of professional connections, including James Brown, Fred Shuttlesworth, and Nelson Mandela. Throughout his life, he had a fascination with photography, documenting all of his exploits, friends, companions, and even his prison sentences. He accumulated thousands upon thousands of photographs and video clips, and has dozens of large-format collages chronicling his life.This exhibition was part of the 2024 FotoFocus Biennale: backstories. Thank you FotoFocus for the opportunity to host this exhibition!An ambitious collaboration between FotoFocus and the region’s museums, galleries, universities, and non-traditional spaces, the FotoFocus Biennial is a month-long celebration of photography and lens-based art that unites artists, curators, and educators from around the world. Now in its seventh iteration, the 2024 FotoFocus Biennial encompassed 107 projects at 86 Participating Venues across Greater Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, and Northern Kentucky — the largest of its kind in America. For more information, visit: <a href="https://www.fotofocus.org/" title="https://www.fotofocus.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">FotoFocus Cincinnati</a> About PAR-Projects:Professional Artistic Research (PAR-) Projects’ mission is to empower diverse communities of people who believe in the arts. As educators, we provide workshops &amp; classes related to career development &amp; skills training. As artists, we enjoy hosting thought provoking exhibits &amp; collaborations throughout the Greater Cincinnati Metro Area, but will travel to help advance the creative process of like-minded organizations.PAR-Projects is currently in the midst of a major community development project in Northside, Cincinnati, that is transforming 3/4 of an acre of blighted land into a contemporary arts &amp; education center. Within their campus they currently host a fine art gallery and a number of creativity-focused artist studios. In the coming months they will open their outdoor performance stage and outdoor movie theater. In the coming year or two, they will be opening a second gallery space and creating an outdoor venue, truly designed to give their communities a place to gather.

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