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Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Micah Mickles

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 Micah Mickles will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! The residency is called "What's Worth Keeping." The public library workshop will...

Thursday Art Play: Painted Poppies

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 Michael Stillion and create artwork inspired by his new exhibition. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga following each Art...

Educator Workshop: Stillion Vases with Indigo Hippo

Join us on August 13 at 4 p.m. for an Educator Workshop with Indigo Hippo! Create your own vessel and enjoy a tour of And then it was flowers led by artist Michael Stillion. Stillion's work presents recent paintings, works on paper, ceramic sculptures, and an animation, all which depict...

Young Adult Lab: Paper Creatures with Khara Rosebrook

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 making paper creatures. Artists and educators will be on hand for assistance! Young Adult Lab is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, The...

Drawing in the Galleries

For the month of August participants will be focusing on personal work that they would want feedback on. 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...

The Art of Bourbon

Get Tickets Join CAC and Willow Run for an experience like no other. On August 13, embark on an interactive custom bourbon experience where you will learn the incredible history of bourbon in Cincinnati. Each guest will taste six uniquely-finished bourbons and learn to blend them into your specific recipe! Custom...

King Me: What We Carry

A reflective conversation based workshop centered on identity, growth, and the influence of the relationships that shape us. The session will feature a gently guided, live conversation between Nina Wells and her father as they talk openly about how their relationship has evolved over time, what Nina has learned from...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Micah Mickles

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 Micah Mickles will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! The residency is called "What's Worth Keeping." The public library workshop will...

Soul Session 3: Artist Talk with Freeman Little

Leaving & Return Home: Legacy & Lineage in This Lifetime - Artist Talk with Phyllis Jeffers-Coly and Freeman Little About the Artist Talk In this intimate conversation, Gee Horton, as Freeman Little, and Phyllis Jeffers-Coly, both proud natives of North Carolina with ties to both New Bern and Greensboro,...

Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Micah Mickles

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 Micah Mickles will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! The residency is called "What's Worth Keeping." The public library workshop will...

Thursday Art Play: Colorful Collages

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 different ways to artwork using collage as a medium! Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga following each Art Play session. Free...

Young Adult Lab: Cyanotypes with Nathan Knoll

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 making cyanotype images with artist Nathan Knoll. We'll arrange flowers and other objects on treated paper and expose it to light to reveal silhouette images....

Drawing in the Galleries

For the month of August participants will be focusing on personal work that they would want feedback on. 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...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Micah Mickles

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 Micah Mickles will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! The residency is called "What's Worth Keeping." The public library workshop will...

Exhibitions Inspiring Performance Conversation: A collaboration between CAC and Cincinnati Ballet

Join us at 1 p.m. for a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind two exciting new ballet performances featured in the Cincinnati Ballet’s “The Kaplan New Work Series,” running September 18-26, 2026. Hear from artists Michael Stillion and Gee Horton, alongside internationally acclaimed choreographers Melody Mennite and Mthuthuzeli November*, as...

Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Micah Mickles

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 Micah Mickles will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! The residency is called "What's Worth Keeping." The public library workshop will...

Soul Session 2 : Some Kinda Blue- A rescheduled session

About the Artist Phyllis Jeffers-Coly is a dynamic and engaging writer and teacher from North Carolina whose voice is “authentic, nurturing, accessible and soulful, revealing and reflecting her own capacity for the healing she is sharing with others.” Described as “the real deal” by Dr. Gail Parker, Phyllis’ voice, on...

Thursday Art Play: Creative Leftovers

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. We've had a lovely summer of Art Play and now it's time to clean out our closets from all the fun leftover supplies from...

Young Adult Lab: Flower Pot Painting

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 painting mini flower pots and planting seeds in them. Artists and educators will be on hand for assistance! Young Adult Lab is supported by the Institute...

Drawing in the Galleries

For the month of August participants will be focusing on personal work that they would want feedback on. 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...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Micah Mickles

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 Micah Mickles will practice their art alongside the general public, educating and inspiring along the way! The residency is called "What's Worth Keeping." The public library workshop will...

Michael Stillion: And then it was flowers

Michael Stillion’s work explores the human condition through emotionally charged, visually layered compositions. In 'And then it was flowers' Stillion presents recent paintings, works on paper, ceramic sculptures, and an animation, all which depict vessels with human-like features.

Gee Horton: Chapter 4, In Another Lifetime

This narrative-driven exhibition features Gee Horton’s loosely autobiographical account of the struggles of Freeman Little, a 37-year-old Black man living with Guent Bu Wa, a rare hereditary sleep disorder that causes vivid, prophetic dreams.

2026 Truth & Inspiration Showcase

Original artwork of 24 artists commissioned through ArtsWave’s Inspire Artist Grant program.

Sarah Rodriguez: Homespun

Artist Sarah Rodriguez’s work is an archive of tangible memories. Analyzing concepts of kinship and womanhood through discarded objects. Once reclaimed, objects are adorned and preserved, reflecting the intricacies of our lives, suspended between times of joy and sorrow.

SOFTlab: Gravity's Rainbow

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