Welcome to Hamilton, Ohio - Artist-in-Residence & Other Programs

Hamilton, Ohio, City of Sculpture - Site Specific Competition – Sculpture Dedication to be held June, 2009

The Hamilton, Ohio City of Sculpture seeks an artist/artist team to design and create a site specific sculpture for a prominent location in the City of Hamilton, Ohio. This sculpture can be static or kinetic and can include water and light features. The site is Journal Square, a central gathering spot in downtown Hamilton. Click here for more info on the Journal Square Site Specific Competition

Hamilton's City of Sculpture Artist-in-Residence Program is a ground-level program with goals that include education of both adults and youth in schools and elsewhere. In the future, long-term goals would include several artists working together within the program with resources such as stainless steel, aluminum, sheet metal, ferrous metal, copper, brass, and glass, rock, fiber, and granite. This program can be a catalyst for our quaint shopping districts to attract galleries for local residents and visitors. Click here for more info on the Artist-in-Residence Program

An example of the growth of the City of Sculpture concept was the Leadership Hamilton Class 9 project. Class 9 worked with art teachers of secondary schools in Hamilton to help students develop the sculptures, which were on display at Fitton Center for Creative Arts 2001. According to John Fabelo, member of Class 9, "We chose this project because it piggybacked with something going on in the city. This project tied us in with education, art, and the City of Sculpture."

In June 2001, at a Garden Party and Dinner, the new Artist-in-Residence contributed to the expansion of the City of Sculpture program. Dennis Baker donated several pieces that he created at Neil Cohen's warehouse for this fundraiser of the nonprofit City of Sculpture organization. The pieces were auctioned to community members attending the Garden Party, and almost $8,000 was raised for the program. "Artists who become involved will feel the need to donate back to the program in order to keep it self-sustaining," says Dennis. "This program has been very rewarding since it has allowed me to outreach into a very supportive community."