The Tippecanoe Gazette: Lives Loved, Captured on Film
Feb 21, 2023 By Samantha Enslen Online auction features portraits taken by late Tipp City photographer Barbara Bailey.
Butts in the Seats: We Have A Culture of Paying Artists
September 7, 2022 By Joe Patti In her comment, Eva Buttacavoli, Executive Director of The Contemporary Dayton in Ohio writes about her organization’s efforts to create the expectation that artists should be paid for their work.
Dayton Daily News: Dayton area artists reflect on the pandemic
August 16, 2022 By Meredith Moss The Contemporary Dayton showcases members and students. Those who’ve been visiting The Contemporary Dayton since its move to the downtown Arcade know that exhibits have focused on individual artists.
Nina Chanel Abney Studio: Femme Games at The Contemporary Dayton
August 6, 2022 Nina Chanel Abney is at the forefront of a generation of artists that is unapologetically revitalizing narrative figurative painting, and as a skillful storyteller, she visually articulates the complex social dynamics of contemporary urban life.
Contemporary Art Matters: Heather Jones Artist Talk at The Dayton Contemporary
April 1, 2022 By Contemporary Art Matters Heather Jones will speak about her exhibition Storytellers with Curator, Michael Goodson.
Dayton Daily News: The Contemporary Dayton reassess finances, longtime executive director departs
The Contemporary Dayton, a downtown art gallery located inside the historic Dayton Arcade and commonly known as TCD, has implemented a new plan for financial sustainability as well as a search for a new executive director.
Dayton Daily News: Renowned artist and activist shares Black history through quilts
June 13, 2026 By Meredith Moss, Contributing Writer A new art exhibit is helping illuminate our nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary in a very special way. Carolyn Mazloomi is an award-winning historian, curator and activist who is internationally known for the amazing…
The Dayton Magazine: 35 Years of Contemporary Art in Dayton
April 30, 2026 The Contemporary Dayton celebrates bold exhibitions, creative dialogue and a new season By Eva Buttacavoli, Executive Director of The Contemporary Dayton Thirty-five years ago, a group of passionate artists and community leaders came together around a shared…
Dayton Daily News: Xaviera Simmons
Click here to read article featuring The Contemporary Dayton's latest exhibition Xaviera Simmons: Figure Eleven. By Hannah Kasper
Dayton Daily News: Graffiti art is the most important American art that ever existed
April 14, 2026 By Hannah Kasper, Contributing Writer Seven new large-scale paintings by the Detroit-based artist are on view at The Contemporary Dayton, alongside the works of Paul Verdell and Jamea Richmond-Edwards.