You’re invited to the biggest playdate of the year - come celebrate the 22nd Birthday of the Rosenthal Center with us!
Enjoy CAC program favorites like 'Yay! Play!' and Artist in Residence (AiR)! PLUS, so much more, like: family-friendly DJ and dance-party with local radio personality Nat Jones, including a special Pink Pony Club Kids Karaoke; Sisters Tattoo creating temporary tattoo art; community art activations with fan-favorite local muralist Joshua Stout; Cindependent screening Reels on Wheels shorts in the Creativity Center and UnMuseum®; sips from Rhinegeist, mocktails with Alice OTR, fun with Cincinnati mascots; interactive donut creation stations with Holtman’s Donuts; Story Time with Brock Leah Spears; Drawing from Scratch with Nytaya Babbitt, all emceed by local personality Kate Mock Elliott!
Children ages 2 and under are free and Adult Member tickets start at just $25. All proceeds from Artful Adventure support CAC’s exhibitions and programs, ensuring CAC remains a lab for understanding ourselves, others, and the world around us through the experience and creation of all contemporary art forms.
All Day! Choose your own art adventure while enjoying brunch bites from Cincinnati favorites, including The Bonbonerie, Holtman's Donuts, Taste of Belgium, The Frank at CAC, Saturday Morning Vibes Cereal Bar, and more!
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
- Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.
- Carolyn + Cody Hefner
- Andrew Howe Family Foundation
- Bruce Lazarus + Phil Weintraub
- Shannon + John Morris
10:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. - Performance Workshop with the Know Threatre of Cincinnati!
Prep for your own Fringe Festival audition with this devising theatre workshop in the Black Box Theatre.
10:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. - Face Painting with Little Fox Face Painting
Unleash your inner party animal in the Creativity Center and Sara M. and Patricia A. Vance UnMuseum®
10:30a.m. – 12:00p.m. - Yay! Play!
Drop by the CAC's Creativity Center for a giant play date your little ones are sure to love. This month's offering will focus on shape and color! Get creative and:
- Design an Eye Spy sensory bottle to take home, filled with colorful objects to search for.
- Take part in a collaborative building challenge with transparent cups and colorful tubes on the Creativity Center’s glowing light pads.
- Whip up some color mixing experiments at our rainbow water sensory stations.
- Try your hand at Gelli printing! Make a one-of-a-kind print to take home using repurposed materials of different shapes and textures.
- Create a shadow wand and experiment with shapes and light.
10:30a.m. – 1:30p.m. Pop-up Gallery Games with CAC Docents
Get ready to play, explore, and connect with art like never before! Join our friendly CAC Docents for a lively and interactive mini-tour of our latest exhibition, Ohio Now: State of Nature. Perfect for families and curious minds of all ages, these quick 20–30 minute samplers feature detailed encounters of 2–3 artworks with fun prompts, playful questions, and hands-on engagement. No pressure-- just art, play, and good company!
Pop by the 4th Floor Gallery and jump into a tour at any of the following times:
- 10:30 a.m.
- 11:30 a.m.
- 12:30 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m.
11:15a.m. - 11:45a.m. - Story Time with Brock Leah Spears
- Celebrate creative storytelling!
11:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. - Crafting with Indigo Hippo
- Create your own masterpiece with reused and repurposed materials!
1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. - Drawing from Scratch with CAC's own artist and educator Nytaya Babbit
Whether you're a beginner looking to explore your artistic side or a seasoned artist wanting to level up your abilities, our group drawing class is the perfect place for creativity and connecting with fellow art enthusiasts. Join us on the Fourth Floor Gallery.
1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. - Artist in Residence: Karen Boyhen
- Join team Tiny Cincinnati! Together we'll build a small-scale version of our city from the ground up. Construction materials include paper mache, recycled materials, found objects and other mixed media. Draw, paint, build, explore materials, and once the sculpture starts to take shape, utilize stop motion as well. Reimagine Cincinnati with us — no experience necessary!
All Day! - Temporary Tattooing with Sisters Tattoo
- Unleash your creativity and make a statement with temporary tattoos from our talented friends at Sisters Tattoo!
All Day! - Community Art Project with Joshua Stout Art
- Get ready to free your inner artist and be a part of something bigger than yourself - a vibrant, collaborative art project that you'll have to see to believe.
All Day! - Drive-In Movies with Cindependent Film Festival
- Sit back and enjoy some family-friendly short film in the Reels on Wheels in the Creativity Center! Little film enthusiasts can take in the show from drive in box “cars”. We'll provide the popcorn!
All Day! - Making with Beech Acres
- Make art and family connections with Beech Acres Parenting Center!
*Tickets are non-refundable.