"Unfolding Stories" traces the rich history and content of the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum’s artworks and artifacts from visual artists, art historians, dancers, and architects’ perspectives. From art historical research to experimental animation/video and mixed media installation, this expansive project encompasses a wide array of studies, interpretations, and expressions by +60 artists, scholars, and students from Miami University.

 

Established in 1978, the RCCAM at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio hosts over 17,500 artworks in its permanent collection. The Unfolding Stories collaborators engaged in an in-depth exploration of the collection from pre-Columbian artifacts to contemporary art including works by Eadweard Muybridge, Berenice Abbott, Steve Schapiro, Felice Beato, H. A. Sigg, William Douglas McGee, Philip Morsberger, Kara Walker, Judith Brown, Sam Gilliam, and Nancy Holt among others.

 

The result of this multifaceted creative research is showcased through projection mapping events, multimedia exhibition, and artist talks & webinar. Viewers are invited to a mindful and sensuous experience of new works that encapsulate a meaningful dialog between the source of inspiration and the artists own stories and perspectives.

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10/8-10/11              7-11pm  Projection mapping: MU Center for Community Engagement, 1300 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH

 

10/15-11/17           Unfolding Stories 2026: Stories from the RCCAM Collection group exhibition curated by Joomi Chung                                                  Hiestand galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH   

                                  Multiple events on 10/15:

                                  4:30-5:30pm    Opening reception at Hiestand Galleries, MUO
                                  5:50-7:10pm    Contemporary Art Forum: Unfolding Stories panel discussion moderated by Joomi Chung                                                                      Panelists: Ashley Goos, Diane Fellows, Jordan Fenton, among others.
                                  7:40-10pm       Projection mapping at the Art Building, 400 S. Patterson Ave, Oxford, OH

 

10/29                        noon-1pm        Alumni Association Webinar: Stories from the RCCAM Collection

                                                            Moderated by Jordan Fenton, Associate Professor of Art History

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