Happy 20th Anniversary to the CAC Building!

Discover how we will celebrate 20 years of our Zaha Hadid-designed building.

Contemporary Arts Center
Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center
for Contemporary Art
44 E. 6th Street,
Cincinnati, OH 45202

513 345 8400

A Co-LAB exhibition

On view through
18 June
2023

Through Her Eyes: Mama Representation Project

Through Her Eyes: Mama Representation is a multimedia explorative project centering the unique experiences of Black motherhood. The collaborative project is a platform for postpartum Black mamas to reclaim their stories and challenge stereotypes and the misogynoir that dominates the current narrative.

Voices & Visions

On view through
18 June
2023

Expressions by Cincinnati Asian American Artists

This exhibition celebrates the creativity and achievements of regional Asian American artists during the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Plants as sites of healing and change

On view through
06 August
2023

Ecologies of Elsewhere

Harnessing the physical and symbolic properties of plants as ontological agents of healing and resilience, as well as markers of exploitation and extraction

Presenting the ways we memorialize while questioning the underpinnings of public monuments

On view through
27 August
2023

Luis Camnitzer: Monuments to Unknown Heroes

A series of posters to under-recognized heroes by more than 100 artists, expanding upon a call organized in the early days of the 2020 pandemic.

Representing the rich histories of Cincinnati's Black communities

On view through
24 September
2023

Robert O'Neal: Open To All

The first museum retrospective of Cincinnati-based painter and activist, representing the rich histories of Cincinnati's Black communities

Addressing issues of access, cultural appropriation, and migration

On view through
24 September
2023

Baseera Khan: Weight on History

Addressing issues of access, cultural appropriation, and migration

The street as a site of becoming and resistance

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.

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