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Clifton Cultural Arts Center brings people together through the shared experience of art.
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09/01/2025

🎻✨ Step into the magic of Ireland with CCAC! ✨🎻
Join us for Second Sunday Showtime: A Taste of Ireland on Sun, Jan 12 from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm!
☘️Live performances by McGing Irish Dancers and the Riley School of Irish Music☘️
➡️ Register today and get ready for an unforgettable afternoon! 🔗https://cliftonculturalarts.org/ccac-events/second-sunday-showtime-a-taste-of-ireland/

07/01/2025

06/01/2025

CCAC will operate on a mixed schedule on Tuesday, January 7. Check our updating WEATHER CANCELLATION page for class specifics.

EDIT: No morning classes today.

05/01/2025

CCAC will be closed Monday, January 6 due to inclement weather. Enjoy the snow day!

01/01/2025

Clifton Cultural Arts Center is opening the building that supporters have dreamt of since the organization was created 20 years ago.

31/12/2024

🎨 Celebrate the New Year with the gift of creativity! CCAC’s vision is to unite our community through art, and with your support, we keep programming accessible for all. ❤️Every gift counts

Donate today at https://cliftonculturalarts.ddock.gives/?givingPageId=2a6b9945-ce57-4a97-86f4-d6398c46619f

30/12/2024

🎭 Lights, camera, action at CCAC's After School Theater classes! 🎟️

Spark your child’s imagination and storytelling skills—register today at https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2025/AfterSchoolTheaterTheActingLab

🌟 Fair Share Pricing makes it affordable for all!

28/12/2024

☕Wake up and smell the coffee at CCAC's Sunset Salons: Coffee!

Dive into the world of coffee with Sidewinder Coffee and more experts from local coffee companies! Whether you're a connoisseur or just love a good brew, this event will perk you up!

Reserve your spot today at https://cliftonculturalarts.org/ccac-events/sunset-salons-coffee/

27/12/2024

🏺Explore ancient artistry in CCAC’s Clay: Greek Pots class! Create stunning Grecian-style coil pots from Jan 9–30, 2025.

🌟 Fair Share Pricing makes it affordable for all!

Sign up today at https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2025/ClayHandbuilding

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! And a joyful holiday season to all from us here at CCAC!

23/12/2024

🧵 Discover the art of embroidery with CCAC! Create a fabric treasure map in Intro to Embroidery.

🌟 Fair Share Pricing makes it affordable for all!

Sign up now at https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2025/IntrotoEmbroidery

22/12/2024

🎨❄️ Don’t miss out! It’s your LAST CHANCE to sign up for CCAC’s Winter Break Art Camp!
🗓️ Dec 30, 2024 – Jan 3, 2025 (No camp Jan 1)
👩‍🎨 For grades K-6

Give your child a creative winter break filled with fun, friends, and self-expression. Sign up today before it’s too late! https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2024/WinterBreakArtCamp

21/12/2024

🔥 Try something new with CCAC's Hot Art Sampler series! Each month, explore a different art style—like 3D Printing, Batik Painting, Statement Jewelry, and more. 🎨💎
🎉 No experience needed—just bring your creativity! Register now and spark your imagination! https://cliftonculturalarts.org/classes/?filter=hotart

🌟 Fair Share Pricing makes it affordable for all!

20/12/2024

Happy Last Day of School for Cincinnati Public Schools!

Did you know that CCAC offers amazing after school classes in art, dance, and theater for grades K-6—perfect for young creators. 🎨💃🎭
Join the fun and nurture creativity after school. Register now at https://cliftonculturalarts.org/classes/?filter=afterschool

🌟 Fair Share Pricing makes it affordable for all!

19/12/2024

✨ Share the joy of creativity with CCAC! Your support helps us absorb over $100,000 each year to keep art accessible for everyone. ✨

🎁 Every donation matters—$5, $50, or $500! Give $250+ by Dec 31 to become a Friend of CCAC.

Make your gift today at www.ccacneedsyou.com

18/12/2024

Discover bold creativity at Back to Black, an inspiring drawing class at CCAC! 🎨
Learn to bring colors to life on black-toned paper and explore new artistic dimensions.The class is led by celebrated artists, Erin Morgan Smith Glenn, whose artwork is pictured here.

Fair Share Pricing makes it accessible for everyone!

Don’t miss this chance, sign up today https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2025/BacktoBlack

17/12/2024

🎭✨ Explore your creativity with CCAC's amazing classes! From art and dance to music, wellness, and more—there’s something for everyone. 🎨💃
🌟 Fair Share Pricing ensures these opportunities are accessible to all. Join us in learning, creating, and connecting!

Find your class today at https://cliftonculturalarts.org/classes/

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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

Website

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.