A Look Ahead

Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) has named Lacy Schutz  as Interim Executive Director, effective May 18.

Schutz brings nearly 20 years of cultural institution leadership to the role, with a track record of advancing artistic ambition alongside organizational and financial strength. Most recently she served as Managing Director of ATHR Gallery in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, one of the leading contemporary art galleries in the Gulf region. Prior to that she served as Executive Director of Shaker Museum in New York, where she stabilized operations, rebuilt donor and community trust, and launched a transformative capital campaign. She has also held senior leadership roles at the Museum of the City of New York.

“We are genuinely thrilled to welcome Lacy to CAC,” said Emily Kokenge and Rick Michelman, co-presidents of CAC’s Board of Trustees. “She understands what makes CAC singular, and she has the experience to protect that while building the foundation this institution needs to take its next leap. We couldn’t be more excited about what’s ahead.”

Schutz has a deep commitment to the civic role of contemporary art institutions and to CAC’s history of courageous programming.

“CAC has been making bold choices since 1939,” Schutz said. “It has shown work that wasn’t safe, stood its ground when that mattered, and earned a particular kind of trust that very few institutions can claim. I am coming to Cincinnati to help build on that, to strengthen the foundation that makes the risk-taking possible, and to make sure this place continues to be what it has always been: somewhere the future gets rehearsed.”

CAC, at 44 E. Sixth St., has expanded its public hours for the summer, with galleries open Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through June. Urbana Cafe is open in the Kaplan Hall Lobby seven days a week – Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.