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BLINK Cincinnati 2022 Gets Mixed Reviews on Social Media

By CityBeat Staff

The BLINK art and light festival took over 30 blocks of Downtown Cincinnati, Over-the-Rhine and Covington from Oct. 13-16.

Back for its third run since the events in 2019 and 2017, BLINK 2022 once again brought in a slew of local and international artists to illuminate the city with architectural projection mapping, light-animated murals, glowing sculptural installations and more. After some initial concerns when founding creative partners Brave Berlin pulled out of this year's event, new BLINK Executive Director Justin Brookhart told CityBeat in a preview interview that attendees can "please feel free to judge us after October.”

And judge they have, with BLINKgoers taking to social media to offer their impressions — not all of them positive. Keep scrolling to see BLINK reactions from Twitter and Reddit.

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#BLINKCincinnati was a beautiful turn out considering its been gone 3yrs but, I would have liked to have seen more art installation. We have so many beautiful murals and I felt like there should have been more of them highlighted. It was alot of vendors and less art..
— Sunflower 🌻 🌻 (@arielmermaid_89) October 17, 2022

@BLINKcincy was spectacular this year! Loved the @asianati_cincy Night Market as well! Thank you all for making Cincinnati shine this weekend! #blinkcincinnati #cincinnati #blinkfestivalen2022 pic.twitter.com/s6jTG8so1s
— Kat Klockow she/her-death, coffee, and comics (@katklockow) October 17, 2022

I had to process this photo. The Toy Heritage mural was amazing at #BLINKCincinnati
Also glad I brought the W I D E lens pic.twitter.com/TzLSBcHtPi
— Philip Boes (@tispip) October 17, 2022

BLINK Cincinnati 2022 Gets Mixed Reviews on Social Media

Photo: reddit.com/r/cincinnati

Sad to say, #BLINKCincinnati was a disappointment this time. Wasn't as interesting.
— US Nation News (@USNationNews) October 16, 2022

The parade was so much fun!!!
#BLINKCincinnati pic.twitter.com/P9clGuwMGR
— Chaos lives in my hair (@StrangelyCasey) October 14, 2022

And now, for something totally different. #BLINKCincinnati One of the coolest things we do here. Happy to catch the last night with the fam after all the sporting activity. pic.twitter.com/EtwYCQbSSb
— Vincent Mukkada (@vmukkada) October 16, 2022

Photo: reddit.com/r/cincinnati

We need to cover Carew Tower and Great American Tower - next #BLINKCincinnati

Go even bigger with the lights.

I felt like the event was scaled back with not enough large landmarks part of this year's festivities.

Music Hall - our city bridges should have been lit up as well
— Scott Ford (@GreatScottFord) October 15, 2022

I want this art & music festival to happen every year @BLINKcincy #BLINKCincinnati pic.twitter.com/BC07AXy4Sl
— Nick Fritsch (@nfritsch) October 16, 2022