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Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Maddy McFadden

Join our fall Artist-in-Residence, Maddy McFadden, Every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! The theme for Maddy’s residency is “Daydreaming and Space-Making.” Her practice engages with space as both a physical and philosophical concept, asks what happens when a space doesn’t...

Thursday Art Play: Terra Futura

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. This week we'll learn about the Terra Futura project and create artwork inspired by the artist Louisa L. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga...

Young Adult Lab: Design Your Own Ornaments

Join us every Thursday in the Creative Learning Center on the 6th floor of the CAC for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program! This week, we celebrate the holidays by designing our own ornaments! Artists and educators on hand to assist. Supplies and snacks will be provided by the...

Holiday Needle Felting

Join us for a unique workshop led by artist Karen Saunders, where you'll learn the art of transforming felt into one-of-a-kind images using cookie cutters and your imagination. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned crafter, this hands-on experience will ignite your creativity and leave you with a beautiful handmade...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Maddy McFadden

Join our fall Artist-in-Residence, Maddy McFadden, Every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! The theme for Maddy’s residency is “Daydreaming and Space-Making.” Her practice engages with space as both a physical and philosophical concept, asks what happens when a space doesn’t...

Yay! Play!

Come out and play at the Contemporary Arts Center’s newest family program! Drop by the CAC's Creativity Center from 10:30am-noon for a giant play date your little ones are sure to love. The Creativity Center is the perfect space to connect with parents and children through conversation and play. Join us...

Market Bleu @ CAC

Join us for the Market Bleu Winter Quarter Event on Saturday, December 7th from 6-10 p.m. This event is FREE and open to the public. Market Bleu, a quarterly event that allows artisans and artists to showcase and sell their products at the CAC, is located in the heart of downtown...

Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Maddy McFadden

Join our fall Artist-in-Residence, Maddy McFadden, Every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! The theme for Maddy’s residency is “Daydreaming and Space-Making.” Her practice engages with space as both a physical and philosophical concept, asks what happens when a space doesn’t...

Thursday Art Play: Holiday Gifts

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 and make some one-of-a-kind gifts sure to make a loved one smile.Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga...

Young Adult Lab: Poetry & Collage with Dani Clark

Join us every Thursday in the Creative Learning Center on the 6th floor of the CAC for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program! This week, we take a break from holiday craziness and focus in on collage and poetry with artist and poet, Dani Clark! Artists and educators on...

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....

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Maddy McFadden

Join our fall Artist-in-Residence, Maddy McFadden, Every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! The theme for Maddy’s residency is “Daydreaming and Space-Making.” Her practice engages with space as both a physical and philosophical concept, asks what happens when a space doesn’t...

Artist in Residence at the Public Library: Maddy McFadden

Join our fall Artist-in-Residence, Maddy McFadden, Every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! The theme for Maddy’s residency is “Daydreaming and Space-Making.” Her practice engages with space as both a physical and philosophical concept, asks what happens when a space doesn’t...

Thursday Art Play: Holiday Gifts

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 and make some one-of-a-kind gifts sure to make a loved one smile.Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga...

Young Adult Lab: Holiday Card Making

Join us every Thursday in the Creative Learning Center on the 6th floor of the CAC for Young Adult Lab, a free drop-in art making program! This week, we celebrate the holidays and the people we love by making holiday cards! Give it to your mom, your best friend, a co-worker...

Holiday Terrariums

Join us for a creative evening with artist Kateri Sparrow at our One Night One Craft event. Dive into a hands-on mini-terrarium workshop where you'll learn to design your own tiny world while enjoying refreshing cocktails. Your ticket includes snacks, drinks, and all the art supplies you'll need to create...

Artist in Residence at the CAC: Maddy McFadden

Join our fall Artist-in-Residence, Maddy McFadden, Every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! The theme for Maddy’s residency is “Daydreaming and Space-Making.” Her practice engages with space as both a physical and philosophical concept, asks what happens when a space doesn’t...

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...

Chip Thomas and the Painted Desert Project

Chip Thomas is a photographer, activist, and physician whose public murals appearing in the desert landscape of Northern Arizona reflect the spirit and struggles of the Navajo people and other marginalized communities.

Optical Authority

Students from the Art Academy of Cincinnati respond to the artist, materials, and themes presented in Subjective Evidence.

Barbara Probst: Subjective Evidence

Barbara Probst’s unique photographic practice, combining simultaneous, multiple views of a single scene, conveys a complex, playful, and darkly cinematic vision of people in time and space.

Terra Futura

Created in 2022 by artist and storyteller Louisa L, Terra Futura is more than an art project, it's a movement aimed at igniting passion and action inspired by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The project educates and empowers young minds to champion sustainability and drive positive change for a brighter future.

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