Clifton Cultural Arts Center

08/20/2026

Sneak peek 👀

Join us tomorrow, Aug 21 from 6-8pm for the opening receptions of both "FEVER" by Todd Kunkler and "Security Blanket" by a group of collaborative quilters!

About the exhibitions:

As screens mediate more and more of our lives, the world becomes oversaturated with images, abstracted by its own frenetic representation. FEVER, an exhibtion of oil paintings and interactive digital media by multidisciplinary artist Todd Kunkler (winner of 2025’s Golden Ticket Juried Exhibition), exposes the strange new tensions and anxieties resulting from the rapid mediatization of everyday life.

Security Blanket is a collaborative quilt project exploring the broader social fabric surrounding women’s rights, bodily autonomy, and collective care. Structured as an alphabetical patchwork of concerns — from healthcare and childcare to housing, safety, labor, and reproductive freedom — the quilt invites viewers into conversation around the interconnected systems that shape the lives of women and families.

08/20/2026

New for Golden Ticket 17: Celebration of Installations

We’re introducing a new $500 Installation Award to celebrate ambitious, site-responsive work that engages the architecture of CCAC in unexpected ways.

Rather than limiting artwork to the gallery walls, we invite artists to consider the entire building as a creative canvas. Stairwells, hallways, windows, rooftops, rafters, bathrooms, and other overlooked spaces are all fair game. We encourage proposals that respond to the unique character of these environments, transforming the building itself into part of the exhibition experience.

Installation submissions are also exempt from the exhibition entry fee, inspired by our commitment to encouraging experimentation and expanding the ways artists engage with the space.

Up to three images plus a written summary for each installation proposal will be accepted.

08/18/2026

Celebrate National Tap Dance Day at CCAC 👯

National Tap Dance Day Celebrates Bill “Bojangles” Robinson’s birthday month and it is celebrated by tap dancers all over the world with performances, festivals and classes. Join us for a show put on by the tap classes taught here at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center by Gloria Esenwein.

📅Sat, Aug 22
🕑2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
🎟️$10

Purchase tickets by clicking the link below!

https://cliftonculturalarts.org/ccac-events/national-tap-dance-day-celebration/

08/17/2026

Upcoming Program: Paper Quilt Workshop

🧵 Make a square. Add your voice.

In conjunction with Security Blanket (on display in CCAC's Schmidlapp Lobby August 21-September 18), a collaborative women’s art project that stitches together a broad range of issues affecting women and families, we’re inviting you to help us create a paper quilt of our own.

Join us for a hands-on workshop where we’ll create individual paper quilt squares inspired by the themes, experiences, concerns, and hopes that connect us. Like Security Blanket, the finished work will bring many individual voices together into something larger.

No sewing experience necessary—just bring your creativity, curiosity, and perspective.

Sign up by clicking the link below!

https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2026/PaperQuiltWorkshop

08/14/2026

MakeShop Open Studio Update 🎨

Saturday, Aug 15 will be the final Open Studio date until after Labor Day. Stop by to make crafts and do projects before the break!

08/13/2026

Upcoming Workshop: Time steps - Classic to Contemporary 👯‍♀️

Join us for a morning exploring tap dance history! This workshop is for advanced beginner, intermediate, and advanced dancers.

📅Sat, Aug 15
🕙10:00 - 11:30 am
👤Ages 16+
🎟️$25 (Fair Share Pricing available)

Sign up by clicking the link below!

https://cliftonculturalarts.jumbula.com/2026/TimeStepsClassictoContemporaryTapDanceWorkshop

08/13/2026

CliftonFest Announcement 🎉

We're excited to present our lineup of short films in partnership with !

We can't wait to see you on Sep 26!

08/12/2026

Tonight’s performance has been canceled due to inclement weather and power outages. We look forward to seeing you at our final performance of the season for Saturdays in the Park!

08/12/2026

Saturdays in the Park: Jump ‘n Jive Big Band

Join us on Saturday, Aug 15 at Inwood Park for a musical morning 🎶

Jump ‘​n’ Jive Big Band is one of the area’s great swinging bands with updated music for all ages! Our performances are packed with hits you are sure to enjoy. With swingin’ arrangements, the band generates energy and enjoyment everywhere they perform. Maybe you will even grab your partner and start dancing! We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, comprised of 22 professional musicians (saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and full rhythm section – drums, bass, guitar, piano) as well as conductor & singers. The band members donate their time and talents toward providing scholarship to 3 local universities. Jump ‘n’ Jive Big Band was founded in 2008 by Jerry Beck. Sadly, Jerry passed away in 2018. The band is now led by Tod Steen.

08/10/2026