Gallery Hours
- Monday - Wednesday: Building is closed
- Thursday - Friday: 10am - 7pm
- Saturday - Sunday: 10am - 4pm
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Members: Free
Kids 18 and under: Free
General Admission: $12
SNAP/EBT Recipients: Free
CAC Holiday Hours
- New Year's Day: Closed
- Martin Luther King, Jr Day: Closed
- President's Day: Closed
- Memorial Day: Closed
- Juneteenth: Closed
- Independence Day: Closed
- Thanksgiving Day: Closed
- Christmas Eve: Closed
- Christmas Day: Closed
- New Year's Eve: Closed
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Policies
Through our programs, exhibitions, and outreach, CAC offers experiences with local and global art and artists and encourages one’s creative potential. Embedded in the fabric of our community, and committed to lifelong learning, CAC serves as a space where people can reflect, create, collaborate, and connect.
CAC is dedicated to ensuring all experiences are inclusive, respectful, productive, and harassment-free for everyone and to maintaining an atmosphere where all can enjoy our events and exhibits. In order to provide a safe and enjoyable learning experience for all, we ask that all visitors to CAC please abide by these policies and the CAC Code of Conduct. Visitors in violation of these policies may be subject to denial of entry into CAC, removal without a refund, and/or loss of ticket privileges for future exhibitions, programs, and events.
General Policies
- Contemporary Arts Center’s code of conduct can be found here.
- CAC is a non-collecting institution, and gallery floors may be closed while exhibitions are changed out. Call us at (513) 345-8400 or visit the Exhibition page to learn about current exhibitions on view.
- Do not touch the artwork. Visitors should always keep a safe distance of approximately an arm’s length or three (3) feet away.
- No food or beverages are permitted on the Gallery floors. Items must be tossed or left at the Front Desk with a Visitor Experience associate. Water fountains are available throughout the building for your convenience.
- Umbrellas are not permitted in the galleries and must be left at the Front Desk with a Visitor Experience Associate.
- If you get lost or have any questions about CAC or the artwork on display, you can find Gallery Security stationed throughout the galleries to assist you.
Bags + Backpacks
- Backpacks, packages, luggage, shopping bags, and other excessively large items (11 x 15 x 4 inches) are not permitted in the galleries and must be left at the Front Desk with a Visitor Experience Associate. CAC is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
- Diaper bags and bags containing medical equipment are permitted in the galleries, but we ask visitors be mindful of their surroundings while exploring the galleries.
Strollers + Wagons
- Stollers are generally permitted; however, this policy is subject to change depending on the current exhibitions, their fragility, and any additional requests by the exhibitions’ artists. Please call (513) 345-8400 if you have any questions.
Unaccompanied Teens + Students
- Contemporary Arts Center's full Unaccompanied Minor Admission, Privacy, + Protection policy can be found here.
- Visitors 12 and Under must be accompanied by an adult 18 or older.
- Teens (13–17) without a parent or legal guardian present may be required to present a valid student ID or their active CAC Teen Membership for admission. Visitors who are unable to present valid proof of eligibility may be denied access to teen-or student-specific admissions or programs.
- CAC Teen Membership registration forms are available at the Front Desk located in the Kaplan Hall Lobby and must be filled out by or with a parent or legal guardian present for consent purposes.
Pets
- Pets are not permitted in the CAC. Service animals as defined by the ADA are welcome. Please do not leave pets in your vehicle. The ADA defines service animals as the following: Dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.
Sketching + Photopgrahy
- Sketching and notetaking with a pencil or colored pencil is permitted. For the safety of the artwork on display, use of pens, markers, charcoal, pastels, paint and the like is strictly prohibited.
- Please do not use the gallery walls as a writing surface. Instead, borrow a clipboard from our Front Desk located in the Kaplan Hall Lobby.
- Non-flash still photography and video on mobile phones or small cameras and recording devices for personal and/or educational purposes (non-commercial use) is permitted. However, photographing or filming CAC staff, volunteers, docents or other visitors without their consent is strictly prohibited.
- Professional photography sessions for music videos, weddings, prom, fashion, family photographs and the like require that advance arrangements be made with our Assistant Director of Visitor Experience at krobinson@cincycac.org; in addition, there is a $150 location fee for professional photography.
- Media outlets looking to photograph or film at the CAC, should contact PR & Communications at communications@cincycac.org
- In order to protect the objects photographed and the safety of other visitors, we ask that you refrain from the following when photographing or filming at CAC:
- Use of tripods
- Use of lighting equipment
- Use of selfie sticks
- Sketching + photography may not inhibit or interrupt the experience of other visitors or staff and may not limit accessibility to galleries, exhibitions, entrances/exits, doorways, stairways and high traffic areas.
Lost + Found
- Lost + found is located at the Security Desk. If you have lost an item, please contact us by phone at (513) 345-8400 or by emailing the Head of Security (cmoulton@cincycac.org).
Non-Discrimination + Eligibility Verification (Ohio Compliance)
The Contemporary Arts Center (“CAC”) is committed to maintaining an environment that is inclusive, equitable, and free from unlawful discrimination, in accordance with the Ohio Civil Rights Act and all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Policies requiring proof of eligibility for access to certain programs, benefits, or admissions—such as the presentation of a valid student identification or an active Teen Membership—are applied uniformly and consistently and are based solely on program eligibility and operational requirements. These requirements are not intended to, and do not, discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other status protected by law.
CAC staff are expected to enforce eligibility verification requirements in a professional, respectful, and non-discriminatory manner. Reasonable accommodations will be considered where required by law or appropriate under CAC policy.
For more information contact the Assistant Director of Visitor Experience at krobinson@cincycac.org.