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 2023 Events
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1 4:00 PM Artist in Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
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November Artist in Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth ![]() |
2 10:30 AM Thursday Art Play: Construct and Create
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November Thursday Art Play: Construct and Create ![]() 4:00 PM
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November Young Adult Lab: DIY Stickers ![]() |
3 7:00 PM Opening Reception for Tai Shani: MBR
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November Opening Reception for Tai Shani: MBR ![]() |
4 11:00 AM Artist-In-Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
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November Artist-In-Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth ![]() |
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7 10:30 AM Art Play Hike: Mt Airy Treehouse
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November Art Play Hike: Mt Airy Treehouse ![]() |
8 4:00 PM Artist in Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
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November Artist in Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth ![]() |
9 10:30 AM Thursday Art Play: Set the Stage
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November Thursday Art Play: Set the Stage ![]() 4:00 PM Young Adult Lab: Character Design (Holmes School Takeover)
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November Young Adult Lab: Character Design (Holmes School Takeover) ![]() 5:30 PM Opening Reception for Wounded Healers
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November Opening Reception for Wounded Healers ![]() |
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11 11:00 AM Artist-In-Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
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November Artist-In-Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth ![]() |
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15 4:00 PM Artist in Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
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November Artist in Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth ![]() 11:00 AM Homeschool Wednesday: Creative Building Tour
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November Homeschool Wednesday: Creative Building Tour ![]() 5:15 PM
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November Women in Architecture Panel ![]() |
16 10:30 AM Thursday Art Play: Creative Collages
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November Thursday Art Play: Creative Collages ![]() 4:00 PM Young Adult Lab: Special Edition w/ Julia Lipovsky
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November Young Adult Lab: Special Edition w/ Julia Lipovsky ![]() |
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18 11:00 AM Artist-In-Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
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November Artist-In-Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth ![]() 2:00 PM Co-LAB: Architectural Abstractions II
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November Co-LAB: Architectural Abstractions II ![]() |
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25 11:00 AM Artist-In-Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
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November Artist-In-Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth ![]() |
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29 5:00 PM Closing Reception for Artist-In Residence: Jamie Lee Elizabeth
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November Closing Reception for Artist-In Residence: Jamie Lee Elizabeth ![]() |
30 10:30 AM Thursday Art Play: Let's Experiment!
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November Thursday Art Play: Let's Experiment! ![]() 4:00 PM
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November Young Adult Lab: DIY Magnets ![]() 5:00 PM Art Academy Student Show Reception
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November Art Academy Student Show Reception ![]() 6:00 PM One Night One Craft: Familial Tapestries
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November One Night One Craft: Familial Tapestries ![]() | ||
November 2023 Events
01
November
2023
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Artist in Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
Join Jamie-Lee Elizabeth, our Artist-In-Residence for this Fall, every Wednesday from 4-6PM and every Saturday from 11am-1pm in our Creativity Center for free collaborative art making and discussion! Jamie-Lee's residency will be focusing on the themes of vulnerability and human connection by exploring love and heartbreak, friendship and family, black womanhood,...
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November
2023
Wednesday
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Bespoken Live
Bespoken Live uses storytelling and story-listening to spark contagious hope and belonging. Bespoken facilitates story exchanges, both in person and digitally, with mindfulness techniques, trauma-informed activities, and tailored story crafting approaches. Bespoken believes we discover who we are by knowing each others' stories. We move toward healing when we tell...
02
November
2023
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday Art Play: Construct and Create
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 artists from the CAC exhibition A rehearsal on legacy and create artwork inspired by their work. Stick around for some...
02
November
2023
Thursday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Young Adult Lab: DIY Stickers
Join us every Thursday in the Creative Learning Center at the CAC for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program! This week, we'll be designing our own stickers! We'll have stickers of varying shapes and sizes for anyone participating! Artist’s and educators will be on hand to assist....
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November
2023
Friday
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Opening Reception for Tai Shani: MBR
Join us as we commemorate the opening of the first U.S. solo exhibition for British artist Tai Shani, featuring a newly commissioned feature-length film. 7PM CAC Member Reception (Become a member today) 8PM Public Opening The reception will feature a cash bar, light bites, and the opportunity to come together in community. The public...
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November
2023
Saturday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Artist-In-Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
Join Jamie-Lee Elizabeth, our Artist-In-Residence for this Fall, every Wednesday from 4-6PM and every Saturday from 11am-1pm in our Creativity Center for free collaborative art making and discussion! Jamie-Lee's residency will be focusing on the themes of vulnerability and human connection by exploring love and heartbreak, friendship and family, black womanhood,...
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November
2023
Tuesday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Art Play Hike: Mt Airy Treehouse
Art Play Hike is an outdoor series in partnership with the Cincinnati Parks. Join us this month as we explore Mt Airy Treehouse and take part in hands-on art making. Bundle up! These monthly hikes will take place rain or shine. Come explore the great outdoors with your little one. This...
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November
2023
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Artist in Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
Join Jamie-Lee Elizabeth, our Artist-In-Residence for this Fall, every Wednesday from 4-6PM and every Saturday from 11am-1pm in our Creativity Center for free collaborative art making and discussion! Jamie-Lee's residency will be focusing on the themes of vulnerability and human connection by exploring love and heartbreak, friendship and family, black womanhood,...
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November
2023
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday Art Play: Set the Stage
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 Tai Shani and create artwork inspired by their work. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga following each Art Play...
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November
2023
Thursday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Young Adult Lab: Character Design (Holmes School Takeover)
Join us every Thursday in the Creative Learning Center at the CAC for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program! This week, we'll be crafting characters through mixed media. The idea and planning for this week's YAL was made by Holmes High School art students! Snacks and supplies...
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November
2023
Thursday
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Opening Reception for Wounded Healers
Wounded Healers is a collaborative community exhibition between the Contemporary Arts Center and Zonta Club of Cincinnati. This exhibition will feature two-dimensional works that depict the personal and painful journey of physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse leading to healing, hope, and wholeness. Featured works range from drawing, painting, photography, and print....
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November
2023
Saturday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Artist-In-Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
Join Jamie-Lee Elizabeth, our Artist-In-Residence for this Fall, every Wednesday from 4-6PM and every Saturday from 11am-1pm in our Creativity Center for free collaborative art making and discussion! Jamie-Lee's residency will be focusing on the themes of vulnerability and human connection by exploring love and heartbreak, friendship and family, black womanhood,...
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November
2023
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Artist in Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
Join Jamie-Lee Elizabeth, our Artist-In-Residence for this Fall, every Wednesday from 4-6PM and every Saturday from 11am-1pm in our Creativity Center for free collaborative art making and discussion! Jamie-Lee's residency will be focusing on the themes of vulnerability and human connection by exploring love and heartbreak, friendship and family, black womanhood,...
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November
2023
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
With Art in Mind
With Art in Mind programs are a comfortable gathering that allow people living with dementia and their care partners to socialize and engage in activities in a safe, welcoming environment. Free for all. Reserve your spot by emailing Shannon Braun, or call 513-979-2302.
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November
2023
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Homeschool Wednesday: Creative Building Tour
Join us for a second private tour of the CAC exhibition inspired by the museum's architect, Zaha Hadid. Following the tour students will create their own creative project inspired by the artwork they explored in the gallery. This program is designed for children ages 6-12 and their parents or caregiver. Tickets...
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November
2023
Wednesday
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Women in Architecture Panel
The Lois and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art was designed by the most famous female architect in history, Zaha Hadid. Her success, however, is unique. In America, women make up 50% of architect students, but only 23% of registered architects are women. Panelists Neena Jud, AIA (Harmony Architecture), Emily...
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November
2023
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday Art Play: Creative 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. Let's use collage, and some collaboration, to create unique works for art inspired by our Creativity Center! Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga...
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November
2023
Thursday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Young Adult Lab: Special Edition w/ Julia Lipovsky
Join us every Thursday in the Creative Learning Center at the CAC for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program! This week, we have a special drop in visit from an artist who's work is featured at the CAC and CAM, Julia Lipovsky! Come on out for a...
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November
2023
Saturday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Artist-In-Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
Join Jamie-Lee Elizabeth, our Artist-In-Residence for this Fall, every Wednesday from 4-6PM and every Saturday from 11am-1pm in our Creativity Center for free collaborative art making and discussion! Jamie-Lee's residency will be focusing on the themes of vulnerability and human connection by exploring love and heartbreak, friendship and family, black womanhood,...
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November
2023
Saturday
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Co-LAB: Architectural Abstractions II
Architectural Abstractions II: Conceptual Models Architects and designers use models to study and understand their designs in three dimensions. Models can be used to study form, construction techniques, build-ability, materiality, details, lighting, and more. They can be abstract or realistic and everything in between. Massing models are conceptual models that study...
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November
2023
Friday
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
CAC@21c
Join a CAC docent for a half-hour guided tour of the 21c exhibitions followed by a half-hour tour of the Contemporary Arts Center exhibitions. Come early to Metropole to enjoy a complimentary cocktail and tour will meet in the lobby of the 21c. Event is free and meets on the...
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November
2023
Saturday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Artist-In-Residence: Jamie-Lee Elizabeth
Join Jamie-Lee Elizabeth, our Artist-In-Residence for this Fall, every Wednesday from 4-6PM and every Saturday from 11am-1pm in our Creativity Center for free collaborative art making and discussion! Jamie-Lee's residency will be focusing on the themes of vulnerability and human connection by exploring love and heartbreak, friendship and family, black womanhood,...
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November
2023
Wednesday
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Closing Reception for Artist-In Residence: Jamie Lee Elizabeth
Jamie-Lee Elizabeth has our Artist-In-Residence for this Fall. To celebrate her stellar residency, we're having a closing reception which will include live poetry readings, snacks and drinks, and creative writing prompts for you to join in on the fun privately, with friends, or maybe even having the chance to read...
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November
2023
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday Art Play: Let's Experiment!
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. Bring your little ones to Art Play as we experiment with different painting materials. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga following each Art...
30
November
2023
Thursday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Young Adult Lab: DIY Magnets
Join us every Thursday in the Creative Learning Center at the CAC for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program! This week, we'll be designing our own magnets! We'll have magnets of varying shapes and sizes for anyone participating! Artist’s and educators will be on hand to assist....
30
November
2023
Thursday
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Art Academy Student Show Reception
Reception for the student show, Dimensional, in the Community Gallery, 5-7pm. Students from the Art Academy of Cincinnati respond to the artists, materials, architecture, and themes presented in A Permanent Nostalgia for Departure.
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November
2023
Thursday
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
One Night One Craft: Familial Tapestries
Join us for a special workshop where art and family memories intertwine. Led by Keith Wallick, a multi-disciplinary artist from Los Angeles, California, this workshop uses the process of sublimation to transfer images onto fabric. Wallick’s uses this technique in his own art practice to memorialize moments with his family....
On-Going Events
Through
05
November
2023
Underworld Black Arts Festival and Rush Arts Foundation
In coordination with The Underworld Black Arts Festival, a selection of prints from Rush Arts 25thAnniversary Print Portfolio are featured in the CAC’s P&G Gallery.
Through
12
November
2023
Community Gallery Growing Roots
This exhibition invites the viewer to learn more about local BIPOC farming and growing initiatives. Photographs and a short film document the experiences of several of these individuals, as well as their reflections on some of the themes explored by the work in Ecologies of Elsewhere.
Through
10
December
2023
Wounded Healers
Artists finding healing from abuse through artistic expression
Through
14
January
2024
Dimensional
Students from the Art Academy of Cincinnati respond to the artists, materials, architecture, and themes presented in A Permanent Nostalgia for Departure.
Participating students:
Dominique Braxton
Maddy Degyanksy
Gavin Dessauer
Mina Gomez
Erick Guzman
Li hurdle
Echo Joy
Shay Lane
Daisy Lorenz
Derek Sally
Kaylee Sgouris
Mar Silvers
Elizabeth Zajkowski
Through
28
January
2024
A Permanent Nostalgia for Departure
A view of Zaha Hadid's legacy not as a conclusive overview, but rather as a point of departure full of possibilities and reflections
Through
14
April
2024
Tai Shani: MBR
Drawing on queer and feminist theory, and political ideologies of collectivism, to ponder love as a device for healing and resistance.
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.