Exhibitions

Sheida Soleimani: What a Revolutionary Must Know

Sheida Soleimani’s solo exhibition brings together her full “Ghostwriter” series - visually arresting photographs, sculpture, and video that piece together the remarkable journey of her parents' escape from Iran’s totalitarian regime.

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.

Second Nature: 21c at CAC

Second Nature at the Contemporary Arts Center presents three works from the collection of 21c Museum Hotels.

Lillian Schwartz: Pictures from a Gallery

Decades before computers were small enough to fit on desktops, in our pockets, or strapped to our wrists, and when processing power would take days to generate an image, Lillian Schwartz created groundbreaking digital artworks.

Aaron Kent: Stains and Relics

Stains and Relics is a series by artist Aaron Kent that explores the intersection of ceramics and printmaking, delving into the concept of what is left behind in the world through the passage of time.

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.

SOFTlab: Gravity's Rainbow

This installation, suspended from the ceiling of the CAC’s Dr. Stanley & Mickey Kaplan Hall Lobby, takes something invisible

Journey of Healing: The Trauma-Informed Power of Art

Artists from the Greater Cincinnati region bring awareness to the lived experiences of those seeking a world where no woman lives in fear of violence.