What's Happening in Blue Ash, OH…

A festival of art and light is coming to Cincinnati with impressive objectives: to encourage people to think of Cincinnati as a place where art thrives, and to forge new connections between areas of the city that might not have much in common. The effort is called Blink Cincinnati.

During the four-day event, light will be the medium used to transform the city. One aspect of the festival that is somewhat familiar to most people is projection mapping. When this is used, buildings become video screens and images play across their facades. The short clips last between three and ten minutes, and will be looped to play continuously. These buildings-as-video-screens are located in the 20 blocks between Findlay Market and the river bank.

There will be interactive installations and light sculptures at street level, with 70 different elements on display along the route of the Cincinnati Bell Connector.

Public art will be found throughout the city, with unusual effects bringing the pieces to life. Three illuminated bikes known as ‘Chompers’ will roam the area, and a 20-foot tall neon peacock named Charlie, who sports 15,000 LEDs, will open and close his tail in time to music. He can be seen on Race Street.

Blink Cincinnati will run from October 12 through 15. A flyer printing company can boost an occasion like this by creating a handout showing visitors where attractions are located.