FotoFocus Biennial at AAC

« All Events The Renaissance Orchestra Art Academy of Cincinnati Free Admission Attend the FotoFocus Biennial at AAC from October 9 through 31 This October, the Art Academy of Cincinnati (AAC) will be a destination for the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial, presenting four exhibitions and five free public events featuring internationally recognized artists, AAC alumni, and emerging student artists and curators. Across four campus galleries, FotoFocus at AAC explores photography as a means of documenting history, preserving memory, examining the present, and imagining what comes next. The exhibitions will be open to the public October 9-31, 2026, at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Admission is free. FotoFocus Biennial Exhibitions Bearing Witness - SITE 1212 Anchoring FotoFocus at AAC in the college's largest exhibition space, SITE 1212, New York-based photographer, writer, and educator Accra Shepp presents Bearing Witness, bringing together Occupying Wall Street, The Covid Journals, and The Islands of New York. The three bodies of work examine defining social, political, and environmental moments of the 21st century, from the Occupy movement and COVID-19 pandemic to New York City's changing island landscapes. Shepp's photographs are held in major collections including the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Art Institute of Chicago. His honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Senior Fulbright Fellowship, two New York Foundat