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Breaking Water Screening Program

Breaking WaterScreening Program CAC Black BoxFriday–Sunday, from 2 p.m. to close Each month will include a new screening of films: MayClaudia Peña Salinas, Metzilocan (2019); Shirley Bruno, Tezen (2016); Claudia Peña Salinas, Tlachacan (2017); Tash Naveau, Menaptwi (Smoked) (2018) JuneArjuna Neuman and Denise Ferreira da Silva, 4 Waters — Deep Implicancy (2018); Carolina Caycedo,...

Thursday Art Play

Join the CAC on Thursday mornings for creative playtime at Washington Park. This weekly program uses hands-on art making activities to excite and educate our youngest visitors. This FREE program is designed especially for children ages 2-6 years old, and their parents or caregivers. Older and younger siblings are always welcome...

Breaking Water Screening Program

Breaking Water Screening Program CAC Black BoxFriday–Sunday, from 2 p.m. to close Each month will include a new screening of films: MayClaudia Peña Salinas, Metzilocan (2019); Shirley Bruno, Tezen (2016); Claudia Peña Salinas, Tlachacan (2017); Tash Naveau, Menaptwi (Smoked) (2018) JuneArjuna Neuman and Denise Ferreira da Silva, 4 Waters — Deep Implicancy (2018); Carolina...

Breaking Water Screening Program

Breaking WaterScreening Program CAC Black BoxFriday–Sunday, from 2 p.m. to close Each month will include a new screening of films: MayClaudia Peña Salinas, Metzilocan (2019); Shirley Bruno, Tezen (2016); Claudia Peña Salinas, Tlachacan (2017); Tash Naveau, Menaptwi (Smoked) (2018) JuneArjuna Neuman and Denise Ferreira da Silva, 4 Waters — Deep Implicancy (2018); Carolina Caycedo,...

Breaking Water Screening Program

Breaking WaterScreening Program CAC Black BoxFriday–Sunday, from 2 p.m. to close Each month will include a new screening of films: MayClaudia Peña Salinas, Metzilocan (2019); Shirley Bruno, Tezen (2016); Claudia Peña Salinas, Tlachacan (2017); Tash Naveau, Menaptwi (Smoked) (2018) JuneArjuna Neuman and Denise Ferreira da Silva, 4 Waters — Deep Implicancy (2018); Carolina Caycedo,...

Thursday Art Play

Join the CAC on Thursday mornings for creative playtime at Washington Park. This weekly program uses hands-on art making activities to excite and educate our youngest visitors. This FREE program is designed especially for children ages 2-6 years old, and their parents or caregivers. Older and younger siblings are always welcome...

Young Adult Lab: Human Shells

Stop by every Thursday in the CAC Lobby for a free drop-in art making program for young adults! Inspired by Breaking Water artists Cleo Fariselli and Jes Fan, visitors will create shell sculptures of the human form. Artists and educators will be on hand to guide you through the sculpting...

People Moving: Stories and Action from 50 Years of the Over-the-Rhine People’s Movement

Thursday, August 11, 5:30-7:00 pm Location: Contemporary Arts Center, Level 2 People Moving: Stories and Action from 50 Years of the Over-the-Rhine People’s Movement Organized by Storefronts as part of Artist-Run Spaces The Over-the-Rhine People’s Movement is ongoing, living, has continued to grow from the grass-roots, starting in the early...

Breaking Water Screening Program

Breaking Water Screening Program CAC Black BoxFriday–Sunday, from 2 p.m. to close Each month will include a new screening of films: MayClaudia Peña Salinas, Metzilocan (2019); Shirley Bruno, Tezen (2016); Claudia Peña Salinas, Tlachacan (2017); Tash Naveau, Menaptwi (Smoked) (2018) JuneArjuna Neuman and Denise Ferreira da Silva, 4 Waters — Deep Implicancy (2018); Carolina...

Breaking Water Screening Program

Breaking WaterScreening Program CAC Black BoxFriday–Sunday, from 2 p.m. to close Each month will include a new screening of films: MayClaudia Peña Salinas, Metzilocan (2019); Shirley Bruno, Tezen (2016); Claudia Peña Salinas, Tlachacan (2017); Tash Naveau, Menaptwi (Smoked) (2018) JuneArjuna Neuman and Denise Ferreira da Silva, 4 Waters — Deep Implicancy (2018); Carolina Caycedo,...

Co-LAB: Clean-Up Day: Tending to Our Urban Oasis

During this event we will come together in collaboration with local organizations to have a clean-up day in the Burnet Woods, followed by a conversation about waste in the ecosystem, and an art exercise to download all that we learned. This event is free and open to the public, though registration...

CAC@21C

Two museum experiences at one time! Enjoy a free, docent-led tour of the 21C and the CAC. Visitors will experience 30-minute tours of each museum. Tours meet in the 21C lobby. No registration is required.

Breaking Water Screening Program

Breaking WaterScreening Program CAC Black BoxFriday–Sunday, from 2 p.m. to close Each month will include a new screening of films: MayClaudia Peña Salinas, Metzilocan (2019); Shirley Bruno, Tezen (2016); Claudia Peña Salinas, Tlachacan (2017); Tash Naveau, Menaptwi (Smoked) (2018) JuneArjuna Neuman and Denise Ferreira da Silva, 4 Waters — Deep Implicancy (2018); Carolina Caycedo,...

Thursday Art Play

Join the CAC on Thursday mornings for creative playtime at Washington Park. This weekly program uses hands-on art making activities to excite and educate our youngest visitors. This FREE program is designed especially for children ages 2-6 years old, and their parents or caregivers. Older and younger siblings are always welcome...

Young Adult Lab: Rock Painting

Stop by every Thursday in the CAC Lobby for a free drop-in art making program for young adults! Looking for a free pet with zero responsibilities? Then this is the project for you! Join us as we create pet rocks of different shapes and sizes using natural materials and paint....

Broadcast Performance featuring Mark Shafer

BasketShop, an artist-run space out of Cincinnati, presents a performance by Mark Shafer. Shafer performs solo works under the moniker 1/2 Mang. He also performs and builds instruments with the experimental group/space Thriftsore Boratorium. Shafer was a singer/song writer for the influential Cincinnati punk band The Twerps, and now plays in...

Artist in Residence: Jeni Jenkins

Join Artist in Residence Jeni Jenkins every Friday in the CAC lobby for collaborative art making and discussion. The theme of the residency is TOGETHERNESS, which Jenkins uses as an umbrella for exploring issues related to prejudice, identity, relationships, community, belonging and stereotypes. Her main objective is to inspire people to...

Educator Workshop: When Self-care Isn't Enough

Educator Workshop: When Self-care Isn't Enough. The last several years have been hard on educators. Often administrations cite self-care and work-life balance without creating the conditions for this to be possible. Join us for a roundtable conversation with other educators and mindfulness expert Stacy Sims as we create a safe space...

Co-LAB: Contemplation in Nature: Burnet Woods

During this event we will engage in a meditation in nature, making space to listen to our environment and experience a different way of inhabiting the space. We will then engage in an exercise in nature journaling/nature sketching. This event is free and open to the public, though registration is recommended...

The Regional Gala

Join us for our Annual Gala and Afterparty on Saturday, August 20th, 2022 at the Contemporary Arts Center. The 2022 Gala is themed around the recent CAC Exhibition, The Regional, which "celebrates the artistic and cultural complexity of the Midwest, offering audiences a more comprehensive understanding of this time in this...

Thursday Art Play

Join the CAC on Thursday mornings for creative playtime at Washington Park. This weekly program uses hands-on art making activities to excite and educate our youngest visitors. This FREE program is designed especially for children ages 2-6 years old, and their parents or caregivers. Older and younger siblings are always welcome...

BowTy Attempts Everything Again

Thursday, August 25, 10:00 am-7:00 pm Location: Contemporary Arts Center BowTy Attempts Everything Again Organized by Pique as part of Artist-Run Spaces This piece will be ongoing the entire day the Contemporary Arts Center is open and will continue at Pique until “everything” has been attempted. In 2015, Steve Kemple...

Young Adult Lab: DIY Banners

For all of your photobooth needs, outdoor parties, and a fancy fireplace, join us this Thursday at the CAC for Young Adult Lab. As the summer comes to an end, we will be making DIY Banners to celebrate the small things in life. Supplies and snacks provided by the CAC. The...

Artist in Residence: Jeni Jenkins

Join Artist in Residence Jeni Jenkins every Friday in the CAC lobby for collaborative art making and discussion. The theme of the residency is TOGETHERNESS, which Jenkins uses as an umbrella for exploring issues related to prejudice, identity, relationships, community, belonging and stereotypes. Her main objective is to inspire people to...

Final Friday at the CAC

AUGUST 26: Final Friday at the CAC 4-7PM Artist in Residence Jeni Jenkins 6PM A Queen's Liberation Story 7-9PM Member-Exclusive Gallery Hours 7:30PM Docent-led Exhibition Tour Make the most of Final Fridays at the CAC by becoming a CAC Member—only $5 a month! Become a member today Artist in Resident Jeni Jenkins Join Artist in Residence Jeni Jenkins...

Co-LAB: A Queen's Liberation Story

Jori An Cotton and Desirae “The Silent Poet” Hosley will collaborate as writers/directors to produce A Queen's Liberation Story, an empowering performance based on the sex stories shared by black and brown women/womxn. A Queen’s Liberation Story reassures that talking about sex should not be shamed or hidden. Reclaiming your...

CAC@21C

Two museum experiences at one time! Enjoy a free, docent-led tour of the 21C and the CAC. Visitors will experience 30-minute tours of each museum. Tours meet in the 21C lobby. No registration is required.

Co-LAB: The Place of Stories: Burnet Woods

In this oral history session, we will open up the space for locals and enjoyers of Burnet Woods to create a collective history through storytelling. We will be able to learn about this land from the perspectives of those who built a relationship with it, and invite each other to...

C& Center of Unfinished Business Reading Group

In three slow-reading group events led by Dr. Chandra Frank, we will explore texts and ideas related to the C& Center of Unfinished Business installed in the CAC lobby and the Breaking Water exhibition. Participants will be invited to engage with short readings selected from the Center of Unfinished Business,...

Breaking Water

Breaking Water is a group exhibition bringing together works in installation, video, photography, painting, sculpture, and performance that offer a range of approaches to the subject of water, liquidity, and feminism.

Center of Unfinished Business by Contemporary And (C&)

A roving reading room and discussion-based program organized by the multimedia platform Contemporary And (C&) and conceived by C& co-founders and artistic directors Julia Grosse and Yvette Mutumba. Through the selection of significant and at times unsettling texts, the installation highlights the ubiquitous traces of colonialism that extend throughout all facets of life.

Artist-Run Spaces

A convening of independent arts organizations, nonprofits, and collectives throughout Ohio and northern Kentucky. Discover more than ten boundary-pushing communities of art makers.

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.