"Obscene" is an NCECA concurrent exhibition that brings together a diverse range of perspectives from all across gender identities and sexual orientations to address various aspects of sexuality, such as coitus, kink, erotica, procreation, and body positivity, all expressed in ceramics. "Obscene" offers vulnerability and invites acceptance of the beautiful variety of forms our human intimacy takes, questioning the boundaries of propriety.

Cincinnati is the ideal place to celebrate the right to freedom of expression and the things society considers obscene. Robert Mapplethorpe explored the beauty of sexuality by photographing diverse bodies. The freedom to celebrate sexuality through art was upheld in Cincinnati after the Robert Mapplethorpe obscenity trial of 1990, when the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center displayed a retrospective of his work.

The show will be on display each day from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. In addition, there will be a reception on Friday, March 17th, from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

The featured artists are:
1) Cate Be (she/her)
2) Jason Briggs (he/him)
3) Marcel Deolazo (he/him)
4) Allee Etheridge (she/her)
5) Isabella Hackerman (she/her)
6) Wesley Harvey (he/him)
7) Amy Henson (she/her)
8) Mac McCusker (he/they)
9) Isabela Muñoz (she/her)
10) Virgil Ortiz (he/him)
11) Jamie Bates Slone (she/they)