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Interactive Storytelling through Narrative Gaming

Explore new forms of storytelling within the medium of interactive fiction in this six week long game jam. Come in small groups with an idea for a 15-20 minute long visual novel of any genre and learn the basics of Ren'py, a popular visual novel creation engine. Our winter Co-LAB is...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Bear Vogt

Join us every Wednesday at the downtown public Library from 4-6PM and Saturday at the CAC from 1-3PM for our Artist-in-Residence program where artist Bear Vogt will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! The theme for Bear's residency is Reimagining: Community Visions of Environmental...

Bird Collage Workshop

Migrate through Sheida Soleimani's What a Revolutionary Must Know to learn about birds and their connection with the artist's work through a collage workshop in the Creativity Center. Artist Chloe Greenberg will lead a painterly collage activity where you will construct a bird from painted texture sheets, inspired Soleimani's passion...

Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Bear Vogt

Join us every Wednesday at the downtown public Library from 4-6PM and Saturday at the CAC from 1-3PM for our Artist-in-Residence program where artist Bear Vogt will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! The theme for Bear's residency is Reimagining: Community Visions of Environmental...

Thursday Art Play: Family Photos

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. Learn about the artist Lillian Schwartz and create artwork inspired by their work. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga following each Art Play...

Young Adult Lab: DIY Stickers

Join us every Thursday in the CAC Creativity Center for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program for young adults! This week, we'll be creating our own stickers! Supplies and snacks will be provided by the CAC. Artists and educators will be on hand for assistance! This program is financially...

Drawing in the Galleries

For the months January-April participants will be learning or brushing up on their still life skills. These classes are free and are open to participants 16+. These classes run from 5:30pm-7pm every Thursday. During each session attendees will have 10-15 minutes to have a group discussion about their work after...

Interactive Storytelling through Narrative Gaming

Explore new forms of storytelling within the medium of interactive fiction in this six week long game jam. Come in small groups with an idea for a 15-20 minute long visual novel of any genre and learn the basics of Ren'py, a popular visual novel creation engine. Our winter Co-LAB is...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Bear Vogt

Join us every Wednesday at the downtown public Library from 4-6PM and Saturday at the CAC from 1-3PM for our Artist-in-Residence program where artist Bear Vogt will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! The theme for Bear's residency is Reimagining: Community Visions of Environmental...

Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Bear Vogt

Join us every Wednesday at the downtown public Library from 4-6PM and Saturday at the CAC from 1-3PM for our Artist-in-Residence program where artist Bear Vogt will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! The theme for Bear's residency is Reimagining: Community Visions of Environmental...

Thursday Art Play: Creative Worlds

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. Learn about the current UC exhibition and create artwork inspired by a work in the show. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga following...

Young Adult Lab: Safe Space Collage Box w/ Art Therapist Sharee Allen

Join us every Thursday in the CAC Creativity Center for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program for young adults! This week, we'll continue a series of workshops led by art therapist Sharee Allen. Sharee will help guide all attendees in making their own container featuring what calms you...

Drawing in the Galleries

For the months January-April participants will be learning or brushing up on their still life skills. These classes are free and are open to participants 16+. These classes run from 5:30pm-7pm every Thursday. During each session attendees will have 10-15 minutes to have a group discussion about their work after...

Interactive Storytelling through Narrative Gaming

Explore new forms of storytelling within the medium of interactive fiction in this six week long game jam. Come in small groups with an idea for a 15-20 minute long visual novel of any genre and learn the basics of Ren'py, a popular visual novel creation engine. Our winter Co-LAB is...

CAC@21c Tour

Two tours, one hour! Join a CAC docent for a half-hour guided tour of the galleries at the neighboring 21c Museum Hotel, followed by a half-hour tour of the Contemporary Arts Center exhibitions. Event takes place on the final Friday of each month. Tours are free and open to the...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Bear Vogt

Join us every Wednesday at the downtown public Library from 4-6PM and Saturday at the CAC from 1-3PM for our Artist-in-Residence program where artist Bear Vogt will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! The theme for Bear's residency is Reimagining: Community Visions of Environmental...

Journey of Healing: The Trauma-Informed Power of Art

Artists from the Greater Cincinnati region bring awareness to the lived experiences of those seeking a world where no woman lives in fear of violence.

Aaron Kent: Stains and Relics

Stains and Relics is a series by artist Aaron Kent that explores the intersection of ceramics and printmaking, delving into the concept of what is left behind in the world through the passage of time.

Lillian Schwartz: Pictures from a Gallery

Decades before computers were small enough to fit on desktops, in our pockets, or strapped to our wrists, and when processing power would take days to generate an image, Lillian Schwartz created groundbreaking digital artworks.

Sheida Soleimani: What a Revolutionary Must Know

Sheida Soleimani’s solo exhibition brings together her full “Ghostwriter” series - visually arresting photographs, sculpture, and video that piece together the remarkable journey of her parents' escape from Iran’s totalitarian regime.

Second Nature: 21c at CAC

Second Nature at the Contemporary Arts Center presents three works from the collection of 21c Museum Hotels.

Illustrated Memoir Project

Voices from Nakivale: Illustrated Memoirs by Young People in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement

Collecting: Classical to Contemporary Art from the University of Cincinnati

Great universities hold great art collections that offer inspiration, knowledge, and learning. They present opportunities to appreciate and interact with original works and enrich our overall human experience. This exhibition showcases a careful selection of works that reveal collecting practices over 200 years at the University of Cincinnati.

SOFTlab: Gravity's Rainbow

This installation, suspended from the ceiling of the CAC’s Dr. Stanley & Mickey Kaplan Hall Lobby, takes something invisible