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
25
January
2026
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.
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
25
January
2026
Second Nature: 21c at CAC
Second Nature at the Contemporary Arts Center presents three works from the collection of 21c Museum Hotels.
On view through
25
January
2026
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.
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
08
March
2026
Illustrated Memoir Project
Voices from Nakivale: Illustrated Memoirs by Young People in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement