Contemporary Arts Center
Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center
for Contemporary Art
44 E. 6th Street,
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513 345 8400
The CAC is dedicated to showing contemporary art that inspires thought, action, and creativity
On view through
08
January
2023
Napoleon Maddox: What You Holdin'?
Director, MC, multimedia artist, and Cincinnati-native Napoleon Maddox will host our October-January CoLAB series and exhibition titled What You Holdin’?. Inspired by the resourcefulness of the Black Arts tradition, this program is centered around the notion of ‘designing your future and life, using your own blueprint with the materials on hand.’
On view through
15
January
2023
On the Line: Documents of Risk and Faith
A group exhibition examining the complex relationship between humans and nature
On view through
12
February
2023
Images on which to build, 1970s-1990s
Activism, education, and media production in trans, queer, and feminist movements
On view through
12
February
2023
Cameron Granger: The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Heaven
Meditations on Black history and culture, and the communities that continue to thrive, persist, and love
On view through
25
September
2023
Baseera Khan: Weight on History
Addressing issues of access, cultural appropriation, and migration
On view 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.