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CANCELED DUE TO RAIN -Art Play Hike

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER Art Play Hike is an outdoor series in partnership with the Cincinnati Parks. us this month as we explore Hauck Botanical Gardens and take part in hands-on art making. Come explore the great outdoors with your little one. Art Play Hike is...

Thursday Art Play: Sensory Stations

Join us Thursday mornings for creative playtime at the CAC. This family program uses hands-on art making activities and yoga to excite and educate our youngest visitors. Sometimes experimenting is the best part about art. It’s fun to make, fail and try again. Pick a sensory station to create and...

Young Adult Lab: DIY Trading Cards

Join us every Thursday in the Creative Learning Center on the 6th floor of the CAC for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program! This week, we'll be designing our very own trading cards! Do you want to make something purely funny? Maybe you want to make an intricate...

Reception and Panel Discussion for Sustainability and Cincinnati's Future

As we finish our year-long celebration of Zaha Hadid's Lois and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, a building that helped usher in revitalization in the Central Business District, it is important to look ahead to what's possible in a sustainable future in Cincinnati. Master of Landscape Architecture students from DAAP's...

Opening Reception for Jayson Musson: His History of Art at the CAC

Join us as we commemorate the opening of Jayson Musson: His History of Art at the CAC! 7PM Opening Reception –Free 8 PM Artist Talk – Free for Members, $10 for Non-Member (Become a member today) 9 PM Afterparty at Alice OTR – No Cover for CAC Members The reception will feature a cash...

Artist-In-Residence: Kateri Sparrow

Sparrow is an interdisciplinary artist, partial to recycling materials with a focus on sustainable practice. No matter what medium Sparrow is working with, the same themes arise, respect for our Earth and of botanical re-integration in everyday life. For the past 5 years she has been working closely with heirloom...

Thursday Art Play: Art History Puppets

Join us Thursday mornings for creative playtime at the CAC. This family program uses hands-on art making activities and yoga to excite and educate our youngest visitors. This week we'll learn about the artist Jayson Musson who uses puppets and props to help us better understand Art History. Stop by the...

Young Adult Lab: DIY Stickers

Join us every Thursday in the Creative Learning Center on the 6th floor of the CAC for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program! This week, we'll be designing our own stickers! Artists and educators on hand to assist. Supplies and snacks will be provided by the CAC. The CAC's...

Xavier Art Society Response Show Reception

Reception for the Xavier Art Society Response Show, in the P&G Gallery, 5-7pm. Light bites and refreshments

Artist-In-Residence: Kateri Sparrow

Sparrow is an interdisciplinary artist, partial to recycling materials with a focus on sustainable practice. No matter what medium Sparrow is working with, the same themes arise, respect for our Earth and of botanical re-integration in everyday life. For the past 5 years she has been working closely with heirloom...

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

Drawing on a wealth of untapped archival materials and the reports of generations of family members―mayors, judges, scholars, diplomats, and journalists―The Hundred Years' War on Palestine upends accepted interpretations of the conflict, which tend, at best, to describe a tragic clash between two peoples with claims to the same territory....

Thursday Art Play: Earth Day Art

Join us Thursday mornings for creative playtime at the CAC. This family program uses hands-on art making activities and yoga to excite and educate our youngest visitors. Lets celebrate Earth Day by painting thank you notes on seed paper to our wonderful planet, learn about pollination and decorate butterfly wings with...

Young Adult Lab: Egg Carton Art

Join us every Thursday in the Creative Learning Center on the 6th floor of the CAC for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program! This week, we'll be using recycled egg cartons to make art like fake flowers, fruit or whatever you can dream up! We'll have paint, markers,...

CELEBRATING JULIA REICHERT: PIONEERING INDIE FILMMAKER

Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival organized by LADD and the Contemporary Arts Center will present a retrospective film screening and discussion celebrating the life and work of Oscar-winning director Julia Reichert. Steven Bognar, Reichert’s husband, and filmmaking partner, will lead the event, titled “Julia Reichert: Pioneering Indie Filmmaker” that focuses on Reichert’s...

Artist-In-Residence: Kateri Sparrow

Sparrow is an interdisciplinary artist, partial to recycling materials with a focus on sustainable practice. No matter what medium Sparrow is working with, the same themes arise, respect for our Earth and of botanical re-integration in everyday life. For the past 5 years she has been working closely with heirloom...

Sensory Friendly Mornings at the CAC: Earth Day

During this event, the Museum will be made extra welcoming to our more sensitive guests. Families will be able to choose from a variety of activities and do them at whatever time they feel most comfortable. This event is FREE but registration is required. Click here to register.

Join the Plant Parade and Honor Mother Earth

Dress like a plant! Bring your favorite plant out to show off! We'll create propagation fashion items and props for the parade on site at the CAC between 11am and 1pm.Parade will leave at 1pm from the museum lobby and walk around the block to fountain square and back again....

Thursday Art Play: Found Object Art

Join us Thursday mornings for creative playtime at the CAC. This family program uses hands-on art making activities and yoga to excite and educate our youngest visitors. This week we'll learn about the artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres and create your own work using found objects. Free for members, $5 per non member...

Young Adult Lab: Rock Painting

Join us every Thursday in the Creative Learning Center on the 6th floor of the CAC for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program! This week, we'll be taking on the time honored art of painting rocks. Make something beautiful, something silly or something abstract. It's all up to...

Cultural Institutions and Social Change

What is the role of cultural institutions in society during times of upheaval, change, and crisis? Since George Floyd's murder in 2020, cultural institutions have been called upon to play a more active role in social justice. Through protests, COVID-19, abortion legalization, and the conflict in Gaza, we continue to...

Co-LAB: Macramé - Hair as Art

Local Cincinnati artist Dutana D will lead a workshop where participants will create a hanging wall piece inspired by 80's and 90's macramé methods, using braiding hair. No braiding experience is necessary, but it's a plus. This workshop comes from our summer Co-LAB entitled AfroSwag Hair and Fashion, with artist Nzingha...

CAC@21c

Join a CAC docent for a half-hour guided tour of the 21c exhibitions followed by a half-hour tour of the Contemporary Arts Center exhibitions. Come early to Metropole to enjoy a complimentary draft beer or wine and tour will meet in the lobby of the 21c. Event is free and...

Artist-In-Residence: Kateri Sparrow

Sparrow is an interdisciplinary artist, partial to recycling materials with a focus on sustainable practice. No matter what medium Sparrow is working with, the same themes arise, respect for our Earth and of botanical re-integration in everyday life. For the past 5 years she has been working closely with heirloom...

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

Drawing on a wealth of untapped archival materials and the reports of generations of family members―mayors, judges, scholars, diplomats, and journalists―The Hundred Years' War on Palestine upends accepted interpretations of the conflict, which tend, at best, to describe a tragic clash between two peoples with claims to the same territory....

Artist-In-Residence: Kateri Sparrow

Sparrow is an interdisciplinary artist, partial to recycling materials with a focus on sustainable practice. No matter what medium Sparrow is working with, the same themes arise, respect for our Earth and of botanical re-integration in everyday life. For the past 5 years she has been working closely with heirloom...

Sustainability and Cincinnati's Future

University of Cincinnati, College of Planning graduate students present sustainable projects for the city of Cincinnati.

Tai Shani: MBR

Drawing on queer and feminist theory, and political ideologies of collectivism, to ponder love as a device for healing and resistance.

Records of Our Remains

Regional Connections

This is Me

UC students create interactive works that allow children to explore the lived experience.

Jayson Musson: His History of Art

"a sitcom orbiting art history and all the fun to be had dancing on the minefield of the past"

Kahlil Robert Irving: Ground Water from screen Falls [(Collaged media) + Midwest] Street

For the lobby carpet installation, Kahlil Robert Irving integrates imagery of asphalt with pop culture references, news headlines, and digital ephemera. The artist asks viewers to reconsider their daily engagement with social media, civic community life, and the urban landscape.