Opening Reception October 10th, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm - Journey of Healing Exhibition with the Zonta Club of Cincinnati at the Contemporary Arts Center.
Emily Wiethorn is an artist and educator based in Cincinnati, OH. They will have their work as part of the Journey of Healing Exhibition with the Zonta Club of Cincinnati. The Zonta Club is working with the Contemporary Arts Center to present this exhibition. The exhibition highlights gender-based violence through the healing power of art, coinciding with October’s designation as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The event will showcase over thirty local artists’ original creations—their personal journeys of well-being representing the power art has as a healing modality. Through this exhibit, Zonta hopes to bring awareness to the lived experiences of those seeking a world where no woman lives in fear of violence. Zonta Club of Cincinnati President Jane Wiehe says, “Art provides a safe way to process our emotions from experienced traumatic events. That same artistic expression is also an effective way to bring about public awareness of gender-based violence that has often been kept hidden. We cannot solve what we can’t see or choose not to see.”
The mission of the Zonta Club of Cincinnati, a member of Zonta International, is to build a better world for women and girls. Zonta International has consultative status with the United Nations about women’s issues. With over 26,000 members in 63 countries, Zonta clubs around the world hold events in their communities and raise their voices on social media to promote their annual Zonta Says NO - 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. The campaign was launched in November 2012. To learn more and join the campaign, please visit www.zontasaysno.com. “Our members and allies stand together, uniting our voices to advocate for all those who have suffered gender-based violence,” stated past International President, Ute Scholz.
The exhibit’s Opening Reception will be hosted on October 10th, 2024, from 6pm – 8pm at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) with light refreshments, and the exhibition will be available for viewing from October 10th until the 28th. For more Information about the event and the Zonta Club of Cincinnati, visit their website at www.zonta-cinti.org.
More about Emily Wiethorn: they received their MFA in Studio Art from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and their BFA in Photography from Northern Kentucky University. Emily has attended the New York Times Portfolio Review, given multiple Image-maker Presentations at the Society for Photographic Education Conferences, had their work published by Vogue Italia, and was shortlisted for the 2023 Belfast Photo Festival. Their work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions nationally and internationally, as well as featured online by PDNedu, Lenscratch, Musee Magazine, Fraction Magazine, and more. Much of their work is rooted in familial experiences and how those relationships reflect our identities. Currently, Emily is the Assistant Professor of Photography at Mount St. Joseph’s University in Cincinnati, OH.
