All Day Blackness

Program schedule

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.