Contemporary Arts Center
Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center
for Contemporary Art
44 E. 6th Street,
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513 345 8400
Every week you'll find numerous programs to get your creativity and mind going
November 2025 Events
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1 1:00 PM Artist in Residence at the CAC: Bear Vogt
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6 10:30 AM Thursday Art Play: All in the Family
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November Thursday Art Play: All in the Family
4:00 PM Young Adult Lab: Trinket Mirrors
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November Young Adult Lab: Trinket Mirrors
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8 1:00 PM Artist in Residence at the CAC: Bear Vogt
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November Artist in Residence at the CAC: Bear Vogt
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November Cindependent: The Iron Giant |
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9 2:00 PM American Legacy Theatre: Clos(in)g
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November American Legacy Theatre: Clos(in)g
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12 4:00 PM Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Bear Vogt
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November Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Bear Vogt
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13 10:30 AM Thursday Art Play: Setting the Story
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November Thursday Art Play: Setting the Story
4:00 PM Young Adult Lab: Zine Making with Orion Inez!
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November Young Adult Lab: Zine Making with Orion Inez!
5:30 PM
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November Open Sketchbook Sessions
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15 1:00 PM Artist in Residence at the CAC: Bear Vogt
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19 4:00 PM Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Bear Vogt
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November Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Bear Vogt
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November Thursday Art Play: Fall Art
4:00 PM Young Adult Lab: Abstract Painting
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November Young Adult Lab: Abstract Painting
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22 1:00 PM Artist in Residence at the CAC: Bear Vogt
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26 4:00 PM Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Bear Vogt
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November 2025 Events
01
November
2025
Saturday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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...
05
November
2025
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
With Art in Mind
With Art in Mind is a welcoming program designed for people living with dementia and their care partners. Participants enjoy a light breakfast, a guided gallery tour, and a hands-on art activity—all in a calm, private setting during non-public hours. Free for all. Reserve your spot by emailing Shannon Braun,...
06
November
2025
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday Art Play: All in the Family
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...
06
November
2025
Thursday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Young Adult Lab: Trinket Mirrors
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 trinket mirrors out of various sized mirrors and recycled materials! Supplies and snacks will be provided by the CAC. Artists and educators will be...
08
November
2025
Saturday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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...
08
November
2025
Saturday
12:00 PM
Cindependent: The Iron Giant
Brad Bird’s debut feature film, The Iron Giant (1999). The film was given a muted rollout by Warner Bros in 1999 and was considered a box office bomb, but over the past 25 years it has grown to beloved classic status in the film and animation communities. And director Brad Bird...
09
November
2025
Sunday
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
American Legacy Theatre: Clos(in)g
You’re invited to the Act I Staged Reading of Clos(in)g — a bold new work from American Legacy Theatre and playwright Megan Benjamin Bennett, presented in the Black Box Theatre at the Contemporary Arts Center. Set inside a soon-to-be-shuttered apartment building, Clos(in)g is an exploration of housing insecurity, belonging, and what’s...
12
November
2025
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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...
13
November
2025
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday Art Play: Setting the Story
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 Sheida Soleimani and create artwork inspired by her work. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga following each Art Play...
13
November
2025
Thursday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Young Adult Lab: Zine Making with Orion Inez!
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 working with artist, Orion Inez, on making our own mini comic zines together! Supplies and snacks will be provided by the CAC. Artists and educators...
13
November
2025
Thursday
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Open Sketchbook Sessions
For the months October-November we will be hosting open sketchbook sessions where participants are encouraged to bring work they want feed back on or work they would like to do in the company of others. These sessions are free and are open to participants 16+. These classes run from 5:30pm-7pm...
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November
2025
Saturday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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...
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November
2025
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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...
20
November
2025
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday Art Play: Fall 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. Let's celebrate the Fall with some seasonal art making. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga following each Art Play session. Free for members, $5...
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November
2025
Thursday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Young Adult Lab: Abstract 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 creating our own abstract paintings. Come make a mess with us on canvas! Supplies and snacks will be provided by the CAC. Artists and educators...
22
November
2025
Saturday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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...
22
November
2025
Saturday
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
CUISINE ART COCKTAILS
Join us for Cuisine Art Cocktails – most creative fundraiser in the city – to celebrate the contemporary culture of Cincinnati with an artful collaboration between community, chefs and mixologists, creatives, and business leaders. We look forward to welcoming guests to enjoy an evening of light bites from some of our...
26
November
2025
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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...
28
November
2025
Friday
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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...
29
November
2025
Saturday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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...
03
December
2025
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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...
06
December
2025
Saturday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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...
On-Going Events
Through
16
November
2025
Soul of a Garden
A space for learning, grieving, and transformation.
Through
16
November
2025
Ancestral Visions, Future Dreams
Urban Native Collective presents their seventh Indigenous People’s Day Convergence with the theme Ancestral Visions, Future Dreams.
Through
30
December
2025
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.
Through
11
January
2026
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.
Through
25
January
2026
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.
Through
25
January
2026
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.
Through
25
January
2026
Second Nature: 21c at CAC
Second Nature at the Contemporary Arts Center presents three works from the collection of 21c Museum Hotels.
Through
31
October
2026
SOFTlab: Gravity's Rainbow
This installation, suspended from the ceiling of the CAC’s Dr. Stanley & Mickey Kaplan Hall Lobby, takes something invisible