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
March 2025 Events
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5 4:00 PM Artist In Residence at the Public Library: Adrienne Dixon
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March Artist In Residence at the Public Library: Adrienne Dixon ![]() |
6 10:30 AM Thursday Art Play: Creativity Center Artists
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March Thursday Art Play: Creativity Center Artists ![]() 1:30 PM Rituals of Regeneration: Crafting Native Bee Houses
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March Rituals of Regeneration: Crafting Native Bee Houses ![]() 4:00 PM Young Adult Lab: Watercolor Painting
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March Young Adult Lab: Watercolor Painting ![]() |
7 7:30 PM The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
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March The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre |
8 1:00 PM Artist In Residence at the CAC: Adrienne Dixon
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March Artist In Residence at the CAC: Adrienne Dixon ![]() 10:30 AM CAC Educator Workshop: Tiger Lily Urban Printers featuring Abrilijoanna Huerta
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March CAC Educator Workshop: Tiger Lily Urban Printers featuring Abrilijoanna Huerta ![]() 1:00 PM Student Gallery Talk for Change Spaces: 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition
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March Student Gallery Talk for Change Spaces: 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition ![]() 7:30 PM The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
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March The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre |
9 7:30 PM The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
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March The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre |
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12 4:00 PM Artist In Residence at the Public Library: Adrienne Dixon
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March Artist In Residence at the Public Library: Adrienne Dixon ![]() |
13 10:30 AM Thursday Art Play: Printing Party!
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March Thursday Art Play: Printing Party! ![]() 4:00 PM
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March Young Adult Lab: Fiber Art ![]() 7:30 PM The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
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March The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre |
14 7:30 PM The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
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March The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre |
15 1:00 PM Artist In Residence at the CAC: Adrienne Dixon
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March Artist In Residence at the CAC: Adrienne Dixon ![]() 1:00 PM The Shock Doctrine-Naomi Klein
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March The Shock Doctrine-Naomi Klein ![]() 7:30 PM The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
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March The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre |
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19 4:00 PM Artist In Residence at the Public Library: Adrienne Dixon
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March Artist In Residence at the Public Library: Adrienne Dixon ![]() |
20 10:30 AM Thursday Art Play: Hello Spring!
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March Thursday Art Play: Hello Spring! ![]() 4:00 PM Young Adult Lab: Pinch Pot Making
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March Young Adult Lab: Pinch Pot Making ![]() 7:30 PM The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
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March The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre |
21 7:30 PM The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
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March The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre |
22 12:55 PM Artist In Residence at the CAC: Adrienne Dixon
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March Artist In Residence at the CAC: Adrienne Dixon ![]() 7:30 PM The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
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March The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre |
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26 4:00 PM Artist In Residence at the Public Library: Adrienne Dixon
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March Artist In Residence at the Public Library: Adrienne Dixon ![]() 10:30 AM
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March Art Play Hike: French Park ![]() |
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29 1:00 PM Artist In Residence at the CAC: Adrienne Dixon
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March Artist In Residence at the CAC: Adrienne Dixon ![]() |
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March 2025 Events
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February
2025
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Artist In Residence at the Public Library: Adrienne Dixon
Join our Winter Artist-in-Residence, Adrienne Dixon, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC RESIDENCY THEMEChromatic Spaces: Exploring the Intersection of Color, Architecture, and CommunityRESIDENCY DESCRIPTIONThe Contemporary Arts Center’s Artist in Residence program invites artists to explore the dynamic relationship between architecture,...
05
March
2025
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Artist In Residence at the Public Library: Adrienne Dixon
Join our Winter Artist-in-Residence, Adrienne Dixon, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC RESIDENCY THEMEChromatic Spaces: Exploring the Intersection of Color, Architecture, and CommunityRESIDENCY DESCRIPTIONThe Contemporary Arts Center’s Artist in Residence program invites artists to explore the dynamic relationship between architecture,...
06
March
2025
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday Art Play: Creativity Center Artists
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 local artists in the Creativity Center and create artwork inspired by their installations. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga following...
06
March
2025
Thursday
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Rituals of Regeneration: Crafting Native Bee Houses
For our Spring Co-LAB, led by artist Rebecca Nava Soto and in collaboration with Old Growth Cooperative, this Co-LAB explores sustainability and Indigenous regeneration through artist-adapted native bee houses. Participants will engage in a process to craft these structures as ritual art objects, serving ecological restoration and reimagining community through...
06
March
2025
Thursday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Young Adult Lab: Watercolor Painting
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'll be experimenting with watercolors! You'll be able to create and paint your own watercolor however you'd like and take your work home...
06
March
2025
Thursday
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Figure Drawing
For the months of January- March participants will be learning or brushing up on their figure drawing skills. 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 group discussion about...
07
March
2025
Friday
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
HIGHER, an original rock musical with book, music, and lyrics by Mark Levine, arranged by Eric Knechtges, and developed by American Legacy Theatre (ALT), returns for the first time since its world premiere in 2021. Taking place not in the Black Box, but brought to life within the gallery. Reimagined in...
08
March
2025
Saturday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Artist In Residence at the CAC: Adrienne Dixon
Join our Winter Artist-in-Residence, Adrienne Dixon, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! RESIDENCY THEMEChromatic Spaces: Exploring the Intersection of Color, Architecture, and CommunityRESIDENCY DESCRIPTIONThe Contemporary Arts Center’s Artist in Residence program invites artists to explore the dynamic relationship between architecture,...
08
March
2025
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Annual Book Sale
Looking to expand your personal library or elevate your collage making game? Join us in person on March 8th & 9th for our Annual Book Sale, where you'll uncover unique titles that are sure to cultivate creativity, and catalyze your curiosity! Whether you're an art lover, a collector, or simply looking...
08
March
2025
Saturday
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
CAC Educator Workshop: Tiger Lily Urban Printers featuring Abrilijoanna Huerta
Abrilijoanna Huerta is a contemporary illustrator, comic artist, and screen printer based in Cincinnati. Known by the alias - GoreCat - Huerta specializes in horror, sci-fi, and punk themed artwork. Huerta is active across an array of community organizations working on diverse issues from supporting climate change and sustainability, to...
08
March
2025
Saturday
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Student Gallery Talk for Change Spaces: 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition
Join us on Saturday, March 8th as students discuss their works from the Changing Spaces: 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition in the 4th floor gallery starting at 1pm. For artists, space is a precious resource. Materials, tools, and completed artworks require room for storage, and the artists themselves need a place to...
08
March
2025
Saturday
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
HIGHER, an original rock musical with book, music, and lyrics by Mark Levine, arranged by Eric Knechtges, and developed by American Legacy Theatre (ALT), returns for the first time since its world premiere in 2021. Taking place not in the Black Box, but brought to life within the gallery. Reimagined in...
09
March
2025
Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Annual Book Sale
Looking to expand your personal library or elevate your collage making game? Join us in person on March 8th & 9th for our Annual Book Sale, where you'll uncover unique titles that are sure to cultivate creativity, and catalyze your curiosity! Whether you're an art lover, a collector, or simply looking...
09
March
2025
Sunday
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
HIGHER, an original rock musical with book, music, and lyrics by Mark Levine, arranged by Eric Knechtges, and developed by American Legacy Theatre (ALT), returns for the first time since its world premiere in 2021. Taking place not in the Black Box, but brought to life within the gallery. Reimagined in...
12
March
2025
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Artist In Residence at the Public Library: Adrienne Dixon
Join our Winter Artist-in-Residence, Adrienne Dixon, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC RESIDENCY THEMEChromatic Spaces: Exploring the Intersection of Color, Architecture, and CommunityRESIDENCY DESCRIPTIONThe Contemporary Arts Center’s Artist in Residence program invites artists to explore the dynamic relationship between architecture,...
13
March
2025
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday Art Play: Printing Party!
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 Tiger Lily Press exhibition in the P&G Gallery and celebrate the joy of printing with lots of creative projects. Stick...
13
March
2025
Thursday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Young Adult Lab: Fiber Art
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'll be experimenting with fiber! We'll have the sewing machines out as well as plenty of fabric and old clothing for you to...
13
March
2025
Thursday
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
HIGHER, an original rock musical with book, music, and lyrics by Mark Levine, arranged by Eric Knechtges, and developed by American Legacy Theatre (ALT), returns for the first time since its world premiere in 2021. Taking place not in the Black Box, but brought to life within the gallery. Reimagined in...
14
March
2025
Friday
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
HIGHER, an original rock musical with book, music, and lyrics by Mark Levine, arranged by Eric Knechtges, and developed by American Legacy Theatre (ALT), returns for the first time since its world premiere in 2021. Taking place not in the Black Box, but brought to life within the gallery. Reimagined in...
15
March
2025
Saturday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Artist In Residence at the CAC: Adrienne Dixon
Join our Winter Artist-in-Residence, Adrienne Dixon, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! RESIDENCY THEMEChromatic Spaces: Exploring the Intersection of Color, Architecture, and CommunityRESIDENCY DESCRIPTIONThe Contemporary Arts Center’s Artist in Residence program invites artists to explore the dynamic relationship between architecture,...
15
March
2025
Saturday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Shock Doctrine-Naomi Klein
In her groundbreaking reporting, Naomi Klein introduced the term "disaster capitalism." Whether covering Baghdad after the U.S. occupation, Sri Lanka in the wake of the tsunami, or New Orleans post-Katrina, she witnessed something remarkably similar. People still reeling from catastrophe were being hit again, this time with economic "shock treatment,"...
15
March
2025
Saturday
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
HIGHER, an original rock musical with book, music, and lyrics by Mark Levine, arranged by Eric Knechtges, and developed by American Legacy Theatre (ALT), returns for the first time since its world premiere in 2021. Taking place not in the Black Box, but brought to life within the gallery. Reimagined in...
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March
2025
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Artist In Residence at the Public Library: Adrienne Dixon
Join our Winter Artist-in-Residence, Adrienne Dixon, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC RESIDENCY THEMEChromatic Spaces: Exploring the Intersection of Color, Architecture, and CommunityRESIDENCY DESCRIPTIONThe Contemporary Arts Center’s Artist in Residence program invites artists to explore the dynamic relationship between architecture,...
20
March
2025
Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday Art Play: Hello Spring!
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 celebrate the first day of spring with some seasonal art making. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga following each Art Play session. Free...
20
March
2025
Thursday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Young Adult Lab: Pinch Pot 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! In honor of Spring coming, we'll be celebrating with pinch pot making! Pinch Pots are simple ceramic works made with your hands. Once you make...
20
March
2025
Thursday
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Figure Drawing
For the months of January- March participants will be learning or brushing up on their figure drawing skills. 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 group discussion about...
20
March
2025
Thursday
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
HIGHER, an original rock musical with book, music, and lyrics by Mark Levine, arranged by Eric Knechtges, and developed by American Legacy Theatre (ALT), returns for the first time since its world premiere in 2021. Taking place not in the Black Box, but brought to life within the gallery. Reimagined in...
21
March
2025
Friday
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
HIGHER, an original rock musical with book, music, and lyrics by Mark Levine, arranged by Eric Knechtges, and developed by American Legacy Theatre (ALT), returns for the first time since its world premiere in 2021. Taking place not in the Black Box, but brought to life within the gallery. Reimagined in...
22
March
2025
Saturday
12:55 PM - 3:00 PM
Artist In Residence at the CAC: Adrienne Dixon
Join our Winter Artist-in-Residence, Adrienne Dixon, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! RESIDENCY THEMEChromatic Spaces: Exploring the Intersection of Color, Architecture, and CommunityRESIDENCY DESCRIPTIONThe Contemporary Arts Center’s Artist in Residence program invites artists to explore the dynamic relationship between architecture,...
22
March
2025
Saturday
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Basement: CAC's Black Box Lab Presents American Legacy Theatre
HIGHER, an original rock musical with book, music, and lyrics by Mark Levine, arranged by Eric Knechtges, and developed by American Legacy Theatre (ALT), returns for the first time since its world premiere in 2021. Taking place not in the Black Box, but brought to life within the gallery. Reimagined in...
26
March
2025
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Artist In Residence at the Public Library: Adrienne Dixon
Join our Winter Artist-in-Residence, Adrienne Dixon, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC RESIDENCY THEMEChromatic Spaces: Exploring the Intersection of Color, Architecture, and CommunityRESIDENCY DESCRIPTIONThe Contemporary Arts Center’s Artist in Residence program invites artists to explore the dynamic relationship between architecture,...
26
March
2025
Wednesday
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Art Play Hike: French Park
Art Play Hike is an outdoor series in partnership with the Contemporary Arts Center and Cincinnati Parks. Join us this month as we explore French Park and take part in hands-on art making related to nature. This program is designed for children ages 2-10 and their parent or caregiver. Art...
28
March
2025
Friday
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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...
29
March
2025
Saturday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Artist In Residence at the CAC: Adrienne Dixon
Join our Winter Artist-in-Residence, Adrienne Dixon, every Wednesday 4-6PM at the downtown Public Library and every Saturday 1-3pm right here at the CAC! RESIDENCY THEMEChromatic Spaces: Exploring the Intersection of Color, Architecture, and CommunityRESIDENCY DESCRIPTIONThe Contemporary Arts Center’s Artist in Residence program invites artists to explore the dynamic relationship between architecture,...
On-Going Events
Through
16
March
2025
Teen Art Show: Finding Your Place
As teens age out of childhood and begin taking steps toward adulthood, it can be hard to find their place. Finding Your Place will feature work that celebrates, laments, and expresses all the feelings that fall in between when trying to figure out who you are.
Through
30
March
2025
Tiger Lily Press: Urban Printers
The culminating exhibition forTiger Lily Press' Urban Printers.
Through
30
March
2025
Changing Spaces: 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition
MFA graduate students exhibit their thesis works
Through
25
May
2025
Vivian Browne: My Kind of Protest
This exhibition recovers the depth and variety of the more than three-decade career of Vivian Browne (b. 1929, Laurel, FL; d. 1993, New York, NY). The exhibition features paintings, prints, and works on paper across seven bodies of work, as well as ephemera that highlight Browne’s pioneering activism and influential teaching career.
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.
Through
31
October
2026
SOFTlab: Gravity's Rainbow
This installation, suspended from the ceiling of the CAC’s Dr. Stanley & Mickey Kaplan Hall Lobby, takes something invisible