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SUMMARY:September Monthly Luncheon - Get BLINK ready - Let's Light Up Covington Together
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Leslie Mooney\, Vice President & Executive Director of BLINKSeptember Luncheon: A Preview of BLINK 2026Join us for our September luncheon as we welcome Leslie Mooney\, Vice President & Executive Director of BLINK\, for an exciting preview of BLINK 2026.Leslie will share a sneak peek at some of the incredible artwork and immersive zones planned for this year's festival\, along with an overview of BLINK's remarkable impact on the Cincinnati region economically\, culturally\, and internationally.BLINK continues to set the standard as the largest light-based art festival in the United States and is second only to Vivid Sydney in Australia. The 2024 festival generated an impressive $205 million in direct economic impact\, attracted more than 2 million attendees\, and earned 67 million print and online media impressions across the U.S. and around the world. Artists and visitors came from a dozen countries and half of the U.S. states\, while local attendees spent an average of 2.17 days experiencing the festival.Don't miss this opportunity to get an insider's look at one of the region's most celebrated events and learn how BLINK continues to transform our community through art\, innovation\, and economic growth.\nLeslie Mooney\, Bio:Leslie Mooney is Vice President and Executive Director of BLINK\, the nation's largest immersive light and art event. Transforming over 30 city blocks across Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky with large-scale projection mapping\, interactive light sculptures\, and world-class street art\, BLINK attracts international attention and over a million visitors to the greater Cincinnati region every other year. Previously\, Leslie spent twelve years at the helm of one of Cincinnati's premier community arts organizations\, the Clifton Cultural Arts Center (CCAC). Among other accomplishments during her time at CCAC\, she spearheaded the capital campaign and construction of the first purpose-built community arts center located in the city of Cincinnati\, increased the accessibility of arts education opportunities in the urban core\, and tripled CCAC's revenue\, staff size and attendance.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/q_auto\,f_auto\,c_limit\,w_2000\,h_2000/v1784130847/tenants/0d338367-9a2a-4849-9bf0-92388783f986/e752773e2920413c980be7e5725692a6/Mooney-Downtown-2.jpg" width="156" style="width: 156px\; height: 204.319px\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" height="204.319" fr-original-style="width: 156px\; height: 204.319px\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" /><br /></p><p>Speaker: Leslie Mooney\, Vice President &amp\; Executive Director of BLINK</p><p><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">September Luncheon: A Preview of BLINK 2026</strong></p><p>Join us for our September luncheon as we welcome&nbsp\;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Leslie Mooney\, Vice President &amp\; Executive Director of BLINK</strong>\, for an exciting preview of&nbsp\;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">BLINK 2026</strong>.</p><p>Leslie will share a sneak peek at some of the incredible artwork and immersive zones planned for this year&#39\;s festival\, along with an overview of BLINK&#39\;s remarkable impact on the Cincinnati region&mdash\;economically\, culturally\, and internationally.</p><p>BLINK continues to set the standard as the&nbsp\;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">largest light-based art festival in the United States</strong> and is second only to Vivid Sydney in Australia. The 2024 festival generated an impressive&nbsp\;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">$205 million in direct economic impact</strong>\, attracted&nbsp\;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">more than 2 million attendees</strong>\, and earned&nbsp\;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">67 million print and online media impressions</strong> across the U.S. and around the world. Artists and visitors came from a dozen countries and half of the U.S. states\, while local attendees spent an average of&nbsp\;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">2.17 days</strong> experiencing the festival.</p><p>Don&#39\;t miss this opportunity to get an insider&#39\;s look at one of the region&#39\;s most celebrated events and learn how BLINK continues to transform our community through art\, innovation\, and economic growth.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Leslie Mooney\, Bio:</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; float: none\; display: inline !important\;">Leslie Mooney is Vice President and Executive Director of BLINK\, the nation&rsquo\;s largest immersive light and art event. Transforming over 30 city blocks across Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky with large-scale projection mapping\, interactive light sculptures\, and world-class street art\, BLINK attracts international attention and over a million visitors to the greater Cincinnati region every other year. Previously\, Leslie spent twelve years at the helm of one of Cincinnati&rsquo\;s premier community arts organizations\, the Clifton Cultural Arts Center (CCAC). Among other accomplishments during her time at CCAC\, she spearheaded the capital campaign and construction of the first purpose-built community arts center located in the city of Cincinnati\, increased the accessibility of arts education opportunities in the urban core\, and tripled CCAC&rsquo\;s revenue\, staff size and attendance.</span></p></body></html>
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