Thursday, May 8 • 1- 2 pm • UnMuseum®

Thursday Art Play

Sew a Garden.
This program is designed for children ages 3-7 and their caregivers. Thursday Art Play is financially assisted by the Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee.
Members: Free. Nonmembers: CAC admission.

KIDS & FAMILY

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Saturday, May 10 • 6-10 pm

CAC's Annual Gala: Silk & Spice

The seventh annual Silk & Spice Gala returns to the Contemporary Arts Center's Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art May 10. This year's Visionary Honoree is Jay Chatterjee. The event celebrates the CAC's nearly seven decades of presenting contemporary art in Cincinnati. Contact Tammy Gambrel for ticket information: 513 345 8438 or tgambrel@cacmail.org

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SPECIAL EVENT

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Saturday, May 10 • 10 pm - 1 am • Kaplan Hall in the Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center

Gala After Party: BUILT/STACKED

Dancing to DJ Pillo. Hair Sculpting with Phyllis at the Madison. Nintendo Wii gaming and raffle. Photo Booth Live. Complimentary ChamBull cocktails to the first 100 people. Built/Stacked bites by Bruegger's Catering. Cash Bar.

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SPECIAL EVENT

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Saturday, May 17 • 2 pm • Level 2

Gallery Talk: Clare Norwood, Uncoordinated: Mapping Cartography in Contemporary Art

Exhibition curator Clare Norwood leads a gallery tour and discussion.

PUBLIC PROGRAM

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Monday, May 19 • 6:30 pm • Performance Space

Idiot Joy Showland

The Contemporary Arts Center presents Idiot Joy Showland, a program of artist films and videos. What is the current state of avant-garde film? Has video art become the primary arena in which film concepts are challenged? How does our absorption of this material change when we see it on a big screen in a gallery as compared to watching it on the monitor? One of the goals of this presentation is to explore the content and context of current video art. Rather than presenting work around a specific theme, the short films in this show vary considerably and cover a tremendous range of topics, conventions and concepts. The range in age and aesthetics of the invited artists ensures that each piece is radically different. The uniting factor is that each of these films is short; most of them under five minutes.

Participating artists include: Jeffrey Scher, James Yamada, Alix Pearlstein, Laurel Nakadate, Michael Almereyda, An-My Le, Jenny Drumgoole, Guy Richards Smit, Chris Miner, Janet Cardiff and George Burres Miller and John Pilson.

FILM

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Thursday, May 22 • 1- 2 pm • UnMuseum®

Thursday Art Play

Make a Tick-Tack-Toe board
This program is designed for children ages 3-7 and their caregivers. Thursday Art Play is financially assisted by the Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee.
Members: Free. Nonmembers: CAC admission.

KIDS & FAMILY

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Friday, May 23 • 7-11 pm

Opening Night: Summer Exhibitions

Opening Night for American Idyll: Contemporary Art and Karaoke, An-My Le: Small Wars, Uncoordinated: Mapping Cartography in Contemporary Art and FORM: Contemporary Architects at Play.

OPENING

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Saturday, May 24 • 2 pm • Performance Space

Panel Discussion, Uncoordinated: Mapping Cartography in Contemporary Art

Exhibition curator Clare Norwood and CAC Curator of Education Scott Boberg moderate a dialogue about mapmaking with artists Brian Alfred, Jimmy Baker, Matt Coors and Tim McMichael.
Members: Free. Nonmembers: CAC admission.

KIDS & FAMILY

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Sunday, May 25 • 1-4 pm • UnMuseum®

Family Sunday

Artist: Christian Schmidt. Inspiration: Videos by contemporary artists
Family Sunday is where CAC families use current and upcoming exhibitions to inspire learning and creativity through guided artmaking activities. This program is designed for children ages 5-105 and their caregivers. Family Sunday is sponsored in part by The Charles H. Dater Foundation.
Members: Free. Nonmembers: CAC admission.

KIDS & FAMILY

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Monday, May 26 • 6-8 pm • Level 4

Walt's Karaoke Bar and Café, every Monday through August 25

Artist-as-karaoke-jockey Joel Armor explores human behavior and social interaction through this pop cultural phenomenon. Perform your favorite songs on this site-specific stage.
Cash bar featuring specialty karaoke-inspired cocktails.
CAC admission is free to members and nonmembers Mondays 5-9 pm.

SPECIAL EVENT