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
19
October
2025
Marcus Leslie Singleton: New Steps
This exhibition presents the results of the new steps Marcus Leslie Singleton took in his artistic practice following his return from a month-long artist residency at La Fourchette de Rōze, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in January 2024.
On view through
07
September
2025
Ohio Now: State of Nature
'Ohio Now: State of Nature' brings together artists across Ohio who focus on sustainability, agriculture, food justice, and natural ecologies.
On view 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
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.
On view through
03
August
2025
Regional 90 Community Gallery
Regional Connections features works by artists living and working in Cincinnati, OH or Indianapolis, IN, and Louisville KY and surrounding cities. The show comes to the CAC as a collaboration with artist collective Region 90, created by Cierra Fogle and co-founder Maxine Wallace.
On view through
07
September
2025
2025 Truth & Innovation Showcase
Original artwork of 25 BIPOC artists commissioned through ArtsWave’s Black and Brown Artist Grant program.