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As we begin to safely resume gathering and rediscovering all the great things downtown has to offer, we’re especially excited to get back to all the fun events we’ve missed so much!
There’s always something fun going on downtown! Below you’ll find a list of events scheduled for today. Use the filters at the top to find events by date, keyword, and more. You can also view the calendar by month or as a list of 20 events at a time.
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Downtown Events Calendar
September 2022
Exhibit: Teju Cole: Blind Spot
Teju Cole Blind Spot Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present the work of photographer, curator, Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard, and former photography critic of The New York Times Magazine, Teju Cole. Culled from his ceaseless travels around the world, Blind Spot consists of a cycle of 34 photographs paired with Cole’s insightful prose. With photos from locations including Zürich, Tripoli, Lagos, Seoul, Ypsilanti,…
Find out more »Exhibit: Amy Powell: What once grew straight…
Amy Powell What once grew straight, And tall t’wards the sun, Is absorbing back down, To dirt like a sponge. Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE IRA H. & SUSAN P. THOMSEN FAMILY GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents an exciting new body of work by Dayton-based photographer, Amy Powell. What once grew straight… is made up of hundreds of images the artist selected from social media that were tagged “Dayton, OH,” which she then printed and arranged specifically for the exhibition. …
Find out more »Exhibit: James Nares: Street
James Nares STREET Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE JACK W. AND SALLY D. EICHELBERGER FOUNDATION VIDEO GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents STREET by James “Jamie” Nares, a British artist living and working in New York City. Nares makes paintings and films and played guitar in the no wave group, James Chance and the Contortions, with Jim Jarmusch in the Del-Byzanteens, and she was a founding member of Colab. STREET is a 61 minute video of New York City’s streets and…
Find out more »October 2022
Exhibit: Teju Cole: Blind Spot
Teju Cole Blind Spot Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present the work of photographer, curator, Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard, and former photography critic of The New York Times Magazine, Teju Cole. Culled from his ceaseless travels around the world, Blind Spot consists of a cycle of 34 photographs paired with Cole’s insightful prose. With photos from locations including Zürich, Tripoli, Lagos, Seoul, Ypsilanti,…
Find out more »Exhibit: James Nares: Street
James Nares STREET Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE JACK W. AND SALLY D. EICHELBERGER FOUNDATION VIDEO GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents STREET by James “Jamie” Nares, a British artist living and working in New York City. Nares makes paintings and films and played guitar in the no wave group, James Chance and the Contortions, with Jim Jarmusch in the Del-Byzanteens, and she was a founding member of Colab. STREET is a 61 minute video of New York City’s streets and…
Find out more »Exhibit: Teju Cole: Blind Spot
Teju Cole Blind Spot Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present the work of photographer, curator, Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard, and former photography critic of The New York Times Magazine, Teju Cole. Culled from his ceaseless travels around the world, Blind Spot consists of a cycle of 34 photographs paired with Cole’s insightful prose. With photos from locations including Zürich, Tripoli, Lagos, Seoul, Ypsilanti,…
Find out more »Exhibit: James Nares: Street
James Nares STREET Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE JACK W. AND SALLY D. EICHELBERGER FOUNDATION VIDEO GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents STREET by James “Jamie” Nares, a British artist living and working in New York City. Nares makes paintings and films and played guitar in the no wave group, James Chance and the Contortions, with Jim Jarmusch in the Del-Byzanteens, and she was a founding member of Colab. STREET is a 61 minute video of New York City’s streets and…
Find out more »Exhibit: Teju Cole: Blind Spot
Teju Cole Blind Spot Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present the work of photographer, curator, Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard, and former photography critic of The New York Times Magazine, Teju Cole. Culled from his ceaseless travels around the world, Blind Spot consists of a cycle of 34 photographs paired with Cole’s insightful prose. With photos from locations including Zürich, Tripoli, Lagos, Seoul, Ypsilanti,…
Find out more »Exhibit: James Nares: Street
James Nares STREET Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE JACK W. AND SALLY D. EICHELBERGER FOUNDATION VIDEO GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents STREET by James “Jamie” Nares, a British artist living and working in New York City. Nares makes paintings and films and played guitar in the no wave group, James Chance and the Contortions, with Jim Jarmusch in the Del-Byzanteens, and she was a founding member of Colab. STREET is a 61 minute video of New York City’s streets and…
Find out more »Exhibit: Teju Cole: Blind Spot
Teju Cole Blind Spot Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present the work of photographer, curator, Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard, and former photography critic of The New York Times Magazine, Teju Cole. Culled from his ceaseless travels around the world, Blind Spot consists of a cycle of 34 photographs paired with Cole’s insightful prose. With photos from locations including Zürich, Tripoli, Lagos, Seoul, Ypsilanti,…
Find out more »Exhibit: James Nares: Street
James Nares STREET Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE JACK W. AND SALLY D. EICHELBERGER FOUNDATION VIDEO GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents STREET by James “Jamie” Nares, a British artist living and working in New York City. Nares makes paintings and films and played guitar in the no wave group, James Chance and the Contortions, with Jim Jarmusch in the Del-Byzanteens, and she was a founding member of Colab. STREET is a 61 minute video of New York City’s streets and…
Find out more »Exhibit: Teju Cole: Blind Spot
Teju Cole Blind Spot Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present the work of photographer, curator, Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard, and former photography critic of The New York Times Magazine, Teju Cole. Culled from his ceaseless travels around the world, Blind Spot consists of a cycle of 34 photographs paired with Cole’s insightful prose. With photos from locations including Zürich, Tripoli, Lagos, Seoul, Ypsilanti,…
Find out more »Exhibit: James Nares: Street
James Nares STREET Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE JACK W. AND SALLY D. EICHELBERGER FOUNDATION VIDEO GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents STREET by James “Jamie” Nares, a British artist living and working in New York City. Nares makes paintings and films and played guitar in the no wave group, James Chance and the Contortions, with Jim Jarmusch in the Del-Byzanteens, and she was a founding member of Colab. STREET is a 61 minute video of New York City’s streets and…
Find out more »Exhibit: Teju Cole: Blind Spot
Teju Cole Blind Spot Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present the work of photographer, curator, Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard, and former photography critic of The New York Times Magazine, Teju Cole. Culled from his ceaseless travels around the world, Blind Spot consists of a cycle of 34 photographs paired with Cole’s insightful prose. With photos from locations including Zürich, Tripoli, Lagos, Seoul, Ypsilanti,…
Find out more »Exhibit: James Nares: Street
James Nares STREET Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE JACK W. AND SALLY D. EICHELBERGER FOUNDATION VIDEO GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents STREET by James “Jamie” Nares, a British artist living and working in New York City. Nares makes paintings and films and played guitar in the no wave group, James Chance and the Contortions, with Jim Jarmusch in the Del-Byzanteens, and she was a founding member of Colab. STREET is a 61 minute video of New York City’s streets and…
Find out more »Exhibit: Teju Cole: Blind Spot
Teju Cole Blind Spot Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present the work of photographer, curator, Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard, and former photography critic of The New York Times Magazine, Teju Cole. Culled from his ceaseless travels around the world, Blind Spot consists of a cycle of 34 photographs paired with Cole’s insightful prose. With photos from locations including Zürich, Tripoli, Lagos, Seoul, Ypsilanti,…
Find out more »Exhibit: James Nares: Street
James Nares STREET Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE JACK W. AND SALLY D. EICHELBERGER FOUNDATION VIDEO GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents STREET by James “Jamie” Nares, a British artist living and working in New York City. Nares makes paintings and films and played guitar in the no wave group, James Chance and the Contortions, with Jim Jarmusch in the Del-Byzanteens, and she was a founding member of Colab. STREET is a 61 minute video of New York City’s streets and…
Find out more »Exhibit: Teju Cole: Blind Spot
Teju Cole Blind Spot Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present the work of photographer, curator, Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard, and former photography critic of The New York Times Magazine, Teju Cole. Culled from his ceaseless travels around the world, Blind Spot consists of a cycle of 34 photographs paired with Cole’s insightful prose. With photos from locations including Zürich, Tripoli, Lagos, Seoul, Ypsilanti,…
Find out more »Exhibit: James Nares: Street
James Nares STREET Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE JACK W. AND SALLY D. EICHELBERGER FOUNDATION VIDEO GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents STREET by James “Jamie” Nares, a British artist living and working in New York City. Nares makes paintings and films and played guitar in the no wave group, James Chance and the Contortions, with Jim Jarmusch in the Del-Byzanteens, and she was a founding member of Colab. STREET is a 61 minute video of New York City’s streets and…
Find out more »Exhibit: Teju Cole: Blind Spot
Teju Cole Blind Spot Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present the work of photographer, curator, Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard, and former photography critic of The New York Times Magazine, Teju Cole. Culled from his ceaseless travels around the world, Blind Spot consists of a cycle of 34 photographs paired with Cole’s insightful prose. With photos from locations including Zürich, Tripoli, Lagos, Seoul, Ypsilanti,…
Find out more »Exhibit: James Nares: Street
James Nares STREET Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE JACK W. AND SALLY D. EICHELBERGER FOUNDATION VIDEO GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents STREET by James “Jamie” Nares, a British artist living and working in New York City. Nares makes paintings and films and played guitar in the no wave group, James Chance and the Contortions, with Jim Jarmusch in the Del-Byzanteens, and she was a founding member of Colab. STREET is a 61 minute video of New York City’s streets and…
Find out more »Exhibit: Teju Cole: Blind Spot
Teju Cole Blind Spot Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present the work of photographer, curator, Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard, and former photography critic of The New York Times Magazine, Teju Cole. Culled from his ceaseless travels around the world, Blind Spot consists of a cycle of 34 photographs paired with Cole’s insightful prose. With photos from locations including Zürich, Tripoli, Lagos, Seoul, Ypsilanti,…
Find out more »Exhibit: James Nares: Street
James Nares STREET Sep 16 – Dec 24, 2022 THE JACK W. AND SALLY D. EICHELBERGER FOUNDATION VIDEO GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents STREET by James “Jamie” Nares, a British artist living and working in New York City. Nares makes paintings and films and played guitar in the no wave group, James Chance and the Contortions, with Jim Jarmusch in the Del-Byzanteens, and she was a founding member of Colab. STREET is a 61 minute video of New York City’s streets and…
Find out more »November 2022
Artist Talk: Amy Powell in conversation with Stacy Kranitz
Artist Talk: Amy Powell in conversation with Stacy Kranitz Friday, Nov 4 @ 6:00 pm In Gallery & Online
Find out more »Artist Talk: Amy Powell in Conversation with Stacy Kranitz
Amy Powell will be giving an artist talk on Friday, November 4th at 6 PM. The talk can be attended in person and the Contemporary Dayton or watched live at codayton.org.
Find out more »Hanif Abdurraqib: Lecture
The Contemporary Dayton will be hosting Hanif Abdurraqib, a Columbus-based poet and cultural critic, as part of the Co Lecture series on November 19, 2022. Free. For more information on Abdurraqib, please visit abdurraqib.com.
Find out more »December 2022
Virtual Artist Talk: James Nares
Virtual Artist Talk: James Nares Friday, Dec 2 @ 6 pm Premiering Live
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