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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
22
March
2026
States of Becoming: 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition
MFA graduate students exhibit their thesis works.
On view through
22
March
2026
Faces
Featuring a dynamic and international group of emerging artists, the exhibition explores the profound meaning carried in every texture, style and strand. From natural hair to locs and tapered fades, these world-class works speak life into the journey of diverse hair - a journey of self-expression, heritage, and defiance.
On view through
05
April
2026
Collecting: Classical to Contemporary Art from the University of Cincinnati
Great universities hold great art collections that offer inspiration, knowledge, and learning. They present opportunities to appreciate and interact with original works and enrich our overall human experience. This exhibition showcases a careful selection of works that reveal collecting practices over 200 years at the University of Cincinnati.
On view through
29
March
2026
Teen Art Show: Butterfly Effect
Butterfly Effect explores this pivotal stage of life, highlighting the many ways young adults wrestle with the choices placed before us and the impact those choices carry.
On view through
15
March
2026
Illustrated Memoir Project
Voices from Nakivale: Illustrated Memoirs by Young People in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement
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