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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: Surreal Carpentry

Artists Chris Larson and Mark Dejong both eschew the traditional understanding of construction carpentry. DeJong has even turned a 3 story house in a giant swing! Make sure to stick around after your tour for a project that helps you rethink building. Free, reservations required. Please call the Alzheimer’s Association...

Thursday Art Play: Air Rockets

The artist Karen Saunders uses air as an art supply. Join us as we experiment with air pressure and design some unique rockets inspired by her work. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga on the sixth floor following each Art Play session. FREE for members, $5 for non members.

Young Adult Lab: Rock Painting

Stop by the UnMuseum for a free drop-in art making program for young adults. Looking for a free pet with zero responsibility? Then this is a project for you! Join us as we create pet rocks of different shapes and sizes using natural materials and paint. All art supplies will...

Drink and Draw: Cycle Art

May is Bike Month and our friends at Red Bike are bringing by a few bikes, bike gear, tools and parts for us to draw – and laminate! Spokecards can be a fun way to decorate and personalize a bicycle. Make a spokecard for your bike or share it within...

Art Prom

Drop in. Hang out. Make Art. Dance your face off. Calling all teens! Come show off your awesome/awkward/crazy dance moves at the CAC’s first ever Art Prom. This FREE student planned event includes food, art making, a photo booth and amazing music; all led by teens! The CAC’s Teen Council has worked...

Art Prom

Drop in. Hang out. Make Art. Dance your face off. Calling all teens! Come show off your awesome/awkward/crazy dance moves at the CAC’s second annual Art Prom. This FREE student planned event includes food, art making, a photo booth and amazing music; all led by teens! The CAC’s Teen Council has worked...

Swing House Open House

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.

CAC/Scripps School Outreach Annual Student Art Show

The CAC’s Scripps School Program, funded largely by the Scripps Howard Foundation, enriches students’ exposure to the arts, and opens their minds to new possibilities and perspectives. The exhibition features artwork by students from 15 local schools that participated in the program. The Annual Scripps School Program Student Art Show will be...

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...

CAC Homeschool at Cheviot Library

Join the Contemporary Arts Center for a special workshop designed specifically for homeschool families. Stop by the Cheviot Library to participate in hands-on art making, learn about contemporary artists and take home an extended learning sheet with tips and resources for building on what you've discovered. This program is designed...

Thursday Art Play: You Da Mom

Looking for some last minute Mother’s Day presents? Join us as we create handmade gifts that your mom will actually want. Decorate a ceramic vase, pick out a lovely flower bouquet and design a heartfelt card. Stick around for kid-friendly yoga in the UnMuseum following each Art Play session. FREE for...

Young Adult Lab: Mother's Day Gift Making

Looking for a thoughtful Mother's Day gift that is both fun to make and also free? Then this is the project for you! Join us as we paint ceramic vases, design floral bouquets and decorate handmade cards for all those wonderful mothers out there. They'll love all the work you...

Educator Workshop + Brunch: Swing House with Mark de Jong

Come explore themes of home, memory, place and identity with Dutch-born, Cincinnati-based artist, Mark de Jong. DeJong's work on the Circle House in Camp Washington and Square House in Northside, and now the Swing House, turns renovation, restoration and residential revitalization into a transformative art. This educator workshop will include an...

Swing House Open House

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.

Mark de Jong's House Tour

Don’t feel like cleaning your house for Mothers’ Day? Invite Mom to Mark deJong’s four art houses instead. This exclusive tour of the Circle, Square, Stair and Swing Houses includes luxury transportation –via a yellow school bus. Between houses Curator Steven Matijcio and artist Mark deJong will answer questions, share fun...

Double Talk: Bilingual Tour

Want to strengthen your Spanish or English language skills? Explore Mark deJong’s exhibition with a bilingual guide who will encourage dialogue amongst the group. Tours will be conducted in both English and Spanish so speakers of all levels are welcome. Arrive early and enjoy a delicious lunch at CAC’s Melt...

CAC Homeschool at Green Hills Library

Join the Contemporary Arts Center for a special workshop designed specifically for homeschool families. Stop by the Green Hills Library to participate in hands-on art making, learn about contemporary artists and take home an extended learning sheet with tips and resources for building on what you've discovered. This program is...

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...

Homeschool Wednesday: Larson and de Jong Tour

Join us for a private tour of the new exhibition by artist Chris Larson. We will explore his architectural creations and creative art-making structures. Following the tour we will head to the UnMuseum where we will design and construct our own works of art. This program is designed for children ages...

Thursday Art Play: Pigment Portraits

The artist Firelei Báez creates beautiful portraits, bursting with bright and colorful pigment. Let’s design our own unique portraits with Báez’s use of color for our inspiration. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga on the sixth floor following each Art Play session. FREE for members, $5 for non members.

Young Adult Lab: Toothpaste Painting

Stop by the UnMuseum for a free drop-in art making program for young adults. Join us as we keep things minty fresh with some toothpaste paintings. We will also be experimenting with different methods of application. All art supplies will be provided by the CAC.

Opening Celebration

Celebrate the opening of two new CAC exhibitions: Alison Crocetta: A Circus of One and Firelei Báez: To See Beyond! 6PMDirector's Circle ReceptionCAC Director's Circle and above CAC Board Room - Level 4 6PMCocktail ReceptionCAC Insider Level MembersLobby Lounge - Lower Level 7PMArtist TalkFirelei Báez and Alison Crocetta with Steven MatijcioFree to all...

Swing House Open House

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.

A Circus of One (Act II)

Be one of the lucky ones to see this in gallery performance by artist Alison Crocetta. Her exhibition will come to life with this 30 minute event followed by a brief Q&A. This performance runs the gamut from absurd to trance-inducing as she interacts with a large, shape-shifting wooden horse...

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...

Art Lab Nights

The CAC has long been a laboratory for artists offering the unique opportunity to explore new techniques and concepts within our gallery walls and the city. In this tradition, we have invited contemporary artists to setup shop in our 6th floor Art Lab. This is your chance, no...

Thursday Art Play: A New Perspective

Ever felt the need to change things up a bit? We sure do! Join us for a special Art Play where we look at things from a new perspective. What if we used our feet to draw? What if we painted under the table? Help us explore new possibilities and...

Young Adult Lab: String Art

Stop by the UnMuseum for a free drop-in art making program for young adults. Let your DIY dreams come to life with string art. We will have a number of patterns to choose from or you can create your own. All art supplies will be provided by the CAC.

Iceman 3000

WORLD PREMIEREMembers – $15 / General – $20Tickets: May 24 / May 25Saturday Matinee tickets also available Iceman 3000 is a world premiere work by Modern Dance choreographer Susan Honer and sculpture artist/composer Sean Simon for MamLuft&Co. Dance. Inspired by Ötzi (a mummified, 5,300 year-old "iceman" discovered in the Austrian Alps in...

Art Lab Nights

The CAC has long been a laboratory for artists offering the unique opportunity to explore new techniques and concepts within our gallery walls and the city. In this tradition, we have invited contemporary artists to setup shop in our 6th floor Art Lab. This is your chance, no...

Family Festival: Tiny Circus

Step right up for a teeny-tiny circus! Join us in the UnMuseum as we create circus themed works of art. Design your own big top tent sculpture (or in this case little top tent) complete with mini performers and itty-bitty animals. Don’t forget to snack on some popcorn and try...

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.

Iceman 3000

WORLD PREMIEREMembers – $15 / General – $20Tickets: May 26 (Matinee)Tickets for May 24 and May 25 evening performance also available Iceman 3000 is a world premiere work by Modern Dance choreographer Susan Honer and sculpture artist/composer Sean Simon for MamLuft&Co. Dance. Inspired by Ötzi (a mummified, 5,300 year-old "iceman" discovered...

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...

Art Lab Nights

The CAC has long been a laboratory for artists offering the unique opportunity to explore new techniques and concepts within our gallery walls and the city. In this tradition, we have invited contemporary artists to setup shop in our 6th floor Art Lab. This is your chance, no...

Thursday Art Play: Donut Party!

Tomorrow is National Donut Day (which is a VERY important day). Let’s celebrate by painting giant cardboard donuts, building donuts sculptures and of course decorating and then eating real donuts (because duh, they’re delicious). Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga on the sixth floor following each Art Play session. FREE for...

Young Adult Lab: But First, Donuts!

Young Adult Lab just happens to fall on the eve of National Donut Day (a very important day). Because we'll use any excuse to bring donuts into the museum, we've decide to have donut themed art making from 4-6pm. Stop by the 6th floor as we decorate and eat some...

Graham MacIndoe

Through his iconic images, Scottish photographer Graham MacIndoe explores the Cincinnati rock band, The National.

Firelei Báez

Caribbean-born, Brooklyn-based artist Firelei Báez navigates a broad spectrum of color, race, and identity in her first Ohio exhibition.

Alison Crocetta

Alison Crocetta celebrates the delicate resonance of her voice in both song and action as well as the unique marriage between objects and their shared lives as subjects and performance supports.

Mark de Jong

Mark deJong’s Swing House welcomes adventurous renters into a three-story structure where all floors and walls have been removed to allow the flight of a swing from the front of the house to the back.

Chris Larson

Using humble materials and pioneer techniques to fabricate unexpectedly fantastical worlds that are simultaneously spartan and psychedelic, Chris Larson employs a workman’s approach to archaic looking machines that recast their surroundings, and inhabitants, in a newfound light.