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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: GOODBYE RAINBOWS!

Join us as we say goodbye to one of our favorite artists, Ugo Rondinone. Stop by the UnMuseum to create some fabulous rainbow art inspired by Ugo’s colorful exhibition. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga in the UnMuseum following each Art Play session. FREE for members, $5 for non members.

Drink and Draw: Image Transfers

Join us for a night of Wellmann's cocktails deals as we learn simple image transfer techniques inspired by Njideka Akunyili Crosby. Not an artist? That’s okay too, this technique will make you look like one! FREE

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...

Cinema at the Center: "The World ,The Flesh, and The Devil"

Join Pamela Thomas, Executive Director, CEO, Founder and Film Curator of Black Folks Make Movies, for a rarely screened, post-apocalyptic film starring Harry Belafonte. In 1959 this film bravely explored race politics and in turn was boycotted by Southern theaters. Join us afterward for coffee and a chat about the...

THURSDAY ART PLAY: MAGNETIC MOSAICS

Come check out the newest exhibit in the UnMuseum, Working Service. Join us on the sixth floor as we create collages from magnetic paper. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga in the UnMuseum following each Art Play session. FREE for members, $5 for non members.

YOUNG ADULT LAB: BUTTON MAKING

Stop by the UnMuseum for a free drop-in art making program for young adults. We've got a button making machine!!! Please picture the scream-face emoji following that exciting statement. Come on down and punch out some wearable designs! We'll have collage materials and drawing supplies so your button can be one...

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.

Bouchra Ouizguen: Corbeaux

Midwest Premiere | FREE | Performance Dates: Saturday, September 16 - 3:00PM: Contemporary Arts Center and 7:00PM: Findlay Market Farmshed | Sunday, September 17 - 7:30PM: Yeatman's Cove, beneath the Purple People Bridge In her work Corbeaux (‘crows’ or ‘ravens’), Moroccan choreographer Bouchra Ouizgen offers us an experience of immense intensity outside of a...

HOMESCHOOL WEDNESDAY: NJIDEKA AKUNYILI CROSBY TOUR

**** This program is currently sold out. If you would like to be added to the homeschool mailing list, please contact Kendahl Schloss at kschloss@contemporaryartscenter.org **** Students will tour Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s exhibitionand explore how the artist works to create a bridge between her native Nigeria with her current home in...

THURSDAY ART PLAY: UNMUSEUM ART

The UnMuseum is filled with so many interactive works of art! Let’s create work inspired by these pieces and explore each artist's unique point of view. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga in the UnMuseum following each Art Play session. This is a special FREE Thursday Art Play!

YOUNG ADULT LAB: STOP MOTION VIDEO

Stop by the UnMuseum for a free drop-in art making program for young adults. Join us as we create stop motion videos. We'll experiment with the iMotion app to create compelling videos using simple materials and some CAC ipads. All art supplies will be provided by the CAC.

Opening Celebration for Swoon

The CAC Board of Trustees and the Alice & Harris Weston Director Raphaela Platow invite you to the opening celebration of our newest exhibition, Swoon - The Canyon: 1999–2017. Schedule of Events 6PMDirector's Circle ReceptionCAC Director's Circle and above CAC Board Room - 4th Floor 6PMCocktail ReceptionCAC Insider Level MembersLower Level Lobby 7PMArtist TalkFeaturing...

Macy's Family Festival: Faux Garden Party

The artist Jane Benson’s work features artificial flowers and plants that she cuts into unnatural shapes, making faux flora even more fake. Join us in the UnMuseum as we experiment with all things artificial! We’ll make fake garden sculptures, design bug boxes for pet rocks, create faux floral party hats...

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.

THURSDAY ART PLAY: SWOON ART

This week we’ll learn about the street artist Caledonia Curry, better known as Swoon. Join us in the UnMuseum as we experiment with drawing, cut paper and wheat paste. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga following each Art Play session. FREE for members, $5 for non members.

YOUNG ADULT LAB: POLAROID PHOTO COASTERS

Stop by the UnMuseum's Art Lab for a free drop-in art making program for young adults. Join us as we create polaroid coasters using ceramic tiles and collages images from magazines and old photos. All art supplies will be provided by the CAC but feel free to bring photos or...

Tiago Rodrigues: By Heart

Midwest Premiere | Brian Phillips, Producing Artistic Director of the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, will lead a post-show talk with Tiago Rodrigues following the opening night of By Heart on September 28. ‘Once 10 people know a poem by heart, there’s nothing the KGB, the CIA or the Gestapo can do about...

Bookmaking and Brunch with the Artist

Join Brazilian artist Sandra Cinto for a private talk about her CAC project Library of Love over a brunch buffet from Wellmann Brand catering and mimosas. After, artists from the Cincinnati Book Arts Society will explore different bookmaking techniques and materials during a studio style class. Completed books will have...

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.