Past Education | Film/Video | Series & Festivals

Zoom: Family Film and Book Festival 2024

Collage of circles, each containing animated film stills and an image of seated, smiling children.
Dec 13, 2024–Dec 14, 2024
Available Times
  • Fri, Dec 13, 7:00 PM
  • Sat, Dec 14, 8:30 AM
Wexner Center for the Arts

Fri, Dec 13 | 7 PM
Story & Pictures By
$3 for all audiences

Sat, Dec 14 | 8:30 AM
Zoom 20th Birthday Party
Free for all audiences

Sat, Dec 14 | 9:00 AM
Little Kid Flicks 2024
Free for all audiences with ticket

ACCESSIBILITY 
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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Help us celebrate the 20th birthday of the Wex’s all-ages weekend of free films and activities for families.

This year’s weekend festival includes a Friday night screening of a documentary about three picture-book authors and a Saturday morning program of short cartoons from around the world. After the cartoons, enjoy free birthday cake and ice cream.

Express your creativity throughout the morning. Create your own version of the Nancy Holt: Pipeline installation using cardboard tubes. Introduce your little ones to their first gallery experience with family-friendly tours of Ming Smith: Wind Chime, on view in the galleries, and interact with the installation Color Block No. 2 by Outpost Office.

Check out the full program below.

Parents, if you have any questions about Zoom activities and films or their content, please email Wexner Center Community, Youth, and Family Programs Manager Jean Pitman at jpitman@wexarts.org.

IMAGE CAPTION
From left to right: Pufferfish (Kugelfisch, Julia Ocker, 2022); My name is Edgar and I have a cow (Jmenuju se Edgar a mam kravu, Filip Diviak, 2023); Story & Pictures By, courtesy of the filmmaker; Hoofs on Skates (Kanopos ir pačiūžos, Ignas Meilūnas, 2024); Coquille (multiple directors, 2023). Images courtesy of New York International Children’s Film Festival unless noted otherwise.

Know before you go

  • Where to park: We recommend parking in Ohio Union South Garage to avoid special event parking fees and ensure your validation sticker for $2 parking applies. Learn more about parking validation.

Program schedule

Friday, December 13

Story & Pictures By
(Joanna Rudnick, 2024)
7 PM | Film/Video Theater
All tickets cost $3
Ages 10 and up
See three emerging picture-book authors who are changing the genre in this joyful documentary.

Saturday, December 14

Doors open: 8:30 AM

Heirloom Café will be open serving limited beverages and baked goods.

Community Studio: Nancy Holt: Pipeline
8:30AM–noon | Heirloom Café
Join us to build your own take-home, miniature three-dimensional systems of tubes. Influenced by Nancy Holt: Pipeline, the installation in the Wex’s upper lobby and café area, you can play, experiment, and build using silver-painted cardboard tubes, tape, and glue. Adult-supervised hot-glue and cardboard-cutting stations will be available. Maze and coloring pages will also be available.

Little Kid Flicks 2024
9–10 AM | Film/Video Theater
Enjoy a program of cartoons from around the world. 

Birthday Cake and Ice Cream for Breakfast
10 AM | Heirloom Café
Help us celebrate the 20th birthday of Zoom Family Film and Book Festival with free cake and ice cream! Vegan and gluten-free options available, while supplies last.

Drop-in Gallery Tours with Wex Educators
10 AM–noon | Galleries
Build on your child's love of art with a family-friendly, guided walkthrough of artwork displayed in the Wexner Center.

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Program Support

Little Kid Flicks 2024 presented in partnership with New York International Children’s Film Festival.

Special thanks to Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams.

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY 
National Endowment for the Arts 
Ohio Humanities

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY 
Rohauer Collection Foundation

LEARNING & PUBLIC PRACTICE PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
American Electric Power Foundation
CoverMyMeds
Huntington

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Ingram-White Castle Foundation
Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio State University Office of Outreach & Engagement
Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation

SUPPORT FOR LEARNING & PUBLIC PRACTICE RESIDENCIES PROVIDED BY
Mike and Paige Crane

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Mellon Foundation
Every Page Foundation
Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
CampusParc
Nationwide Foundation
Lois S. and H. Roy Chope Fund of The Columbus Foundation
Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme
The Columbus Foundation
Axium Packaging

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Ohio State Energy Partners
Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection
David Crane and Elizabeth Dang
Melissa Gilliam and William Grobman
Rebecca Perry Damsen and Ben Towle

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A group of children sit smiling while looking ahead at a person reading off camera.
Past Film/Video

Story & Pictures By

(Joanna Rudnick, 2024) Ages 10 and up
Fri, Dec 13, 2024
A composite of four images from Little Kid Flicks.
Past Film/Video

Little Kid Flicks 2024

Ages 5 and up
Sat, Dec 14, 2024
A gallery space lit by a network of light bulbs connected via an exposed system of electrical conduits. A white wall with text is visible on the left.
Past Exhibitions

Nancy Holt: Power Systems

Sat, Feb 8, 2025 - Sun, Jun 29, 2025
Multiple Dates/Times Available
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Past Education

Zoom: Family Film and Book Festival 2024

Dec 13, 2024–Dec 14, 2024
Thursday's Hours 9AM–9PM
  • Fri, Dec 13, 7:00 PM
  • Sat, Dec 14, 8:30 AM
Wexner Center for the Arts

Fri, Dec 13 | 7 PM
Story & Pictures By
$3 for all audiences

Sat, Dec 14 | 8:30 AM
Zoom 20th Birthday Party
Free for all audiences

Sat, Dec 14 | 9:00 AM
Little Kid Flicks 2024
Free for all audiences with ticket

ACCESSIBILITY 
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Become a Member