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The meditation hour livestream will be auto-captioned live on Facebook. The panel conversation will be presented with ASL interpretation.
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 to participate in the panel conversation, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (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.
Celebrate Columbus’s Black community with this daylong festival at the Wex showcasing local Black artists, organizations, and businesses.
Including a meditation session, workshop, panel discussion, and more, All Day Blackness wraps up with a networking happy hour in the center’s lower lobby featuring DJs and community partners. See the full schedule and details below.
Meditation hour | 11 AM–12 PM Galleries and Online Join us for some light stretching, breathwork, and meditation lead by Obsessed with Sound (Torin Jacobs). Limited space and mats will be provided. Arrive early for a cup of tea or coffee or a stroll through the galleries. Can’t make it in person? Stream the session on the center’s Instagram or Facebook page. The livestream is auto-captioned live on Facebook. Panel conversation: Black art and businesses in Columbus | 12:30–1:30 PM Film/Video Theater and Online Hear from local Black artists, business owners, freelancers, and nonprofit leaders—including Benjamin Willis of Parable, Tasha Lomo of Zora’s House, Reg Zehner of Verge.fm, musician Dom Deshawn, and moderator Dr. Melissa Crum of Mosaic Education Network—about their work in the community. Can’t make it in person? The conversation will also livestream to this page. This program will be ASL interpreted. Explore Your Shadow: Interactive session with LaShae Boyd | 1–4 PM Heirloom Café Create your own canvas acrylic painting with artist LaShae Boyd. Through tracing and exploring an abstract color palette, you’ll leave with a work of art unique to you.
Lunch | 1–3 PM Heirloom Café Enjoy a free boxed lunch from local Black-owned caterer Simply Plated on a first-come, first-served basis. Community open mic with BQIC | 2:30–3:30 PM Galleries Share stories, concerns, and celebrations through artistic expression at this open mic with our community partners in the Black Queer & Intersectional Collective (BQIC).
Networking and DJ happy hour | 3:30–5 PM Lower Lobby Meet community organizations including BQIC, Community Pride, Rhythm & Paint, and the Black Student Leadership Association (Columbus College of Art & Design), and network with local artists, creators, practitioners, and business owners during this happy hour with DJ sets from Blessed Up Gang. Light snacks will be provided!
The Wexner Center Store will be open during the program and is pleased to offer 10% off for all visitors.
And don’t miss the All Day Blackness afterparty—free to the public with a $5 suggested donation—at No Place Gallery featuring Cameron Granger’s solo exhibition, Heavy as Heaven. Local artists and DJs will play from 8 PM to 2 AM. Then on Sunday, June 19, free brunch will be provided for a Black joy session at 934 Gallery with food from Black-owned restaurants and a DJ set from SoniccBlush.
All Day Blackness, image courtesy of Verge.fm.
Presented in partnership with Verge.fm.
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