Past Special Events | Public Programs

Wex Open House

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Crowd of people standing and sitting throughout Wexner Center Plaza. Some people are playing instruments. The sun is shining through the Wex grid and green trees.

Drop in for our free festival welcoming you back to Ohio State’s campus—and get a taste of the multidisciplinary programs we offer year-round! 

Everyone—including students, staff, faculty, and their friends and family—is invited to participate in what's happening at the Wex. Join us at the Open House for free music, dance, hands-on ’zine making, gallery experiences with curators and educators, and films: see the day’s schedule below. The Wex is the place to explore the art and issues of our time in a friendly and inclusive environment. Stop by and see what we are all about! 

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Wex Open House, 2021, photo: Kathryn D Studios.

Program schedule

’Zine Studio
Heirloom Café
| 4:30–6:30 PM
Join artists from Ohio State’s Department of Art and the OSU Print Shop for an afternoon of ’zine making! Create your own small-format publication or take a kit to make one later.

The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Shorts Tour
Film/Video Theater
| 4:30 and 7 PM
Free with ticket
This popular annual program returns with seven short films from the Sundance Film Festival’s shorts program. Spanning fiction, documentary, and animation from around the world, this year’s lineup provides a taste of what the festival offers while demonstrating how short films often transcend traditional storytelling. (95 mins., DCP)

Drop-In Gallery Experiences
Galleries
| 5–6 PM
Learn more about Carlos Motta: Your Monsters, Our Idols and Sharing Circles: Carol Newhouse and the WomanShare Collective from exhibition curators Lucy I. Zimmerman and Daniel Marcus and Wex educators. The galleries stay open until 7 PM.

Poetry Reading at the Store
Wexner Center Store
| 5–6 PM
Listen to poet Aline Mello read from her latest collection More Salt than Diamond in the Wex store on our lower level. Browse for books, gifts, and more while you’re at it!

Performances from the School of Music
Plaza
| 5:30–6:30 PM
Enjoy live music played by students from Ohio State’s School of Music.

Brother(hood) Dance! Pop-Up Performance
Galleries
| 6–6:30 PM
Join the interdisciplinary dance duo for an immersive and impactful pop-up performance. Orlando Zane Hunter Jr. and Ricarrdo Valentine are Brother(hood) Dance! and current graduate students at Ohio State’s Department of Dance.

There’s more!
Hang out and relax outside Mershon Auditorium with free snacks and beverages while supplies last. Don’t forget to stop by Learning & Public Practice’s welcome table to learn about the day’s offerings, enter a giveaway for books and swag, and hear more about what else the Wex offers throughout the year.

Special thanks to our partners: Brother(hood) Dance!, Ohio State Department of Art, Ohio State Department of Dance, Ohio State School of Music, Crystal Michelle Perkins, Susan Powel, and OSU Print Shop.

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

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
The Ohio State University Office of Outreach & Engagement
Ohio Arts Council
Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation

Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
State Farm

EVENT SUPPORT
Coca-Cola

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
L Brands Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Mike and Paige Crane
Axium Packaging
CampusParc
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard
Nancy Kramer
Larry and Donna James
Lisa Barton
Johanna DeStefano
Jones Day
Alex and Renée Shumate

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Wex Open House