Art After Hours
Celebrate a Summer of Stories at Art After Hours 2026
Art After Hours returns this July to provide the perfect ending to Summer Reading!
Stop by the Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch from 7-9 pm on Friday, July 25 for the Adult Summer Reading Finale, enjoy great art and spend time with friends and neighbors. Art After Hours is a great opportunity to support the artists in our community by meeting new and return local artists. As this is a special occasion, the artists will have their artwork available for purchase, too!
There will also be music provided by the Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, hors d’oeuvres prepared by Kate's Catering and flower arrangements courtesy of Fort Thomas Florist & Greenhouses.
Featured Artists
This year, we will showcase 10 different artists who all have a unique take on art: Chris Rust, Sharmon Davidson, Jerry Warner, Ruthie Wyman, Kathleen Piercefield, Kent Krugh, Joanna Price, Zijah Popaja, Mike Burdge and Martha Mocahbee.
"Every year, people from all across Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati come to celebrate the end of Summer Reading at Art After Hours. Artists and patrons alike recognize it as the welcoming place it is, one that is filled with laughter and beautiful mixed media art,” says Amy Carroll, branch services program manager. “We wish for everyone who steps through the door to find something that interests them, which is why we try to get as many different types of local artistry as we can."
Tiny Art Show
Art After Hours not only includes regional artists: it includes you! During Art After Hours, we host the Tiny Art Show. This gives anyone and everyone in your family a chance to create art on a 3" x 3" canvas to display at the event. Art After Hours attendees will vote for their favorite creation in each of the four age groups: adults, teens, children and young ones. Winners receive a Michael's gift card.
You can create your art at home or attend one of the two Tiny Art programs that the Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch hosts the week before Art After Hours.
If you choose to create your 3” x 3” creation at home, make sure to submit it to the Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch by 5 pm on Thursday, July 23 to be featured in the Tiny Art Show.