River Currents 4.0 December 5, 2019 – February 1, 2020 New work by Katherine Cox, Lacy Golden Davis, and Santha Gwyn   An in-depth look at the work of three local artists. While working in different media, they each reflect a personal narrative of the region. Grace Martin Taylor: February 15 – April 11, 2020….In […]

See a performance by Portsmouth’s own Circus Extraordinaires! Cirque D’Art Theater performing HOTEL CALIFORNIA at the Southern Ohio Museum Theater

Captivating Soloist Marlin Mackay graces the state with his Band. An evening of easy, rich, soulful jazz.

September 21st at 7pm River Rats in the alley, featuring a collaborative performance by Josiah Whitley and Charlie Haskins  followed by The Marys. October 11th at 7pm Jazz Fridays presents the Marlin McKay Quartet. November 17th at 2pm Sunday Classics presents Michael Chertock on piano.

Join us for a Grand Evening with great friends, an open bar, a silent auction, heavy hors d’oeuvres, delectable desserts, virtual reality games, and inter actives. $50 per person, cocktail attire, 18 years of age or older. Hosted by the Burke Family

Three Southern Artists take traditional fiber techniques to new heights, expanding their methods of working – piecing, applique, and embroidery – creating personal vocabularies of materials, narratives, and surfaces. Anita Cook Nonney Oddlokken Ruth Miller

A Portsmouth native, Bryan Sieling started his career as an intern at the Southern Ohio Museum. After a graduate degree in exhibition design, he joined the Smithsonian network, his most current endeavor being the completion of a seven – project designing and constructing all galleries in the spectacular new National Museum of African American History […]

These are exhibitions that salute all of the creative staff members, both former and current, who were employed at the Southern Ohio Museum by day, helping to create the regional powerhouse the Museum has become, and then returning home to personal studios to create their own artwork by night. Curated by Sara Johnson, SOMACC Curator […]