The first major multi-museum survey dedicated to contemporary artists based in the Midwest, The Regional brought together work by 23 artists working across painting, photography, installation, and performance. The artists came from a variety of backgrounds and were based across the region in cities like Detroit, Cincinnati, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Madison, Minneapolis, and St. Louis, among others. Celebrating the artistic and cultural complexity of the region, the exhibition provided a platform for a generation of artists who are shaping the current and future discourses of contemporary art and culture.
The Regional was co-organized by the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati and Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. The exhibition was accompanied by a digital catalogue and a parallel program of conversations and performances.