Wexner Center for the Arts, First Thursdays
This month, the HI Makerspace will travel to the Wexner Center for the Arts Community Studio for their First Thursdays monthly celebration.
First Thursdays features a variety of arts and culture experiences at the top of each month at the Wex- join them to watch a film, have a snack, listen to live music, peruse the bookstore and galleries, make arts and crafts in Community Studio, attend a talk, panel, performance or event with friends.
For the March 5 edition of First Thursdays, featured events will include the Night of Ideas: every year, the Institut français invites all places of culture and knowledge in France and across the world to celebrate together the free circulation of ideas and knowledge. 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.
Paper flowers will be our focus in the traveling makerspace as we offer examples and demos on how to create crepe and tissue paper flowers for hair garlands to wear or take home. Stop by to make a floral headband or garland to get ready for the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies' mini Renaissance Faire on April 11th. We'll also have medieval coloring pages and supplies for watercolor painting and collaging.
Remaining HI Makerspace events for the semester include:
Tuesday, March 24: The Thompson Library Brain Break team will travel to 198 Hagerty for mushroom activities, including clay and origami mushrooms.
Friday, April 24: The Wexner Center for the Arts Community Studio will travel to 198 Hagerty for lettering, signs and banners.
Makerspace events are free, open to the public and welcoming to everyone.
For more information, or if you are interested in co-hosting an upcoming afternoon makerspace, email Megan Moriarty, Marketing and Communications Specialist for the Humanities Institute.
Location and Parking
Wexner Center for the Arts
1871 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43210
The nearest parking is in the Ohio Union North garage, two buildings south of Wexner Center on High Street. The #2 bus passes directly in front: go to the COTA Trip Planner for route information.