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CAC's Artist in the Park: Karen Boyhen

Visit the CAC’s Summer Artist-in-Residence, Karen Boyhen, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the Washington Park Porch! Karen is also at the CAC every Saturday 1-3pm! Join team Tiny Cincinnati! Together we'll build a small scale version of parts our city from the ground up. Construction materials include: paper mache, recycled materials, found...

Thursday Art Play: Donut Day!

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. Tomorrow is National Donut Day (which is a VERY important day). Let’s celebrate by painting giant cardboard donuts, building donuts sculptures and of course...

Young Adult Lab: Art Journaling

Join us every Thursday from 4:00-6:00pm. This week, we'll be art journaling! Think scrapbooking, but more artsy! Come create with us! All art supplies will be provided by the CAC. Artists and educators on hand to assist. Supplies and snacks will be provided by the CAC. The CAC's Teen Programs are made...

Creative Café

The Creative Café is not just a place, it's a vibrant community where artists, performers, and visionaries come together to inspire and be inspired. Picture yourself immersed in a space filled with art, conversation, and a lively atmosphere. As you sip on your favorite drink, you'll be surrounded by fellow...

Artful Adventure: A Fundraising Playdate

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...

The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre

Join American Legacy Theatre (ALT) for a full read-through — and sing-through! — of a new, original musical, Bridge City. Written by Kennen Butler and presented by ALT, Bridge City delves into the Black experience in America, celebrating the dreams, joy, and aspirations of the Black community while exploring societal...

Thursday Art Play: Father's Day Gift Making

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. Stop by the Creativity Center to make some fabulous gifts for all those awesome Dads, Grandfathers, or special role models in your life. Stick...

Young Adult Lab: Cloud Lanterns

Join us every Thursday from 4:00-6:00pm. This week we'll be making fun cloud lanterns using paper lanterns and polyfill! All art supplies will be provided by the CAC. Artists and educators on hand to assist. Supplies and snacks will be provided by the CAC. The CAC's Teen Programs are made possible in...

Opening Reception: ProjectArt Exhibition

Join us on June 12 from 5-7pm for the opening celebration of ProjectArt Presents: Inner Worlds, Shared Spaces, now showing in The Collective Gallery sponsored by P&G. ProjectArt, a national nonprofit that reimagines art education by transforming public libraries into vibrant creative hubs, presents Inner Worlds, Shared Spaces, a group exhibition...

Painting for All Skill Levels

For the months of April-June participants will be learning or brushing up on their painting skill. We invite all skill levels. These classes are free and are open to participants 16+. These classes run from 5:30pm-7pm every other Thursday. During each session attendees will have 10-15 minutes to have a...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Karen Boyhen

Join our Summer Artist-in-Residence, Karen Boyhen, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! Free with admission. There is no charge for visitors 18 and under. Join team Tiny Cincinnati! Together we'll build a small scale version of parts our city from the...

CAC's Artist in the Park: Karen Boyhen

Visit the CAC’s Summer Artist-in-Residence, Karen Boyhen, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the Washington Park Porch! Karen is also at the CAC every Saturday 1-3pm! Join team Tiny Cincinnati! Together we'll build a small scale version of parts our city from the ground up. Construction materials include: paper mache, recycled materials, found...

Behind-the-Scenes Tour with Marcus Leslie Singleton

Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience with artist Marcus Leslie Singleton at the Contemporary Arts Center, ahead of the opening of his new exhibition, Marcus Leslie Singleton: New Steps. Get rare insight into Singleton’s creative process as he is joined by Executive Director Christina Vassallo, Curator Theresa Bembnister, and Director...

Opening Reception for "Marcus Leslie Singleton: New Steps"

Join us in celebrating the world premiere of Marcus Leslie Singleton: New Steps, the first solo museum exhibition dedicated to Singleton's nuanced, deeply intimate paintings of Black American communities. 7 PM Artist + Curator Talk – $5 for Non-Members, Free for Members (Email Membership@cincycac.org for Promo Code) 7 PM Exclusive gallery access,...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Karen Boyhen

Join our Summer Artist-in-Residence, Karen Boyhen, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! Free with admission. There is no charge for visitors 18 and under. Join team Tiny Cincinnati! Together we'll build a small scale version of parts our city from the...

CAC's Artist in the Park: Karen Boyhen

Visit the CAC’s Summer Artist-in-Residence, Karen Boyhen, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the Washington Park Porch! Karen is also at the CAC every Saturday 1-3pm! Join team Tiny Cincinnati! Together we'll build a small scale version of parts our city from the ground up. Construction materials include: paper mache, recycled materials, found...

Thursday Art Play: Sensory Stations

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. Sometimes experimenting is the best part about art. It’s fun to make, fail and try again. Pick a sensory station to create and...

Young Adult Lab (Featuring Midwestern Lesbian!): Pride Pronoun Button Making

Join us every Thursday from 4:00-6:00pm. This week, we'll be designing pronoun buttons for Pride and we'll be joined by our friends over at Midwestern Lesbian! All art supplies will be provided by the CAC. Artists and educators on hand to assist. Supplies and snacks will be provided by the CAC. The...

Painting for All Skill Levels

For the months of April-June participants will be learning or brushing up on their painting skill. We invite all skill levels. These classes are free and are open to participants 16+. These classes run from 5:30pm-7pm every other Thursday. During each session attendees will have 10-15 minutes to have a...

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...

Regional 90 Community Gallery Opening

Join us from 7-9pm for the opening celebration of Regional 90: Connecting, Empowering, and Supporting Local Artists, now showing in the CAC's Community Gallery. Regional Connections features works by artists living and working in Cincinnati, OH or Indianapolis, IN and surrounding cities. This annual show comes to the CAC as a...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Karen Boyhen

Join our Summer Artist-in-Residence, Karen Boyhen, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! Free with admission. There is no charge for visitors 18 and under. Join team Tiny Cincinnati! Together we'll build a small scale version of parts our city from the...

CAC's Artist in the Park: Karen Boyhen

Visit the CAC’s Summer Artist-in-Residence, Karen Boyhen, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the Washington Park Porch! Karen is also at the CAC every Saturday 1-3pm! Join team Tiny Cincinnati! Together we'll build a small scale version of parts our city from the ground up. Construction materials include: paper mache, recycled materials, found...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Karen Boyhen

Join our Summer Artist-in-Residence, Karen Boyhen, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! Free with admission. There is no charge for visitors 18 and under. Join team Tiny Cincinnati! Together we'll build a small scale version of parts our city from the...

The Anti-Robot Inundation Army

The artist Paul Wright presents The Anti-Robot Inundation Army Project, an ongoing art project exploring media, propaganda, data, information, knowledge, and web programming.

Student Art Show: 2025 CAC School Program

Celebrating its 42nd year of continuous operation, the CAC School Outreach Program is the longest-running arts outreach program for K through 12th-grade students in Ohio. The student art show is the culminating event of the program year.

ProjectArt Presents: Inner Worlds, Shared Spaces

Group exhibition of ProjectArt teaching artists and students.

Regional 90 Community Gallery Opening

Regional Connections features works by artists living and working in Cincinnati, OH or Indianapolis, IN, and Louisville KY and surrounding cities. The show comes to the CAC as a collaboration with artist collective Region 90, created by Cierra Fogle and co-founder Maxine Wallace.

Ohio Now: State of Nature

'Ohio Now: State of Nature' brings together artists across Ohio who focus on sustainability, agriculture, food justice, and natural ecologies.

Marcus Leslie Singleton: New Steps

This exhibition presents the results of the new steps Marcus Leslie Singleton took in his artistic practice following his return from a month-long artist residency at La Four­chette de Rōze, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in January 2024.

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.

SOFTlab: Gravity's Rainbow

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