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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at the CAC | Celebración del Día de Martin Luther King Jr. en el CAC
Tags For: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at the Cac | Celebración Del Día De Martin Luther King Jr. En El Cac
- Special Event
Monday, January 19, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Location: Community Arts Center
Centro de Artes Comunitarias
Free; All Ages; No Reservation Required | Gratis; Todas Edades; Sin Cita Previa
About The Event
Join us at the Community Arts Center for a special day of public programming, outside regular open hours. In celebration and honor of Martin Luther King Jr., participate in art making, see live performances, and engage with local artists and partners!
Participate in visual arts activities inspired by Dr. King’s legacy all day long!
Opening Libation and Panel Discussion with Djapo Cultural Arts Institute
Libation: 10:30 a.m.
Panel: 11:00 a.m.
The Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers with Michele Rudolph
1:00 p.m.
Caring for Your Treasures with ICA
2:00 p.m.
Yoga for All with Valerie Williams
3:00 p.m.
Screenprinting with Future Ink Graphics
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Art Making with Julia de Burgos
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Guests are invited to use the University Circle Incorporated shuttle to travel between locations (the CMA in University Circle and the CAC at the Pivot Center) to explore more opportunities for engagement.
The Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers
Join us at the Community Arts Center for an afternoon of storytelling with Michele Rudolph from the Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers. Families are encouraged to listen carefully as Michele guides us on a literary journey inspired by the legacy of Martin Luther King.
Michele is a retired so...
Caring for Your Treasures
Join us at the Community Arts Center for an afternoon to honor Dr. King’s legacy of community, storytelling, and shared heritage, through an interactive presentation and pop-up museum inviting families to explore the importance of preserving their own histories.
Families are encouraged to bring a sm...
Yoga for All
Join us at the Community Arts Center for an afternoon of yoga and mindful meditation! We invite Cleveland-area families to come out for an afternoon of movement, fun, relaxation, and connection at the CAC on MLK Day!
This free event is hosted by Cleveland Clinic yoga professional and Lululemon ambas...
Screenprinting
Print your own MLK poster designed by Vanessa Eryn of Future Ink Graphics (FIG)! Drop in to FIG and pull your poster, then head across the lobby to the CAC to collage and decorate your poster in celebration of Martin Luther King Day.
FIG’s mission is to foster the development and advancement of Clev...
Art Making
Join us at the Community Arts Center as we reflect on the impact Martin Luther King left on his community through an art-making activity with the Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center (JDBCAC).
The JDBCAC, founded in 1989, is the longest-standing Latino arts organization in Northeast Ohio. Inspired...
Image courtesy of Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
Preserving the Past, Shaping Our Future
Join us on Monday, January 19, when the Cleveland Museum of Art opens its doors for a free daylong celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Explore how the moving passages of Dr. King’s writings and speeches shed light on the museum’s collection and create...
Community Arts Center | Centro de Artes Comunitarias
Explore community art making at the CAC! We are open every weekend to help families and individuals of all ages connect to art and expression.
Sponsors
The Community Arts Center was made possible with principal support from Chuck and Char Fowler and the Eric and Jane Nord Family Fund. Major annual support for the Community Arts Center is provided by the Edwin D. Northrup II Fund.
All education programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Education. Principal support is provided by Dieter and Susan M. Kaesgen and Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Medical Mutual of Ohio, the Edwin D. Northrup II Fund, Shurtape Technologies, and the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation. Generous annual support is provided by an anonymous donor, Gini and Randy Barbato, the M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, Dr. William A. Chilcote Jr. and Dr. Barbara S. Kaplan, Char and Chuck Fowler, the Giant Eagle Foundation, Linda Harper, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Susan LaPine, Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Logsdon Family Fund for Education, Sarah Nash, Courtney and Michael Novak, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, the Pickering Foundation, William Roj and Mary Lynn Durham, Suzanne Cushwa Rusnak and Jeff Rusnak, Ellen and Lowell Satre, in memory of Dee Schafer, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Sally and Larry Sears Fund for Education Endowment, Roy Smith, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, Jack and Jeanette Walton, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
Education programs are supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.
