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Memories in the Museum: Museum as Art

Designed for persons with memory loss and their care partner, Memories in the Museum is a social engagement program. Join us for breakfast, a guided tour of :Tom Schiff: Surrounded by Art and participate in an artist-led project tied to the exhibition. Space is limited and registration is required by calling...

Artist in Residence: Sarah Rodriguez

Spend the winter with visual artist and educator Sarah Rodriquez. The newest CAC Artist in Residence is an Ohio native who reflects on experiences of Midwestern landscapes to create colorful drawings, collages and sculptures. No medium is left unturned in Sarah’s work—she is a medium superstar! Sarah earned a BFA from...

Thursday Art Play: The Shape of Things

Join us in the CAC Art Lab for an exploratory program focusing on shape, line and color. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga in the UnMuseum following each Art Play session. This program is designed especially for children ages 2 to 6 years old, and their parents and caregiver CAC Members:...

Young Adult Lab: Watercolor Studio

Join us every Thursday in the UnMuseum for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program for young adults! Artists and educators will be on hand to show us how to experiment with watercolor paints. All supplies will be provided by the CAC. The CAC's Teen Programs are made possible...

Artist in Residence: Sarah Rodriguez

Spend the winter with visual artist and educator Sarah Rodriquez. The newest CAC Artist in Residence is an Ohio native who reflects on experiences of Midwestern landscapes to create colorful drawings, collages and sculptures. No medium is left unturned in Sarah’s work—she is a medium superstar! Sarah earned a BFA from...

Play Cafe!

Come out and play at the Contemporary Arts Center’s newest family program, Play Cafe! Drop by the museum from 10am-noon for a giant play date your little ones will love. We’ve transformed our lobby into a family-friendly creative space filled with sensory stations and curated toys all designed to inspire...

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...

Artist in Residence: Sarah Rodriguez

Spend the winter with visual artist and educator Sarah Rodriquez. The newest CAC Artist in Residence is an Ohio native who reflects on experiences of Midwestern landscapes to create colorful drawings, collages and sculptures. No medium is left unturned in Sarah’s work—she is a medium superstar! Sarah earned a BFA from...

Thursday Art Play: Valentine's Party!

Come celebrate the day of love with a fancy V-Day party for all the families we adore! Join us for some heart themed art making and yummy breakfast snacks. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga in the UnMuseum following each Art Play session. This program is designed especially for children...

Young Adult Lab: 10 Things I Hate About You

Join us every Thursday in the UnMuseum for YAL, a free drop-in art making program for young adults! Whether you are in love, in like, or not such a fan of the holiday, This Anti-Valentines celebration is for you. We will be creating Jumbo cards, Taking a whack at our...

One Night One Craft: Cladies Night

Clay + Ladies + Wine and Cheese. What could make for a better night? Join us for an air dry clay necklace making night with artist Julia Lipovsky to celebrate Galentines Day. Your artmaking for the night will be paired with a cheese board from the Rhined, sparkling wine, and...

Artist in Residence: Sarah Rodriguez

Spend the winter with visual artist and educator Sarah Rodriquez. The newest CAC Artist in Residence is an Ohio native who reflects on experiences of Midwestern landscapes to create colorful drawings, collages and sculptures. No medium is left unturned in Sarah’s work—she is a medium superstar! Sarah earned a BFA from...

Homeschool Wednesday: Lauren Henkin Tour

Join us for a private tour of the artist Lauren Henkin’s site specific works found throughout the entire Contemporary Arts Center. Following the tour students will be creating their own small scale sculptures inspired by Henkin’s work. This program is designed for children ages 6-12 and their parents or caregiver. Space...

Artist in Residence: Sarah Rodriguez

Spend the winter with visual artist and educator Sarah Rodriquez. The newest CAC Artist in Residence is an Ohio native who reflects on experiences of Midwestern landscapes to create colorful drawings, collages and sculptures. No medium is left unturned in Sarah’s work—she is a medium superstar! Sarah earned a BFA from...

Thursday Art Play: Dress it Up

Join us in the CAC Art Lab for a fashion-forward program inspired by Lindsay Whittle’s wearable and interactive UnMuseum mural. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga in the UnMuseum following each Art Play session. This program is designed especially for children ages 2 to 6 years old, and their parents...

Young Adult Lab: Make it Mini

Join us every Thursday in the UnMuseum for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program for young adults! Artists and educators will be on hand to help you model miniature creations and mix up your own colors of model magic. Supplies and snacks will be provided by the...

Opening Celebration: Vhils and Kahlil Robert Irving

The CAC Board of Trustees and The Alice & Harris Weston Director Raphaela Platow invite you to the opening celebration of Haze—the latest exhibition from groundbreaking street artist Vhils. Known for honing his stunning bas-relief carving technique in city streets across the globe, Vhils will be bringing his innovative style...

Family Festival: UnMuseum Opening!

Stop by the CAC for the unveiling of our newest Art Lab mural! This exciting work is a collaboration between the artist Lindsey Whittle and local high school students. Join us as we create artwork inspired by this new addition and stick around for a family friendly artist talk at...

Artist in Residence: Sarah Rodriguez

Spend the winter with visual artist and educator Sarah Rodriquez. The newest CAC Artist in Residence is an Ohio native who reflects on experiences of Midwestern landscapes to create colorful drawings, collages and sculptures. No medium is left unturned in Sarah’s work—she is a medium superstar! Sarah earned a BFA from...

Thursday Art Play: Choose Your Own Adventure!

Stop by the CAC’s UnMuseum for a very special Art Play where you make the rules! We’ll have our tables filled with loose parts and art materials sure to ignite some exploratory making. Join us as we make a mess, have some fun and collaborate with friends. Stick around for...

Young Adult Lab: Color Play on Cardboard

A night of playing with color and composition inspired by Artist Mark Rothko. Join us every Thursday in the UnMuseum for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program for young adults! Artists and educators will be on hand to help us in creating our own abstract paintings. Supplies...

Artist in Residence: Sarah Rodriguez

Spend the winter with visual artist and educator Sarah Rodriquez. The newest CAC Artist in Residence is an Ohio native who reflects on experiences of Midwestern landscapes to create colorful drawings, collages and sculptures. No medium is left unturned in Sarah’s work—she is a medium superstar! Sarah earned a BFA from...

Revelry: Site Re-seen

Tired of the same old afterhours art programs? Looking to choose your own museum adventure? Join the CAC's Revelry for a night of hands on art making with our favorite Cincy creatives and find interactive popup events around every corner (even in the bathroom). We’ll be exploring site specific gallery...

OAEA Nuts & Bolts Teacher + Art Supply Swap

Southwest Ohio Arts Education Association teachers! Join us for an art supply and lesson plan swap and tour of the CAC's exhibitions.

Confinement Symposium: Day One

Pairing #1Institutional and Industrial Complexes: Confinement, a Governmental Construction?Ursula Biemann’s 2004 video essay Contained Mobility will be screened along with Ya’Ke Smith’s shorts and Harun Farocki’s 2000 video collage Prison ImagesAModerator: Svea Bräunert PROGRAM 10–10:15 AMIntroduction by Valentine Umansky 10:15–11:15 AMScreening: Prison ImagesPrison Images is a 60 minute video collage composed of footage...

Tom Schiff: Surrounded by Art

Cincinnati-based photographer Tom Schiff utilizes the photographic panorama technique, as well as a deliberate framing and moving of the camera, to turn the museum into a medium. This approach captures the iconic quality of landmark United States museum architecture while highlighting their connections and idiosyncrasies across time and space.

Lauren Henkin

The site-specific sculptural installation imagined by Henkin, spars with Zaha Hadid’s concrete and angular designs, adding unexpected interventions in interstitial spaces.

Confinement: Politics of Space and Bodies

This group exhibition highlights the ambiguities of a notion that evokes both the protection of the cocoon and the constriction of the enclosed place.

Kahlil Robert Irving

Assembling images and materials drawn from diverse sources and histories, Kahlil Robert Irving works with sculpture, textile, and digital media to reflect upon his own biography and the socio-political context of Black life in the Midwest.

Vhils

Vhils is renowned for his unusual technique of removing the surface layers of urban walls to create riveting portraits and imagery. Using construction tools like hammers, chisels and pneumatic drills, the artist exposes and confronts architectural surfaces as they narrate the history of a city itself.