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Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Ciara LeRoy

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 Ciara LeRoy will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! Residency Theme: SECRET WORDSFrom the early days of written language to...

Thursday Art Play: Collections

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 collecting objects and artifacts (be it a painting, a funny leaf, or special rock) and how these collections can help us...

Young Adult Lab: Mini Steampunk Sculptures 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 mini steampunk sculptures using found...

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...

The (High) Art of Seltzer

Buy Tickets Ohio is changing the rules soon. So we’re inviting you to sip responsibly while you still can. Join Rhinegeist at CAC for a guided tasting of Fuzzy Bones, an alcohol-free sparkling THC beverage. Learn how hemp-derived Delta-9 THC works, what nanoemulsion means, and how dosage affects the experience. Guests will sample...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Ciara LeRoy

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 Ciara LeRoy will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! Residency Theme: SECRET WORDSFrom the early days of written language to...

Hollywood Highlife: An Oscars Watch Party Presented by Cindependent

Join us at the Contemporary Arts Center for a glamorous Oscars watch party - Hollywood Highlife style! Step into the Spotlight at Hollywood Highlife! Join us for Cincinnati’s most entertaining Oscars Watch Party, where film lovers and filmmakers come together for a night of cinematic celebration! Hosted by Cindependent Film Festival, Vessels,...

Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Ciara LeRoy

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 Ciara LeRoy will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! Residency Theme: SECRET WORDSFrom the early days of written language to...

Thursday Art Play: Hello Spring!

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 celebrate spring with some seasonal art making! Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga following each Art Play. Free for members, $5...

Young Adult Lab: Embroidery Basics

Young Adult Lab: Embroidery Basics

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 doing basic embroidery to create art out of fabric, thread and needle. It's easy to learn, so come hang out with us! Supplies and snacks...

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...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Ciara LeRoy

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 Ciara LeRoy will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! Residency Theme: SECRET WORDSFrom the early days of written language to...

Alex Lippert Co-LAB: Resistance in Existence

Resistance in Existence is a participatory portrait salon that invites community members to reflect on what it means to resist simply by existing. This is especially relevant when we exist in bodies, identities, or ways of life that are marginalized, surveilled, and at times, erased. The event will include a...

Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Ciara LeRoy

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 Ciara LeRoy will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! Residency Theme: SECRET WORDSFrom the early days of written language to...

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Artist in Residence at the CAC: Ciara LeRoy

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 Ciara LeRoy will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! Residency Theme: SECRET WORDSFrom the early days of written language to...

Alex Lippert Co-LAB : Counter Archive Backdrop- Naming What History Leaves Behind

Counter-Archive is a hands-on workshop exploring how oppressive systems decide what is worth preserving—and how artists and communities can resist that erasure. Participants gather to discuss whose stories are excluded from official histories, family archives, museums, and media. The event begins with storytelling and writing, and other creative exercises where participants...

Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Ciara LeRoy

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 Ciara LeRoy will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! Residency Theme: SECRET WORDSFrom the early days of written language to...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Ciara LeRoy

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 Ciara LeRoy will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! Residency Theme: SECRET WORDSFrom the early days of written language to...

Illustrated Memoir Project

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

States of Becoming: 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition

MFA graduate students exhibit their thesis works.

Faces

Featuring a dynamic and international group of emerging artists, the exhibition explores the profound meaning carried in every texture, style and strand. From natural hair to locs and tapered fades, these world-class works speak life into the journey of diverse hair - a journey of self-expression, heritage, and defiance.

Teen Art Show: Butterfly Effect

Butterfly Effect explores this pivotal stage of life, highlighting the many ways young adults wrestle with the choices placed before us and the impact those choices carry.

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