Updates from the PAR-Projects blog...

Above, you'll find an audio program by Local Exposure (of WVXU) we were recently featured in. The segment covers a lot of the mainstays of Northside, Cincinnati (i.e. Shake-It-Records), so we're honored that they led the segment with our project. You can subscribe to their podcast over at:  http://www.wvxu.org/lx/lx_archive.asp?id=2 Below, you'll also find a link to our first TV-spot that highlighted The Factory Square Fine Arts Festival back in October. It's just a brief mention, but again, we're grateful to everyone who's helping us in-front and behind the scenes. + http://www.wlwt.com/video/29553344/detail.html Beyond these two clips, we're continuing to update our press page , so we invite you to take a look at some of the new additions. Thanks again,  parProjects 

We'd more than likely be upset with ourselves if we ended up not posting anything this month. So, without further ado, "Happy New Year!" ...sorry we almost forgot. Still, we wanted to let you know that the planning of our 2012 season is well under way! For starters, we've been invited to participate in this year's FOTOFOCUS exhibition (details to the right). We've also been coordinating some pop-up exhibitions in new neighborhoods and putting together a major interdisciplinary art event for late spring (details launching soon). And to keep the ball rolling, we recently met with a lot of the city's art centers and plan to start working on our Driven 31 series in the next month or two. Our major capital campaign to build an Art & Education Center will be launching soon as well. So, feel free to link to our Building Plans page or TheRoadToRefresh.com for details on the structure ...if you're unfamiliar with our design. So, while all of that is ...

We'd like to humbly thank the writers of Cincinnati's City Beat for selecting The Factory Square Fine Arts Festival as one of their favorite exhibitions of 2011.  Thanks again to our sponsors and everyone who enjoyed the festival/exhibition with us. We had a blast! Click here to launch the article in a new window.  Once launched, clicking the article (again) will enlarge the text to a readable size. Thanks again,  parProjects 

We thank Express Cincinnati for highlighting our participation in National Make A Difference Day alongside CAIN. We enjoyed helping the organization raise some well-deserved dollars and hope to continue working with them in years to came. Thanks again for the coverage.  Click this sentence to launch the article in a new window.  Once launched, clicking the article (again) will enlarge the text to a readable size.

A big "thank you" goes to Steven Rosen for this feature in Cincinnati's City Beat. We appreciate the kind words and confidence in our exhibition. Click here to launch the article in a new window. Once launched, clicking the article (again) will enlarge the text to a readable size. Thanks again,  parProjects 

Thanks again for the coverage City Beat. Your staff is helping us really start to make a splash here in Cincinnati! Click here to launch the article in a new window.  Once launched, clicking the article (again) will enlarge the text to a readable size.

Above is an article by Express Cincinnati that highlighted The Factory Square Fine Arts Festival. We're grateful for the coverage and hope to continue providing exhibitions worth writing about. Click here to launch the mention in a new window.  Once launched, clicking the article (again) will enlarge the text to a readable size. Express was also kind enough to mention The Emery Theatre's kickoff in the same issue. In the article above, you can briefly familiarize yourself with the Emery and their efforts to raise the historic theater back into the striving Over-The-Rhine district. We were happy to curate for The Requium Project (the group behind the theater's re-birth). Click here to open and enlarge this article in a new window. Thanks again,  parProjects 

Still no plans for tonight? If not, you can join us at the Niehoff Urban Studio (2728 [Short] Vine St.) at 5:30PM. We've been invited to participate in the Soapbox Speaker Series panel discussion 'art lessons' ...along with Kennedy Heights Cultural Arts Center and Clifton Cultural Arts Center. This event, hosted by Soapbox should be a good way to meet us and some other impressive arts organizations in the city. Clicking the first image or this part of this sentence , will link you to a page with all of the details. By clicking the second image above or this part of this sentence , you can read more about the art centers featured in the panel discussion. And before we forget, we'd like to send a big "THANK YOU" to Geoffrey Dobbins for including us in the article. It is greatly appreciated. Thanks folks,  parProjects  Long links: + http://soapboxmedia.com/features/083011soapboxspeaks.aspx +  http://soapboxmedia.com/features/083011artscenters.aspx

Of course you've heard of the Midpoint Music Festival  , but have you heard of the Midpoint Midway? Click here   or the image above to read about parProjects' involvement in this box-truck arts festival that will be happening in conjunction with the MPMF concert series. Thanks again ArtWorks for involving us in your exciting project! We're glad we could offer lessons learned in our past experiences to help with your planning of the event. We're definitely looking forward to it all. Mark your calendars folks: MPMF is Sept 22nd - 24!

While in the midst of the Pepsi Refresh competition back in May, we were featured in Streetvibes issue #199. But, due to the chatic nature of that promotion ( of TheRoadToRefesh  and our Art & Education Center design), we are just now finding the time to post the article. Please excuse the delay and click on the image below ( or HERE )  to open a larger, more legible version of the article. Thanks again for the support,  parProjects 

We've had a couple radio interviews (and another print article -- which we'll launch soon) that we forgot to share with you all. So, please, click the links below if interested in hearing a bit more about what we're up to. http://bit.ly/parWNKU2 http://bit.ly/parWNKU1 Thanks again,  parProjects 

"Movement!" our exhibition at Clifton Cultural Arts Center closes tomorrow (Saturday, Aug. 6th), so that means if you'd like to see what all of the hype is about, you need to get over to 3711 Clifton Ave as soon as possible. Just ring them at 513-497-2860 if you need more details. With that, we'd like to thank the CCAC for their hospitality, staffing, and all-around pleasantness as they helped us pull off this exhibition (and allowed us to transform their space). It was a delight! And don't worry, if you LOVE kinetic sculplture like us, "Movement!" part 2 will be opening this fall as part of the Factory Square Fine Arts Festival in Northside. Click HERE to visit that event page ...or the link to the right to sign up for updates via facebook. Thanks again, Jonathan

Click the image above or visit http://bit.ly/parSoap to read our feature article in Soapbox Cincinnati! Thanks; we appreciate the love!

Thanks again to The Cincinnati Enquirer for the mention...