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
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Exhibition
On view through
15
November
2026
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Convergence exhibition
The Indigenous Peoples’ Day Convergence exhibition brings together contemporary artists to highlight that Indigenous expression is not a recover of what was lost, but an explosive celebration of what has always survived.
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Exhibition
On view through
24
January
2027
Leonard Harmon - People of the Good River
Indigenous culture is too often trapped in history books or reduced to outdated stereotypes. People of the Good River challenges these misconceptions by capturing the vibrant, everyday realities of Indigenous people living in Cincinnati today.
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Exhibition
On view through
07
February
2027
In the Interest of Time
In the Interest of Time presents work by seven artists with ties to Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky who investigate the relationship of their subject matter to time, moving beyond the conventional wisdom that a photograph captures a single moment of truth.
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Exhibition
On view through
07
February
2027
Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance)
CAC hosts the second presentation of artist Widline Cadet’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States. The exhibition explores Black diasporic life through Cadet's deeply personal examination of emigrating from Haiti to the United States, family, memory, and belonging.
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Exhibition
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
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Exhibition
On view through
30
December
2027
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.