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
August 2022 Events
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6 2:00 PM Breaking Water Screening Program
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13 2:00 PM Breaking Water Screening Program
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August Breaking Water Screening Program ![]() 10:00 AM Co-LAB: Clean-Up Day: Tending to Our Urban Oasis
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14 2:00 PM Breaking Water Screening Program
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18 4:00 PM Young Adult Lab: Rock Painting
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August Young Adult Lab: Rock Painting ![]() 6:00 PM Broadcast Performance featuring Mark Shafer
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20 10:00 AM Educator Workshop: When Self-care Isn't Enough
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August Educator Workshop: When Self-care Isn't Enough ![]() 10:00 AM Co-LAB: Contemplation in Nature: Burnet Woods
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25 All Day BowTy Attempts Everything Again
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August BowTy Attempts Everything Again ![]() 4:00 PM
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August Young Adult Lab: DIY Banners ![]() |
26 6:00 PM Co-LAB: A Queen's Liberation Story
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August Co-LAB: A Queen's Liberation Story ![]() |
27 10:00 AM Co-LAB: The Place of Stories: Burnet Woods
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August Co-LAB: The Place of Stories: Burnet Woods ![]() |
28 2:00 PM C& Center of Unfinished Business Reading Group
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August 2022 Events
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July
2022
Sunday
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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,...
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August
2022
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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...
06
August
2022
Saturday
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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,...
07
August
2022
Sunday
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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,...
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August
2022
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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...
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August
2022
Saturday
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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,...
13
August
2022
Saturday
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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...
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August
2022
Saturday
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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.
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August
2022
Sunday
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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,...
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August
2022
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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...
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August
2022
Thursday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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....
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August
2022
Thursday
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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...
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August
2022
Friday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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...
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August
2022
Saturday
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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...
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August
2022
Saturday
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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...
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August
2022
Saturday
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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...
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August
2022
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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...
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August
2022
Thursday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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...
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August
2022
Thursday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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...
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August
2022
Friday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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...
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August
2022
Friday
3:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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...
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August
2022
Friday
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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...
26
August
2022
Friday
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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.
27
August
2022
Saturday
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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...
28
August
2022
Sunday
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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,...
On-Going Events
Through
14
August
2022
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.
Through
11
September
2022
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.
Through
11
September
2022
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.
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.