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Thursday Art Play: Mutant Reflections

The artist Mark Mothersbaugh alters vintage photographs that show symmetrical reflections of a subject’s face. We’ll be playing with portraits, reflections and kaleidoscopes to create distorted images inspired by his work.

RETRACED: A Theatrical Conversation with The Vesper Project

With its enigmatic backstory and uncanny environments, Titus Kaphar’s Vesper Project invites conversation, speculation and projection. At the opening of the exhibition at the CAC, Cincinnati writer Stacy Sims suggested to Kaphar that the Vesper homestead wanted to be inhabited and performed. After a series of conversations with Kaphar, Sims...

CAC@21C

Join CAC docents for a half-hour guided tour of the 21C galleries followed by a half-hour tour of the Contemporary Arts Center exhibitions. After the tour, explore the CAC on your own since your tour includes free museum admission. Meet in the lobby of the 21C. Free.

The Art of Yoga

This noon Vinyasa Flow class is scheduled with your lunch hour in mind. Not too hot, not too cool, just the right practice to recharge your midday. All levels of yogis welcome. Bring your mat, some water and your intention to be healthier, calmer and more joyous. These classes are offered...

Memories in the Museum: Memories of Love and Home

Join our docents on a tour of the Vesper Project and The Perfect Kiss. Explore how your ideas of “home” have shaped your identity and celebrate artifacts of flirtation and love. Discover how you can turn a love note into a work of art with one of our...

Thursday Art Play: Put a Tail on It!

Join us as we create work inspired by the exhibition, The Perfect Kiss (QQ). Design a tail of your own and make a unique sculpture. Stick around for some fun with our friends from Modo Yoga.

Helado Negro: No Love Can Cut Our Knife in Two

Helado Negro is the moniker of Roberto Carlos Lange, a child of Ecuadorian immigrants who has synthesized the Latin influences he heard growing up in South Florida, his experience with various rock outfits, modern electronic beats, and work with progressive classical composers, into the hazily upbeat, groundbreaking music he is...

CAC@21C

Join CAC docents for a half-hour guided tour of the 21C galleries followed by a half-hour tour of the Contemporary Arts Center exhibitions. After the tour, explore the CAC on your own since your tour includes free museum admission. Meet in the lobby of the 21C. Free.

The Art of Yoga

This noon Vinyasa Flow class is scheduled with your lunch hour in mind. Not too hot, not too cool, just the right practice to recharge your midday. All levels of yogis welcome. Bring your mat, some water and your intention to be healthier, calmer and more joyous. These classes are offered...

One Night One Craft: Binge Drawing

Join the artists behind “Drink and Draw” for a carnivalesque drawing class unlike anything you have attended. Each participant will receive a “Field Notes” sketchbook which you will fill with over 10 timed drawing prompts before the end of the night. No carnival is complete without games, prizes and a...

Thursday Art Play: It's Magic!

There’s magic in the air at the CAC! The artist Mark Mothersbaugh often uses illusion and reflection in his work. We’ll be creating some illusions of our own and will have a special magician joining us from the Cincinnati Circus.

Eddy Kwon: VIOLENCE + a r c h i p e l a g o

Cincinnati violinist/composer Eddy Kwon returns to the Black Box Performance Series with two stunning pieces performed over two evenings. The night begins with the world premiere of VIOLENCE, a multi-media work for electro-acoustic ensemble. With careful attention to musical structure, personnel, instrumentation, and ensemble dynamics, Kwon dissects the many ways in...

CAC@21C

Join CAC docents for a half-hour guided tour of the 21C galleries followed by a half-hour tour of the Contemporary Arts Center exhibitions. After the tour, explore the CAC on your own since your tour includes free museum admission. Meet in the lobby of the 21C. Free.

The Art of Yoga

This noon Vinyasa Flow class is scheduled with your lunch hour in mind. Not too hot, not too cool, just the right practice to recharge your midday. All levels of yogis welcome. Bring your mat, some water and your intention to be healthier, calmer and more joyous. These classes are offered...

Home School Wednesdays: Mark Mothersbaugh- Music and Mirrors

****This program is now full. Mark Mothersbaugh’s artistic inspiration is expressed in many forms including music—did you know that he wrote music for the Lego Movie? We will visit part of this exhibition to discover what inspires and motivates this artist to create such interesting and varied works. Once back...

Thursday Art Play: Outside Artwork

We’re bringing artwork outside the building into the UnMuseum for this Art Play. Join us as we collaborate on a mural of our neighborhoods, create our own version of the Contagious sign and design a Metrobot mask.

Mapplethorpe + 25

Mapplethorpe + 25 is free and open to the public. Please rsvp to all portions of the two-day symposium here. FotoFocus and the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) in Cincinnati, Ohio, are pleased to announce a symposium on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Robert Mapplethorpe’s controversial exhibition, The Perfect Moment....

CAC@21C

Join CAC docents for a half-hour guided tour of the 21C galleries followed by a half-hour tour of the Contemporary Arts Center exhibitions. After the tour, explore the CAC on your own since your tour includes free museum admission. Meet in the lobby of the 21C. Free.

The Art of Yoga

This noon Vinyasa Flow class is scheduled with your lunch hour in mind. Not too hot, not too cool, just the right practice to recharge your midday. All levels of yogis welcome. Bring your mat, some water and your intention to be healthier, calmer and more joyous. These classes are offered...

Thursday Art Play: Halloween Bash

Join us this Thursday for a fabulous Halloween party in the UnMuseum. We’ll make spooky art, create some gooey slime and have some yummy snacks. Be there and be scared. Costumes recommended!

UnMuseum Opening and Family Festival: Coral City

Stop by the UnMuseum to celebrate the opening of Coral City. Meet the artist, Catherine Richards, and help us build a cut paper coral reef. The Wave Foundation will also join us with a touch tide pool filled with interesting underwater creatures. Members: Free. Nonmembers: CAC admission

CAC@21C

Join CAC docents for a half-hour guided tour of the 21C galleries followed by a half-hour tour of the Contemporary Arts Center exhibitions. After the tour, explore the CAC on your own since your tour includes free museum admission. Meet in the lobby of the 21C. Free.