You’re invited to the biggest playdate of the year!
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 Pink Pony Club Kids Karaoke; Sisters Tattoo creating temporary tattoo art; community art activations with fan-favorite local muralist Joshua Stout; Cindependent screening Reels on Wheels shorts in the Creativity Center and UnMuseum®; sips from Rhinegeist, and brunch cocktails + mocktails; fun with Cincinnati mascots; interactive donut creation stations with Holtman’s Donuts; Drag Story Time with Brock Leah Spears; Drawing from Scratch with Nytaya Babbitt, all emceed by local personality Kate Mock Elliott!
Children ages 2 and under are free and Adult Member tickets start at just $25. All proceeds from Artful Adventure support CAC’s exhibitions and programs, ensuring CAC remains a lab for understanding ourselves, others, and the world around us through the experience and creation of all contemporary art forms.
All Day! Choose your own art adventure while enjoying brunch bites from Cincinnati favorites, including The Bonbonerie, The Arepa Place, Holtman's Donuts, Taste of Belgium, Seasons 52, The Frank at CAC, and more!
10:30a.m. – 12:00p.m. - Yay! Play!
Drop by the CAC's Creativity Center for a giant play date your little ones are sure to love. This month's offering will focus on shape and color! Get creative and:
- Design an Eye Spy sensory bottle to take home, filled with colorful objects to search for.
- Take part in a collaborative building challenge with transparent cups and colorful tubes on the Creativity Center’s glowing light pads.
- Whip up some color mixing experiments at our rainbow water sensory stations.
- Try your hand at Gelli printing! Make a one-of-a-kind print to take home using repurposed materials of different shapes and textures.
- Create a shadow wand and experiment with shapes and light.
11:15a.m. - 11:45a.m. - Drag Story Time with Brock Leah Spears
- Celebrate creative storytelling through the arts of Drag and performance!
11:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. - Crafting with Indigo Hippo
- Create your own masterpiece with reused and repurposed materials!
1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. - Drawing from Scratch with CAC's own artist and educator Nytaya Babbit
- Whether you're a beginner looking to explore your artistic side or a seasoned artist wanting to level up your abilities, our group drawing class is the perfect place for creativity and connecting with fellow art enthusiasts.
1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. - Artist in Residence: Karen Boyhen
- Join team Tiny Cincinnati! Together we'll build a small-scale version of our city from the ground up. Construction materials include paper mache, recycled materials, found objects and other mixed media. Draw, paint, build, explore materials, and once the sculpture starts to take shape, utilize stop motion as well. Reimagine Cincinnati with us — no experience necessary!
All Day! - Temporary Tattooing with Sisters Tattoo
- Unleash your creativity and make a statement with temporary tattoos from our talented friends at Sisters Tattoo!
All Day! - Community Art Project with Joshua Stout Art
- Get ready to free your inner artist and be a part of something bigger than yourself - a vibrant, collaborative art project that you'll have to see to believe.
All Day! - Drive-In Movies with Cindependent Film Festival
- Sit back and enjoy some family-friendly short film in the Reels on Wheels in the Creativity Center! Little film enthusiasts can take in the show from drive in box “cars”. We'll provide the popcorn!