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Weekend Reading: October 13 Edition

Melissa Starker, Creative Content & PR Manager

Oct 13, 2023

The green-tinted, disembodied head of a man floats on a black background.

Still, John Waters: The Pope of Trash trailer, courtesy of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (via YouTube)

Around Columbus

A young man smiles as he stands in a full artist studio space with a portrait painting in his hand.

Henry Hess, courtesy of the artist

We’re thrilled to share this lovely Matter News story about the work of our beloved Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall. Hundreds attended the memorial service held in her honor Friday at Mershon Auditorium.
The site also covered artist Henry Hess, the subject of a new show at Project Unicorn.
If you missed the Cartoon Crossroads Columbus talk with Daniel Clowes at Mershon, it’s now streaming on YouTube.
You have until Sunday to register for the October 27 Barnett Symposium on the Arts and Public Policy at Urban Arts Space.
And this week, the Arts Space opened a call for entries for its 2024 season.
Downtown DIY art space Skylab also put out a call for entries for its 2024 season. Its IG link in bio will take you to the official form.
It’s opening weekend for Home is Here, Too, a Beeler Gallery exhibition presented in conjunction with the new show of artists from Accra, Ghana at the Columbus Museum of Art.
Tuesday, the McConnell Arts Center will host a guided gallery experience of its current show from Marcus Blackwell, Rob Jones, and Alicia Vanderelli—complete with drum circle and a video presentation by Columbus Ghost Tours proprietor Bucky Cutright.
Also Tuesday, Transit Arts is hosting an open mic night.
Wednesday, Greater Columbus Arts Council is hosting an info meeting for the 2024 Columbus Arts Festival.
Maggie Smith has been named the recipient of Greater Columbus Arts Council’s 2023 Raymond J. Hanley Award.
Next weekend, there’s a benefit Poetry in the Park event in Goodale Park Friday featuring Hank Abdurraqib and Zach Hannah.
Friday through Sunday, the Hyatt House is the site of the Film, Author and Photography Festival.
Saturday, Studio 18 will host the Art After Dark Neon Halloween Market.
Also next Saturday, the Vanderelli Room hosts a talk with current exhibiting artist Felicia DeRosa.

Around the Globe

Trailer, John Waters: Pope of Trash, courtesy of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (via YouTube)

Jacolby Satterwhite, a contributing artist to our Climate Changing show, is stirring up some ire over the adult imagery in his commissioned work for the Metropolitan Museum’s lobby.
An artist’s invitation to blind people to create images using AI could help make art more accessible.
The Walton family charity Art Bridges has donated $40 million to a grant program to fund initiatives to bring more people to museums.
Here’s a report on the reopening of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
There’s a new memorial for the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory victims.
And a new museum in Barcelona that gives a permanent home to censored artworks by artists including Gustav Klimt and Ai Weiwei.
If you can’t manage a trip to Los Angeles's Academy Museum, here’s a look inside its show devoted to the cinema of John Waters. The museum itself is also offering an AR face filter online to help you look more like one of Waters’ iconic characters.
The new shorts by Wes Anderson currently streaming on Netflix were cited for a piece about why more people aren’t watching short films.
Koyaanisqatsi creator Godfrey Reggio had his new, 43-minute work Once Within a Time debut in New York and L.A.
Former New York Times film critic A.O. Scott described the experience of returning to the movies as a civilian.
Hollywood Reporter offered its choices for the 100 greatest film books of all time, including works by William Friedkin, Spike Lee, and Christine Vachon.
Shirley Jackson’s classic The Haunting of Hill House was offered as an example of how horror can help deal with grief.
Dance had a major presence in this year’s celebrations for Indigenous Peoples Day.
Music lovers resource Discogs is in trouble.
Things are also not looking good for a quick end to the SAG-AFTRA strike.
But there’s new life for New York’s Under the Radar Fest.
An early edition of a letter written by Christopher Columbus about what he discovered in America is going on the auction block. His writing includes a report that he hadn’t found any monsters yet.
Award-winnning filmaker and past Wex guest Terence Davies passed away at the age of 77.
John Tilley, a film executive who helped introduce Pedro Almodovar to US audiences, died this week at 75.
And Isley Brothers founding member Rudolph Isley died at the age of 84.

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