Evenings for Educators

 

Evenings for Educators is the Cincinnati Art Museum’s monthly teacher professional development program. Through the lens of the Cincinnati Art Museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions, Evenings for Educators supports all subjects taught in the classroom. We encourage a STREAM approach as well as Twenty-First Century Learning strategies in the museum and classroom. This program is offered for teachers of all grade levels and disciplines, art appreciation volunteers, pre-service education majors, teaching artists as well as community and museum educators.

 

This program happens on the third Thursday of the month from 4-7 pm at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

 

Participating teachers will receive CEU certificates in May. Graduate credit is available for an additional fee through Ashland University. For more information, email schoolandteachers@cincyart.org. 

 

If you need accessibility accommodations for any programs or events, please email access@cincyart.org. Please contact us at least two weeks in advance to ensure accommodations can be made.

 

Art Museum Members: Please use the SIGN IN or REGISTER buttons at the top-right of your screen to login prior to adding purchases to your cart. Once signed in, you will receive your Member discount for this event at checkout.

Evenings for Future Educators

All college education majors are invited to attendthisprogram for Future Educators.Explorehow CAM can be a resourcefor you as both a student and a future educator! Learn more about our teacher professional development programs, how you can get involved and meet other area college students.

For more information, emailschoolandteachers@cincyart.org.

Fine Art Flow

Join us for a gallery chat and yoga flow in Gallery 229. This class is accessible to participants of all levels and abilities, and various modifications will be offered.

This program happens on the last Thursday of the month from 6:30-8:00pm.

$7 members, $15 non-members. Reservations Required. Capacity is limited.

Guests must bring their own yoga mats and water bottles are not allowed in the galleries.

If you need accessibility accommodations, please contact us in advance at access@cincyart.org.

Art Museum Members: Please use the SIGN IN or REGISTER buttons at the top-right of your screen to login prior to adding purchases to your cart. Once signed in, you will receive your Member discount for this event at checkout.

Summer Camp 2025

Summer Camp at the Cincinnati Art Museum!

Camp Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Summer Camp 2025 Weeks

Nature Makers

Connect with the natural world through art! Campers will create their own masterpieces inspired by plants, animals, landscapes, and natural textures, fostering a deeper appreciation for both art and the environment. Through nature walks and garden discoveries, paired with hands-on art activities, kids can connect with their environment and unleash their creativity.

June 9–13
June 16–20

Future Foodies

Join us for a creative culinary adventure inspired by the Farm to Table exhibition. This camp celebrates the stories of what we eat through food-inspired art activities and exploration. Campers can make miniature foods, design their own restaurant, and dream up their own pizza recipe. It’s a fun and flavorful way to spark curiosity and creativity!

June 23–27
July 7–11

Messy Fun Weird

Explore the messy world of artistic innovation by combining unusual techniques, materials, and tools. This week’s campers will dive into a variety of media—paints, fabrics, clay, collage, and more—blending them in unique ways to create imaginative artwork. It may get messy, and it may seem weird, but it’s sure to be a fun time!

July 14–18
July 21–25

Enchanted Worlds

Step into a realm of imagination and magic, where young adventurers can journey through the worlds of fairytales and mythology. Campers will make art inspired by mythical creatures, enchanted landscapes, and magical stories as we explore the fantastical art found in the museum's collection.

July 28–August 1
August 4–8

CAM Staff Guided Adult Tour

Ticketed Exhibition - Cycle Thru! and Farm to Table

One ticket, two exhibitions!

Cycle Thru! The Art of the Bike

Friday, April 4–Sunday, August 24, 2025

The Thomas R. Schiff Gallery (Gallery 234 & 235)

Gear up to see a cast iron velocipede designed in the mid-1800s, a 1901 Wolff-American Ice Bicycle engineered to traverse a frozen course, a seafoam green 1950s Huffy Radiobike designed so riders could cruise to their tunes of choice, and Pee-Wee Herman’s customized 1953 Schwinn DX Cruiser starring in Tim Burton’s 1985 film, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. These are just a few of the highlights waiting for you to discover in Cycle Thru! The Art of the Bike, an exhibition featuring the bicycle as a way to explore intersections of history, popular culture, design, and modern and contemporary art.

 

Farm to Table: Food and Identity in the Age of Impressionism

Friday, June 13–Sunday, September 21, 2025

Western & Southern Galleries (Galleries 232 & 233)

 

Art Museum Members: Please use the SIGN IN or CREATE ACCOUNT buttons at the top-right of your screen to login prior to adding purchases to your cart. Your member discount will apply at checkout.

Having trouble accessing your account? Email membership@cincyart.org or call 513-721-2787 and press option 1

If you need accessibility accommodations, please contact us in advance at access@cincyart.org 

Gallery Talk Plus: Farm to Table Wine and Cheese Tasting

Join us for a guided tour of Farm to Table: Food and Identity in the Age of Impressionism, followed by a tasting led by the cheesemakers and sommeliers of Urban Stead Cheese.

If you need accessibility accommodations, please contact us in advance at access@cincyart.org.

Art Museum Members: Please use the SIGN IN or CREATE ACCOUNT buttons at the top-right of your screen to login prior to adding purchases to your cart. Once signed in, you will receive your Member discount for this event at checkout.

Having trouble accessing your account? Email membership@cincyart.org or call 513-721-2787 and press option 1.

The 21st Annual Benesse Lecture: From Farm to Table, Today

Join local chefs, farmers, and community advocates for a panel discussion inspired by the exhibition Farm to Table: Food and Identity in the Age of Impressionism.

Art Museum Members: Please use the SIGN IN or CREATE ACCOUNT buttons at the top-right of your screen to login prior to adding purchases to your cart. Your member discount will apply at checkout.

Having trouble accessing your account? Email membership@cincyart.org or call 513-721-2787 and press option 1

If you need accessibility accommodations, please contact us in advance at access@cincyart.org 

CAM Catalyst Programs

Create Plus: Draw the Harvest at Civic Garden Center

Learn about urban gardening and create a mixed-media still life artwork in this workshop for teens and adults, inspired by the exhibition Farm to Table: Food and Identity in the Age of Impressionism. Explore the edible gardens of the Civic Garden Center (CGC) with a guided tour by CGC staff, harvesting ripe veggies along the way. Then, with the guidance of artist Devan Horton, create a still life tableau and use watercolors, colored pencils, and other drawing tools to capture the harvest. Enjoy fresh and seasonal snacks from La Soupe as you work. No art experience necessary; all levels are welcome!

Participants will receive one ticket voucher each to view Farm to Table: Food and Identity in the Age of Impressionism at the Cincinnati Art Museum at their convenience.

This event will take place off-site from the museum at the Civic Garden Center.

The Civic Garden Center is located at 2715 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. You have several parking options:

- The Green Learning Station lot, located at the corner of Oak Street and Reading Road and accessible via Oak Street
- Within Hauck Botanic Garden along June Street or on one of the several parking pads throughout the park
- The former TriHealth Hand Surgery lot (walk across Oak Street to the CGC’s grounds)

We'll meet in the auditorium in the main Civic Garden Center building (the brown one with red trim).

Dress for the weather and wear sturdy, comfortable footwear. We recommend bringing a water bottle and sunscreen.

Art Museum Members: Please use the SIGN IN or CREATE ACCOUNT buttons at the top-right of your screen to login prior to adding purchases to your cart. Your member discount will apply at checkout.

Having trouble accessing your account? Email membership@cincyart.org or call 513-721-2787 and press option 1

If you need accessibility accommodations, please contact us in advance at access@cincyart.org 

 

Baby Tours

 

This 40-minute experience will introduce you and your infant (ages 0-2) to the world of art with a tour designed to stimulate their developing minds. We will explain the positive effects of visual stimulation with masterpieces that will mesmerize the Art Museum's youngest visitors. Visitors will meet in the Schmiddlapp Gallery and be led on a guided tour. Strollers are discouraged so that you and your child can better experience the art together. FREE. Reservations Required.

Please reserve one ticket per family - includes up to four people including children.

Public Tour: Highlights

Games in the Galleries

Designed for multigenerational families—spanning ages 8 through 88—this monthly gallery walk includes a twist of fun! Family members play an art-based game together, taking them on an impromptu adventure through the galleries.

Art Museum Members: Please use the SIGN IN or CREATE ACCOUNT buttons at the top-right of your screen to login prior to adding purchases to your cart. Once signed in, you will receive your Member discount for this event at checkout.

Carl Jacobs Study Center

Summer Camp 2025: Before & After Care

Convenient Before and After Care available for confirmed Summer Camp registrants!


$60 per child
(includes both before- and after-care for one week; No after-care on Friday)

Before Care (Monday-Friday) is available at 8:30 a.m. until camp starts at 9 a.m.

After Care (Monday-Thursday) is available from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

 

For additional information, please contact CAMsummercamp@cincyart.org

To request accessibility accommodations, please email access@cincyart.org at least two weeks before the start of camp

Connect: A Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities & their Caregivers

This program is specifically designed for adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers. Each month, meet art educators in the Great Hall to explore the galleries on a multisensory tour, then create an artwork inspired by the tour.

Each Registration is good for up to five people.

If you need accessibility accommodations for any programs or events, please email access@cincyart.org. Please contact us at least two weeks in advance to ensure accommodations can be made.

 

See the Story Book Club

Do you love to read? Love art? Join librarians from the Hamilton County Public Library, along with a museum docent, for this bi-monthly book club. See the Story combines works from around the world (both fiction & non-fiction) with artwork on view in the museum's galleries. Visitors will meet in the Library, discuss the book of the month, and then take a tour of related artworks. Join us and see the story!

If you need accessibility accommodations for any programs or events, please email access@cincyart.org

 

Docent Guided Student Tour

Thank you for your submission. Please keep in mind that your requested date has not been officially booked. 

Fill out this form so the tour coordinator can learn more about your group and your desired tour topic. 

The tour coordinator will reach out to you after you have filled out the form to confirm your dates, tour size and topic. Once we have found a time and date that works best, the tour coordinator will reach out to you a month from your tour date with your tour confirmation, officially booking your tour with us. 

We are looking forward to having you at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Have a great day!

Create Plus

Try your hand at a new art technique in this studio-based program designed for adult audiences. Each themed class will begin with discussion in a current museum exhibition led by an artist or educator to gain inspiration and understanding for the art form. Then, learn from skilled artists to take your artmaking practice to the next level.

If you need accessibility accommodations for any programs or events, please email access@cincyart.org. Please contact us at least two weeks in advance to ensure accommodations can be made.

Art Museum Members: Please use the SIGN IN or REGISTER buttons at the top-right of your screen to login prior to adding purchases to your cart. Once signed in, you will receive your Member discount for this program at checkout.