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Clifton Cultural Arts Center brings people together through the shared experience of art.
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10/02/2025

Celebrate Emerging Talent at CCAC!
CCAC is proud to collaborate with to present the Summerfair Cincinnati: Emerging Artists exhibit, showcasing incredible work by junior and senior art majors from local universities.
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 13, 6–8 PM
Location: CCAC’s Gallery
Exhibit Dates: February 13–28
Join us for the opening reception and share your experience with us and !

07/02/2025

Spend your Saturday morning with us! 10 AM Clifton Cultural Arts Center

06/02/2025

✔️ Mark your calendars! This year's "Emerging Artists" exhibition opens Thursday, Feb. 13 at Clifton Cultural Arts Center.

See works by the next generation of artists, nominated by their professors, juried by Summerfair, and given the chance to exhibit their work among their peers. Each of the artists is a junior or senior art major at Art Academy of Cincinnati, Miami University, Mount St. Joseph University, Northern Kentucky University, Thomas More University, DAAP (official), and Xavier University.

The exhibition continues through Feb. 28.

02/02/2025

Find Your Zen in the Gallery!
Join us for Yoga in the Gallery at CCAC, starting Feb 5, 2025. Breathe, move, and meditate surrounded by inspiring art, in collaboration with World Peace Yoga.
Scholarships available to ensure everyone can join!
Register now for this unique experience.
🔗https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2025/YogaintheGallery

01/02/2025

Love is in the air!
Join our Pop-up Valentines Family Workshop or our Cookie Decorating class at CCAC on Feb 8, 2025!
Bring your loved ones and get creative making pop-up valentines together.
Fair Share Pricing means everyone can join — pay what you can!
Register now to secure your spot!
🔗https://cliftonculturalarts.org/classes/?filter=valentine

31/01/2025

Create with Clay!
Join our Clay Hand Building Story Tiles session at CCAC, starting Feb 6, 2025!
Fair Share Pricing ensures everyone can participate — pay what you can!
Registration ends Jan 31—don’t miss out!
🔗https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2025/ClayHandbuilding

31/01/2025

Thanks to NOW in the NATI for having us on to share all the free and low-cost ways CCAC has to bring people together bond over creative expression!

Learn why creating and making is such a big deal at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center.

27/01/2025

Discover Batik Painting!
Join us at CCAC to explore this vibrant art form, starting Feb 3, 2025!
Fair Share Pricing ensures everyone can participate — pay what you can!
Registration ends Jan 31—don’t miss out!
🔗https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2025/HotArtSampler

25/01/2025

Create with Color!
Join our Stained Glass classes at CCAC, starting Feb 5, 2025!
Fair Share Pricing ensures everyone can participate — pay what you can!
Registration ends Jan 31—don’t miss out!
🔗https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2025/StainedGlass

24/01/2025

Learn a New Language This Year!
Join our American Sign Language classes at CCAC, starting Feb 3, 2025!
Fair Share Pricing ensures everyone can participate — pay what you can!
Registration ends Jan 27—don’t miss out!
🔗https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2025/AmericanSignLanguage

24/01/2025

Storytime + Playtime = Fun!
Bring your little ones to Play + Tales on Thurs, Feb 6 @ 9:30 AM at CCAC! 🧸
This special event is crafted to entertain and engage kids through storytelling and playful interaction.
Location: 3412 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati
Perfect for curious, creative minds—don’t miss out!

22/01/2025

Get ready for laughter you can’t script!
Join Highly Improvable on Sat, Feb 1 @ 8 PM for a night of hilarious, audience-fueled improv comedy at CCAC🎭
Tickets are just $12 ($15 day of)—grab yours now for guaranteed laughs! Ages 13+ welcome!
🔗https://cliftonculturalarts.org/ccac-events/highly-improvable-february-2025/

21/01/2025

Discover the Art in Fiber!
The FIB3R IS ART exhibition is still on at CCAC—don’t miss it! 🎨 Explore stunning works by talented fiber artists now through Feb 7 at the CCAC Gallery.
Gallery Hours:
Mon/Wed/Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM
Tues/Thurs: 10 AM – 8 PM
Sat: 10 AM – 12 PM

20/01/2025

Dine for a Cause!
Join us Sat, Jan 25, 4–10 PM at Taste of Belgium OTR (1135 Vine St) and support CCAC! 🍻 Mention CCAC when you dine in, and 20% of your meal will be donated to the Clifton Cultural Arts Center.
Don’t miss their famous Liege Waffles and Chicken—reserve your spot today! ✨ 🔗https://cliftonculturalarts.org/ccac-events/taste-of-belgium-ccac-fundraiser/

19/01/2025

Spark imaginations at CCAC’s Art + Tales!
Perfect for kiddos ages 2-4, this weekly class combines picture book storytime with hands-on (messy) creative art projects! 🖌️🌟
🆓 Free to join (suggested donation $5)—but space is limited, so don’t wait to snag a spot!
➡️ Pre-register today and watch your little one’s creativity bloom!
🔗https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2025/ArtTales

18/01/2025

Love coffee? Us too!
Join CCAC for Sunset Salons: Coffee on Tuesday, Jan 21, 6-7:30 PM 🫘🖤
Meet expert panelists from local favorites like Sidewinder Coffee, Mom ‘n ‘em, and Unataza Coffee.
🎟️ Tickets are just $10 ($12 day of)—reserve yours now and bring your coffee curiosity!
🔗https://cliftonculturalarts.org/ccac-events/sunset-salons-coffee/

17/01/2025

CliftonFest 2025 is back on September 13!
Calling all artists, makers, chalk artists, and performers! Share your talent and be part of this vibrant celebration.
➡️ Learn more and sign up now:
🔗https://cliftonculturalarts.org/events/cliftonfest/
We can’t wait to see you there! 🎉🎨🌟

17/01/2025

No school? No problem!
Enroll your little artist in School’s Out Art Camp at CCAC—a full day of creativity, fun, and socializing for kids in grades K-6.
💡 Scholarships (up to $100!) and Ohio ACE program support ensure every child can join the fun!
➡️ Secure your spot now!
🔗https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2025/SchoolsOutArtCamp

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Opening Hours

Monday	09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday	09:00 - 17:00
Friday	09:00 - 17:00
Saturday	09:00 - 13:00

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+15134972860

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http://www.cliftonculturalarts.org/

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🎥✨ Our friends at The Esqiure Theater are hosting a special screening of STICKER MOVIE on December 14! This documentary dives into the creative world of sticker art and the artists who bring color and character to cities worldwide – including the legendary Shepard Fairey, who recently added his magic to CCAC with a stunning wheat-paste mural. 🖼️🎨 Don’t miss this peek into the sticky side of street art! 🎟️ Grab your tickets now: https://www.esquiretheatre.com/events/30599-sticker-movie/ Tag your artsy crew and mark your calendars! 🗓️✨ Esquire, Mariemont & Kenwood Theatres Obey Giant

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Burning Caravan at Wednesdays in the Woods 2024

Meet us at Burnet Woods Park for live music from The Burning Caravan until 9pm!

Jake Speed & The Freddies at Wednesdays in the Woods 2024

Jake Speed & The Freddies is live at Burnet Woods until 9pm (or until the rain comes!)

The SunBurners at Wednesdays in the Woods 2024

The SunBurners at Wednesdays in the Woods are live until 9pm!

Daglio is live at the Burnet Woods Bandstand tonight until 9pm!

Dayton Salsa Project at Wednesdays in the Woods 2024

Dayton Salsa Project is live at CCAC tonight until 9pm!

Vudu Childe at Wednesdays in the Woods 2024

Meet us at Burnet Woods for live music until 9pm! Tonight’s performance by Vudu Childe is hosted by Western & Southern

Positive Vibe Band at Wednesdays in the Woods 2024

Wednesdays in the Woods is live at Burnet Woods until 9pm tonight, June 12! Light p

☔️ Tonight's concert by The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars will move to the McKillip Theater inside CCAC’s new home at 3412 Clifton Ave, one block north of Burnet Woods. We will still have beer for sale, food trucks posted outside the building, and free kids art! Just bring your lawn chair up to the third floor, sit back, and enjoy the show.

Explore the neighborhood and discover some of Clifton's historic and contemporary homes & gardens. Advance tickets are just $30. https://cliftonculturalarts.org/clifton-home-garden-tour/

Join us on Mother's Day for a unique experience! Explore Clifton's historic and contemporary homes & gardens with our guided tour. Tickets are just $30 if you order now! https://cliftonculturalarts.org/clifton-home-garden-tour

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More than a community arts center, CCAC is a community-created arts center.

Big dreams, no dollars

True story: The idea to re-imagine the historic Clifton School building as a cultural arts center originated in 2004, a wholly unanticipated outcome of the Cincinnati Public Schools’ $1 billon Master Plan to design schools as Community Learning Centers.

As CPS would be vacating the century-old building, the community was asked if it was interested in leasing it to create an arts center. Sure, what could go wrong, right? And with that, a small core of believers grew into a vast group of residents, volunteers, activists and community leaders – from Clifton, Uptown and across Cincinnati – who all came together to make it happen.

Dream until your dreams come true

Today, after countless volunteer hours – and millions in donations, support, investment and improvements – CCAC celebrates a decade of growth as a collaborative, inclusive, multi-venue arts center for children, families, adults and seniors, as well as established and emerging artists, educators and art programmers. A community-created place where …

People of all age, race, culture and socioeconomic status connect with one another through creation, interpretation and appreciation of art.

Children develop creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and other 21st century skills by engaging in the arts.

Artist entrepreneurs establish themselves as teachers; emerging artists develop their talent and build their profession; and small nonprofit arts organizations find a unique home among likeminded people.

The Clifton School

The Clifton School is itself a work of art, constructed in 1906 in the Beaux-Arts style with myriad architecturally significant and historic details, including original Rookwood water fountains, an ornate theater and its grand Great Hall. Indeed, its majestic clock tower, among the most recognizable features in Clifton, marks the geographic center of one of Cincinnati’s most treasured and historic communities.

What’s Next?

The Clifton Cultural Arts Center will be relocating from our current home at 3711 Clifton Avenue in late summer 2018. CCAC’s original home, the 53,000 sq. ft., 1906 Clifton Elementary School building, is slated to become a new CPS neighborhood school, serving children from Clifton, CUF and Spring Grove Village (also known as Clifton Area Neighborhood School, or CANS). CCAC board, staff and volunteers are currently in the search process for a new home to carry CCAC’s mission and vision into the future.