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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!
IMAGE CAPTION Wex Open House, 2021, photo: Kathryn D Studios.
’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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