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Exhibitions and other items that run over several days.
Together, these paintings cover a wide range of subjects, including legendary heroes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, mythical gods, Daoist immortals, landscapes, flower-and-birds, and animals.
To See and Be Seen presents pictures by nineteen female photographers who examined society, expanded definitions of genre and craft, and explored topics of memory, identity, and the uses and materials of photography—often while working against social and institutional conventions that advantaged men.
Yayoi Kusama: All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins (2016) features an array of yellow gourds of various sizes, adorned with black polka dots, that are surrounded by mirrors. The result is an immersive installation that allows the visitor to become part of the artwork as they seemingly enter an infinite field of glowing pumpkins.
All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins illustrates Kusama’s characteristic themes, including infinity and obsessive repetition. The artist has described the pumpkin—one of her quintessential symbols—as a form of self-portraiture. A rare assemblage of a dozen Pumpkin acrylic paintings on canvas made between 1990-2004 will also greet gallery visitors, courtesy of the Masterworks Foundation.
Kusama’s career spans more than seven decades, and her Infinity Mirror Rooms are some of her most experimental and iconic works, often incorporating a variety of illuminated objects.
Infinity Mirror Room—Phalli’s Field (1965) was Kusama’s first installation to use mirrors to create a sense of endless space, featuring a floor covered in hundreds of red-spotted, white fabric-stuffed tubes. Kusama’s mirrored installations represented an innovative step in the emergence of an increasingly experiential practice. In each work, the visitor’s reflection seems to extend into infinity while they simultaneously have an intimate and individualized room experience.
All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins draws on Kusama’s seminal pumpkin room, Mirror Room (Pumpkin) (1991), which was shown at for the Japanese Pavilion at the 1993 Biennale Arte in Venice.
Yayoi Kusama: All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins is on loan from the Dallas Museum of Art.
Artists: Yayoi Kusama
Cost: Ticketed. Free for members. Tickets are available online only and are released one month prior to your visit date. Adult tickets: $17. Discounts available for seniors, college students, and children.
Nancy Rexroth: Secrets of My Power is the first major exhibition to explore the life and work of American photographer Nancy Rexroth. Born in 1946, Rexroth is known for a unique and powerful body of work made with a simple plastic camera published in 1977 under the title IOWA. A book unlike anything that came before it, IOWA remains a touchstone for many photographers nearly fifty years later.
This exhibition tells a richly detailed story of Rexroth’s original, often defiant artistic vision amid the changing social, institutional, and creative landscapes of the 1960s, 70s, and early 80s. Drawing on extraordinary access to the artist’s archive, it sheds new light on her most beloved photographs and enables a previously unavailable perspective on her work across five decades. Rexroth’s creative accomplishment emerges as a poetic, cogent, and remarkably cohesive exploration of the self, the will to expression, and the qualities and meanings of light.
Along with documents, snapshots, and personal possessions, the exhibition features nearly 150 artworks spanning the formative years before, during, and after Rexroth’s graduate studies at Ohio University to her later work with platinum, Polaroid transfer, and early digital tools. Many of the works on view exist in only one copy, and several are exhibited for the first time, including a 53-image carousel slide show, experimental multi-frame images on film, and a key corpus of self-portraits newly printed under the artist’s supervision from her negatives.
Nancy Rexroth: Secrets of My Power represents the public debut of the Nancy Rexroth Collection, an unparalleled archive of her life and work stewarded by the Cincinnati Art Museum. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated, multi-authored scholarly catalogue.
Artists: Nancy Rexroth
With Nathaniel M. Stein (curator)
Cost: Free to the Public
Tour the exhibition Nancy Rexroth: Secrets of My Power, then experiment with photographic processes while creating mixed -media and collage artwork.
About Saturday Morning Art Class
Build your child’s creative confidence and foundational artistic skills in this drop-off program for young artists ages 9–12. Each monthly four-class session, taught by instructors from the Art Academy of Cincinnati, focuses on a specific medium or technique—such as drawing, painting, printmaking, or textiles. Sessions begin with a guided art viewing experience in the museum’s galleries, where children will engage with inspiring works and ideas. Then, in our ground-floor classrooms, they will dive into hands-on learning and art making, applying what they have seen to create their own original pieces.
After registration, you will receive an email with program details and a child-information form. This form must be submitted before the start of the class session for your child to participate.
Waitlists will become available when sessions are full. If contacted by waitlist administrators, you will have 24 hours to confirm your slot. Call the front desk at 513-639-2983 to be added to the waitlist.
Refunds will be issued, minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, up to two weeks prior to the class session’s start date. No refunds will be issued within two weeks of the class session’s start date.
There are a limited number of scholarship spots based on financial need available for each class session. If you are interested in a scholarship, please fill out the scholarship application form. Scholarship applications must be submitted at least two weeks before the session ’s start date.
Cost: The Saturday Morning Art Class: Photo Collage is sold out. Please call the front desk to be added to the waitlist. Registration required. $40 per child for a four-class session.
Tours meet in the front lobby.
Discover the museum in just 60 minutes with CAM in 60, offered Tuesday–Sunday, highlighting artworks in our collection. The third‑Saturday tour includes ASL interpretation.
Thursday evening tours explore our exhibitions.
Homeschool and school groups as well as groups of 10 or more people are not permitted on public tours. Please reach out to the Tour Coordinator and submit a tour request form to ensure the best possible tour for your group.
Cost: Free. Registration is not required.
5pm Reception for Nancy Rexroth: Secrets of My Power
6pm Lecture with Nathaniel M. Stein, Curator of Photography at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
7pm Book signing with Artist Nancy Rexroth, Cincinnati, OH
Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) and American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation are provided
Artists: Nancy Rexroth
With Nathaniel M. Stein (speaker)
Cost: Free to Biennial Pass Holders
Enjoy photographic fun at this month's CAM Kids Day, inspired by the exhibition Nancy Rexroth: Secrets of My Power. Participate in a collaborative stop-motion video with artist Kenton Brett, make cyanotypes with artist Charity Rust Jordan, and create art with Visionaries + Voices. Enjoy an interactive performance from folk musicians Wild Carrot, drop in for Storytime with the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library, participate in a scavenger hunt, and more!
Drop-in activities include:
11 a.m.–1 p.m. Make art with Visionaries + Voices in Gallery 151 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Participate in a collaborative stop-motion video with artist Kenton Brett in the Great Hall 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Make cyanotypes with artist Charity Rust Jordan in the Koetters Family Classroom 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Craft your own frame in the Rosenthal Education Center (REC) 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Create a self-portrait in Gallery 127 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Play with light boxes in the Great Hall noon–1 p.m. Enjoy an interactive music performance with Wild Carrot in the Marek Family Commons noon–1 p.m. Drop in for Storytime with the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library in Gallery 126
Registered activities include:
10–10:40 a.m. Members-Only Baby Tours with songs from May Festival MiNiS for ages 0–2 11–11:45 a.m. Family Songs and Stories with the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library and May Festival MiNiS for ages 3–5
Artists: Kenton Brett
Cost: Free. Drop-in and pre-registered programs available.
Explore the galleries together as a family! Hear songs from the May Festival MiNiS and stories from the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library, all while looking closely at artwork in the Cincinnati Art Museum collection. This program is best suited for families with children aged 5 and under.
Cost: Free. Registration is required. Registration opens one month in advance.
Kick off the afternoon at 1 p.m. with a brief meditation session from our partner, The Well!
Following the meditation, creativity starts to flow as we prepare for the 2 p.m. performance of Ecotone: Sonic Ascent, a community sound art installation designed and produced by J. Howd. Five musical performances will transform five different plazas on the Art Climb into distinct sonic worlds. Inspired by the themes of Cosmic Cafe, Fairyland Forest, Crystal Cathedral, Haunted Shipwreck, and Steampunk Junkyard, the performance will create an evolving soundscape that changes with every step.
There is no single place to experience the performances—and that’s the point—wander, climb, pause, listen, and discover how the music shifts as you move between plazas. A melody heard from one level may blend with a rhythm from another; sounds that seem separate from one location may unexpectedly become part of a larger musical composition from another.
You are invited to join the performance with musical instruments, which you can make at the CAM Cruiser before the music starts, or percussion instruments that will be provided. With your help, we will create an immersive, site-specific musical journey where architecture, movement, imagination, and sound all come together.
From 3–5 p.m. we invite you to create a Community Canvas with Happen Inc., celebrating the fall season. The five plazas will continue to host our thematic visual interpretations, creating a perfect end-of-day photo op for guests.
Agenda:
1 p.m. Five-minute meditation with The Well 1–2 p.m. Instrument making with the CAM Cruiser and collaborative set building 2–3 p.m. PERFORMANCE, Ecotone: Sonic Ascent 3–4 p.m. Community Canvas with Happen Inc. and photo opportunities with sets
Cost: Free. Reservations not required.
Bring your toddler or preschooler to the Rosenthal Education Center (REC) for a morning of art-themed story books, sensory activities, and scavenger hunts! This fun and interactive 45-minute program gets your little ones excited about art in a fun and interactive way. Join us every first and third Wednesday of the month for a fun-filled story time. From June until the end of August, REC Reads will offer scavenger hunts for the galleries in place of artmaking due to higher expected attendance.
Cost: Free, drop-in. Registration not required.
This mindful-making series combines creativity and wellness. Each month, join local artist Charity Rust-Jordan for a meditation in the galleries followed by an easygoing art-making experience.
Cost: Registration required. $5 for general public Free for members
Explore the intersections of mental health, wellness, and art in this monthly gallery experience. Join a Self-Advocate from Project CARE, a program within the YWCA Greater Cincinnati, and a mindfulness expert from The Well for a discussion about art and mental health followed by a healing meditation or mind body practice.
Cost: Free, drop-in. Registration not required.
Join us for a creative night out! Enjoy a bite-sized art talk, a themed art-making activity, and delightful drinks while connecting with friends, old and new.
In October's edition, "unwind" as you listen to ghostly tales from the museum, including the story of Samuel Best's Tall-Case Clock. Then, create your own spooky mixed-media wall clock with the guidance of museum educators.
Each participant will receive one complimentary beverage (beer, wine, select mixed drink, or soft drink) to sip while you work. Additional beverages will be available for purchase. Light snacks will be provided.
Participants must be 21 years of age or older.
Cost: Registration required. Registration opens one month before the event. Members: $25 General public: $35 Ages 21+
Tours meet in the front lobby. Interested in exploring our monthly theme? Join us on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays for these focused tours. The theme for July is American Artists.
Thursday evening tours explore our temporary exhibitions. Please note: exhibition tours are not available for Yayoi Kusama: All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins. Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday tours highlight the collection, offering a unique view every time.
Cost: Free. Registration is not required.
This inclusive program will be a multisensorial gallery discussion followed by an art making experience that features connections between sight, sound, smell, touch and sometimes taste. Facilitation of this program is provided by a new partnership with Art Equals. This organization fosters community-driven, accessible opportunities for creative growth and healing. At each program, visitors will encounter a few select works of art and explore each one using multiple senses. Facilitators will introduce the artwork through detailed description, music, movement, smells, and tactiles. After exploring these works of art in the galleries, the facilitator will lead the group to the classroom for a tactile, all-ability art-making experience related to the day's gallery.
Cost: Registration required. $5 for general public Free for members
Stop by the Rosenthal Education Center (REC) between 1 and 3 p.m. on the second Sunday of the month to meet 2026 Rosenthal Education Center Artist in Residence Kenton Brett and create an original work of art to take home!
Artists: Kenton Brett
Cost: Free, drop-in.
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