Movers & Makers Cincinnati

A partnership between the University of Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati Foundation is expanding scholarship support for Ohio students. To drive the creation of more need-based scholarships, the new UC Promise scholarship match will give donors the opportunity to double the impact of their giving, as UC matches the annual award of UC Promise scholarships to undergraduate students.

Six years after artists came together to create Cincinnati's Black Lives Matter mural on Plum Street in front of City Hall, Black Art Speaks is preparing to write its next chapter. Under the theme "Passing the Torch," original lead artists will join a new generation of artists to reimagine the mural Painting will take place Oct. 4-7, with the official unveiling at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in front of Cincinnati City Hall.

Greater Cincinnati Foundation has named Dr. Donald C. Harrison as 2026 recipient of its Jacob E. Davis Volunteer Leadership Award, named for GCF's first governing board chair and volunteer director. The award honors community champions who exemplify leadership, vision, creativity and generosity. Dr. Harrison is a renowned cardiologist, academic leader, entrepreneur and philanthropist whose career spanned more than five decades.

Did you feel it? That touch of fall in the air? That means the new arts season is starting. Orchestras, bands, theaters, museums, galleries - they're all working to start the cultural year with a bang. Shutterbugs are in for a huge feast. We'll help you with your itinerary. Read on. It's officially here... FotoFocus Biennial opening | FotoFocus Center, 228 E Liberty St., Mount Auburn/Over-the-Rhine. 513-400-4027.

Cincinnati arts organization Wave Pool is launching a new program with the University of Cincinnati that will put artists to work inside local nonprofits on long-term community projects. The three-year MATCH program will employ three artists for 30 months each. UC students will rotate through the projects as paid co-ops.

The Improv Festival of Cincinnati is returning Oct. 15-17 for its first edition since 2019, bringing three nights of local and national improv comedy to the Know Theatre. Produced by OTRimprov, the festival will feature more than a dozen Cincinnati troupes along with performers from Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles, Ann Arbor and Columbus. The lineup includes several returning IF Cincy performers.

Miami University is creating a center focused on how artificial intelligence is changing teaching, research and the broader university community. Trustees approved the Miami Center for AI on Sept. 25. Dennis Cheatham, an associate professor of graphic and experience design, will direct the center. The center will provide AI resources and guidance, connect Miami researchers and faculty with outside partners and coordinate the university's AI initiatives.

A new documentary explores 30 years of connections between Cincinnati and Guatemala, from a West Side effort to provide books to Guatemalan children to the growing influence of immigrants from that country across Greater Cincinnati. "Connecting Cultures: Cincinnati to Guatemala," produced by filmmaker Laure Quinlivan, follows the work of Cooperative for Education, a Cincinnati-based nonprofit founded by brothers Joe and John Berninger to improve literacy and education in Guatemala.

A new documentary exploring the life and legacy of Cincinnati physician, educator and public servant Dr. O'dell M. Owens will debut Sept. 24 on CET. "Be the Change: The O'dell Owens Story" is a one-hour documentary produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Richard Wonderling. It follows Owens' journey from his childhood in Cincinnati's West End through a career that included medicine, education, public service and pioneering work in in vitro fertilization.

The putting greens may be gone, but the former Fox Run Golf Course property isn't going away. Kenton County is turning the 225-acre property in Independence into a new park with mountain bike trails, climbing features, fishing, a destination playground and an expanded trail network. County officials broke ground Monday on Fox Ridge Park, which will combine the former golf course with neighboring Lincoln Ridge Park under one name.