Contributed by DAAP Galleries
Open to the Public:Â
June 23rd – November 10th, 2025
The Philip M. Meyers, Jr. Memorial Gallery
Room 418 (Ground Floor), Steger Student Life Center,
500 UC MainStreet, Cincinnati, OH 45221
In 2020 the University of Cincinnati’s Art Collection, Galleries, and Museum Studies program were unified under one umbrella – the UCAC – with the goal of making the UC Art Collection more accessible for teaching, research, and immersive learning. In less than 5 years, this initiative has resulted in the production of five exhibitions, three innovative research projects, the use of artworks for classroom lectures and tours, the hiring of more than 24 co-op students to date, and the direct access to works by numerous scholars for research purposes.
After nearly three years of planning, documentation, research, editing, and design, one of the most significant accomplishments of these efforts is the production of Collecting Art: Reflections on Works at the University of Cincinnati, a book that brings to life the richness and depth of the university’s art collection. This publication and accompanying exhibition in UC’s Meyers Gallery bring to the forefront the history, strength, and present utilization of the collection.
UC’s art collection includes more than 5000 works of art, craft, and design dating from antiquity to the present. Roughly 2500 of these works are on loan throughout campus and can be found on display in more than 60 buildings across the university, as well as at the Clermont and Blue Ash campuses. Additional works are on loan to the Cincinnati Art Museum, Taft Museum, Cincinnati Observatory, and Getty Museum, Los Angeles, for the exhibition, The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Ancient Greece, until January 2026.
This project has been made possible through the leadership of Emeritus Provost, Kristi Nelson and Emeritus Dean, Robert Probst, with contributions from student co-ops, alumni, staff, and university faculty. Neville Pinto, UC’s President, deserves special recognition for his enthusiastic support of this project. This exhibition features selected works from the publication of the same name, highlighting both the quality and breadth of the university collection. The book will be released this September and broadly available at retail book sellers. It is with great pride that we present Collecting Art: Reflections on Works at the University of Cincinnati for your enjoyment.