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Spend an afternoon and evening connecting with friends, making something creative, and taking part in the Night of Ideas at our March First Thursday!
This month’s lineup includes a film screening, art making in our Community Studio, gallery drop-ins, and the Night of Ideas talks. You can also grab a snack and beverage in Heirloom Café and peruse the Wexner Center Store for the latest selection of books, gifts, and goodies. Ohio State students get an additional 20% off in the store during First Thursday events. Check in and scan your BuckID to get the most out of the Wex!
See the program schedule below. Return to the Wex next month to explore contemporary art and culture through multidisciplinary experiences!
IMAGE CAPTIONFirst Thursday, photo: Harrison Images.
Community StudioHeirloom Café | 4–7 PMFree for all audiences
Get your eyes, hands, and heart moving—no experience necessary! Join us and our partner, Ohio State’s Hagerty Hall Humanities Institute Makers Space, for this month’s drop-in studio session focused on wearable garlands and crowns made from crepe-paper flowers. In addition, we’ll have coloring pages, watercolor painting, and collage. Learn more about the collaborative studio experience.
Drop-In Gallery ExperiencesGalleries | 5–7 PMFree for all audiences
Learn more about our spring exhibitions featuring Ximena Garrido-Lecca, Hew Locke, Eric N. Mack, and Naeem Mohaiemen from Wex educators. The galleries stay open until 9 PM.
Night of IdeasFilm/Video Theater, Reading Room, Lobby | 2–9 PMFree for all audiences
This year’s Night of Ideas at Ohio State brings together scholars, writers, artists, and community members to explore the state of democracy today. The event connects with two major exhibitions at the Wexner Center—Naeem Mohaiemen: Corinthians and Hew Locke: Passages—which examine how history is remembered and how power is represented. Together, the Night of Ideas and these exhibitions invite the public to consider who democracy serves, how it is shaped, and how art can help us understand the challenges we face today.
Heirloom Café Extended HoursTake a dinner or snack break! Heirloom Café will remain open until 7 PM.
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Huntington
Ohio Arts Council
Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Ingram-White Castle Foundation
American Electric Power Foundation
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
CampusParc
The Columbus Foundation
Every Page Foundation
Mellon Foundation
Axium Packaging
Nationwide Foundation
Michael and Anita Goldberg
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP
Joyce Shenk
Rebecca Perry and Ben Towle
Lachelle Thigpen
March 2026 First Thursday
