Youth, Families, and Community

Wex at Home

a young girl playing glue to a feather
Discover engaging, hands-on activities for families, youth, and little ones at wexarts.org.

Whether it's a homemade craft led by local artists or a candid talk that opens your family's eyes to new ideas, programs designed by our educators strive to spark intellectual and cultural connectivity while promoting the overarching value of the arts to society. Though our building’s temporarily closed, you can find a full range of activities to inspire and engage while building critical-thinking skills, knowledge of global issues, and familiarity with contemporary art across mediums.

A young girl in ponytails (Drew Barrymore) looks at an alien holding a potted flower
Family Programming
past Film/Video

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982) Zoom Drive-In

Sun, Jun 6, 2021
A combined image of Cameron A. Granger, Baseera Khan, Dr. Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, Kyle Strickland, and Autumn Glover.
Virtual
past Talks & More

How Do We Get Well? On Public Health and Safety Director's Dialogue on Art and Social Change Featuring Cameron A. Granger, Baseera Khan, Dr. Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, and Kyle Strickland Moderated by Autumn Glover

Mon, Apr 12, 2021
A photo of Maurice Stevens and Lucille Toth. Maurice is on the right wearing glasses and and orange shirt. He stands in front of a brick wall. Lucille is on the right wearing glasses and standing in front of a blue background
Virtual
past Education

Maurice Stevens and Lucille Toth Distance/Climate/Access/Contact: A Four-Movement Conversation Virtual Workshop

Wed, Mar 17, 2021
A woman sits on a foam block in the center of an empty gallery space. 
Virtual
past Education

On Pause

Wed, Mar 3, 2021 - Wed, Apr 21, 2021
Multiple Dates/Times Available
Your guides for YogARTS
Family Programming
Virtual
past Education

YogARTS @The Yoga Carriage

Sat, Oct 3, 2020 - Sat, Apr 3, 2021
Multiple Dates/Times Available
ALL DAY BLACKNESS typed out in white color on a gradient color background.
Virtual
past Talks & More

All Day Blackness: Black History and Black Futures Curated by Reg Zehner of Verge.fm

Sat, Feb 27, 2021 - Sun, Feb 28, 2021
Multiple Dates/Times Available
The image says the word ZOOM and is covered in colorful bursts of flowers.

Zoom: Family Film Festival 2020

Sat, Dec 05, 2020
Scene of a boy flying over a small house like a kite as a man on the ground watches, from the animated film The Kite
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Zoom at Home!

Fri, Dec 04, 2020
Image of Claudia Owusu smiling
Virtual
past Education

WexLab: This Moment—Learn about Verité Documentary Video with Claudia Owusu Get ready for Ohio Shorts!

Sat, Oct 31, 2020
A young blonde girl in a green shirt and glasses, seen partly from behind as she draws in a sketchbook on a table covered in papers and art supplies
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Stream it: Thurber House's Pen & Tell It!

Wed, Oct 28, 2020
On a wood work surface with an open container of watercolor paints, a black woman's hands apply green paint to white paper, creating the look of a tree top
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Artist how-to: Paint a tree with Joy Annorzie

Wed, Oct 21, 2020
Sharon Udoh in front of a yellow wall with hand beneath chin. Sharon hold a blue tube.
Virtual
past Education

WexLab: Songwriting Workshop with Sharon Udoh of Counterfeit Madison

Sat, Oct 17, 2020
The PBS Kids logo in green, black, and white, on a rectangular word balloon field with pink behind the logo and "talk about" in white on light blue next to it
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Stream it: PBS Kids Talk About Race & Racism

Wed, Oct 14, 2020
Image of a grid-covered cutting board on a wood table, covered in drawing and cutting tools and marked by the text graphic "How are zines made?"
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Artist how-to: Complete your mini 'zine with Noah Demland

Wed, Oct 07, 2020
On left is the cover of the graphic novel Hot Comb, on the right is Ebony Flowers in profile drawing
Online
past Education

WexLab: Writing and Comics Q & A with Ebony Flowers

Sat, Oct 3, 2020
A woman in pink overalls plays with four children in a small outdoor pool filled with pink slime
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Stream it: Emily's Wonder Lab

Wed, Sep 30, 2020
a portrait of a young Black man in Clip Studio Paint
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Artist how-to: Learn Clip Studio Paint with Joy Annorzie

Wed, Sep 23, 2020
The hands of artist Noah Demland as he holds a pen and goes over a list of 'zine ideas written in a notebook
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Daily Stream: Make a mini 'zine with Noah Demland, part 2

Wed, Sep 09, 2020
A young girl and boy sit and work at a table covered in printed circulars, flattened packaging, and art supplies
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Daily Stream: CMA Studio Workshops

Wed, Sep 02, 2020
cover graphic for the Wexner Center & Ohio State Dance publication Risk is a Relative Term
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Publication: Risk is a Relative Term

Tue, Sep 01, 2020
The hand of Columbus artist Joy Annorzie draws a person's profile in her sketch book
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Daily Stream: Draw profiles with Joy Annorzie

Wed, Aug 26, 2020
On Pause online meditation program
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Daily Stream: On Pause, Summer 2020

Thu, Aug 20, 2020
Actor Zachary Noah Piser smiles and wears a pile of hats and gives two thumbs up during an episode of PBS Thirteen's Camp TV
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Daily Stream: Camp TV

Wed, Aug 19, 2020
A text graphic listing materials needed to produce a mini 'zine, laid over an image of those materials and a ruler on a drawing board
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Daily Stream: Make mini 'zines with Noah Demland

Wed, Aug 12, 2020
Patrons meditate in the galleries
Virtual
past Education

On Pause: Online

Wed, Jun 10, 2020 - Wed, Jul 29, 2020
Multiple Dates/Times Available
Image of Zoom meetup for Writers' Block Open Mic Poetry Night
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Daily Stream: Writers' Block Open Mic Poetry Night

Wed, Aug 05, 2020
A young black man, standing in the installation for LaToya Ruby Frazier: The Last Cruze at the Wexner Center for the Arts, looks at the camera and flashes a peace sign
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Daily Stream - Black Matters 101: How Are the Children?

Thu, Jul 30, 2020
A CATCO youth performer onstage with his right arm raised
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Daily Stream: CATCO Virtual Summer Camps

Wed, Jul 29, 2020
Animated short The Turtle with an Afro
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Daily Stream: The Turtle With an Afro

Mon, Jul 27, 2020
Portrait of a young girl of color against a green color block by illustrator & children's book author Robert Liu-Trujillo
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Daily Stream: Draw portraits with Robert Liu-Trujillo

Wed, Jul 22, 2020
The hands of Claudia Owusu making a paper boat
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Daily Stream: Make paper boats with Claudia Owusu

Wed, Jul 15, 2020
The hand of artist and author Robert Liu-Trujillo drawing a decorative treatment of the word "active"
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Daily Stream: Learn to letter with Robert Liu-Trujillo

Wed, Jul 08, 2020
Dr. Mark Lomax, II and Mosaic Education Network founder Melissa Crum talk via Zoom
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Daily Stream: Dr. Melissa Crum & Dr. Mark Lomax, II on the curriculum for 400: An Afrikan Epic

Thu, Jul 02, 2020
Artist Bethani Blake paints a miniature environment inspired by Original Mario Bros videogame
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Daily Stream: Build a miniature environment with Bethani Blake

Wed, Jul 01, 2020
The hands of artist Robert Liu-Trujillo drawing characters
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Daily Stream: Character drawing with Robert Liu-Trujillo

Wed, Jun 24, 2020
The hand of artist Bethani Blake paints a colorful portrait of Bob the Cat from the videogame Animal Crossing
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Daily Stream: Paint Bob the Cat with Bethani Blake

Wed, Jun 17, 2020
Columbus artists Bryan Moss and Hakim Callwood stand in front of a "Love" mural on the front of Donato's in the Short North
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Wex Education collaborators on making murals

Tue, Jun 16, 2020
The hands of Columbus artist Claudia Owusu hold rosebuds made of white paper and patterned fabric
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Daily Stream: Make paper & fabric roses with Claudia Owusu

Wed, Jun 10, 2020
African American protesters face off against police during the Civil Rights Movement in an archive image from the documentary I Am Not Your Negro
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Daily Stream: Reflecting on I Am Not Your Negro with Melissa Crum

Thu, Jun 04, 2020
The hand of artist Bethani Blake paints a Moomin figure
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Daily Stream: Paint a glitter Moomin with Bethani Blake

Wed, Jun 03, 2020
Close up image of Maya Lin 2020 pin map installation in the lobby of the Wexner Center for the Arts
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Pages 2019–20 Anthology

Wed, May 27, 2020
Art educator Courtney Hall's hand is seen watercoloring a drawing inspired by the Henri Matisse painting The Goldfish
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Daily Stream: Miss Hall's Art Class

Wed, May 27, 2020
A young boy of color and his father stand in front of a barbershop in an illustration from Robert Liu Trujillo's book Furqan's First Flat Top
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Daily Stream: Robert Liu-Trujillo reads Furqan's First Flat Top

Wed, May 20, 2020
Archive photo of laundry workers striking from Julia Reichert's documentary Union Maids
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Daily Stream: A Wex guide to your Columbus Metropolitan Library card

Mon, May 18, 2020
A whitewashed brick wall covered in graffitied text in different colors
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Behind the scenes with intern Makayla Davis

Wed, May 13, 2020
Still from a collage writing tutorial by Columbus, Ohio artist Bobby Luck
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Daily Stream: Write from collage with Bobby Luck

Wed, May 13, 2020
A young girl participates in a remote class from the Cleveland Play House via tablet
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Daily Stream: Cleveland Play House online classes

Tue, May 12, 2020
The hand of artist Hakim Callwood draws the head of his cartoon character Spaceboy
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Daily Stream: Draw Spaceboy with Hakim Callwood

Wed, May 06, 2020
A still of artist Bobby Luck's hand as they lead a video tutorial in collage
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Daily Stream: Warm-up collage with Bobby Luck

Wed, Apr 29, 2020
A screen image from a Zoom meeting with Wexner Center for the Arts volunteer docents
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In appreciation of our docents

Fri, Apr 24, 2020
singer-songwriter-arranger Sharon Udoh
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Daily Stream: Write songs with Sharon Udoh

Wed, Apr 22, 2020
A butterfly rests on an outstretched hand as a little girl in pink framed glasses looks on in the background
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Home learning: resources for parents

Tue, Apr 21, 2020
Still image from a Zoom video chat between Wexner Center Film/Video Studio curator and 2020 Ohio Shorts jurors Rachael Barbash and Maria Joranko
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Daily Stream: A chat with the 2020 Ohio Shorts jurors

Fri, Apr 17, 2020
Flux+Flow Dance Project cofounder Russell Lepley, seen against a light gray background wearing a pot on his head and holding a ladel and a pot handle
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Daily Stream: Dance with FluxFlow

Thu, Apr 16, 2020
Image from video tutorial to collage a new cover for a Moleskine notebook by Columbus artist Bobby Luck
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Daily Stream: Collage your Moleskine cover with Bobby Luck

Wed, Apr 15, 2020
Columbus singer-songwriter performs and play keyboards on the stage of the Film/Video Theater of the Wexner Center for the Arts in January 2020
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Daily Stream: Sharon Udoh Pages concert

Mon, Apr 13, 2020
An image of a hand grenade cut in half, filled with green clay and a pool ball to mimic the appearance of a sliced avocado in the stop-motion animated short Fresh Guacamole by PES
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Daily Stream: Zoom Family Film Fest favorites

Fri, Apr 10, 2020
The tattooed hands of African American artist Hakim Callwood begin to fold a piece of lined paper on a wooden surface into a paper airplane
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Daily Stream: Make paper planes with Hakim Callwood

Wed, Apr 08, 2020
A young white boy in close-up lies in the grass next to a dandelion, staring directly into the camera, in a scene from the short film Blink of an Eye by Ohio State University student Maya Neyman
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Wex from Home: Mad Royal Film Society

Tue, Apr 07, 2020
Cartoonist Dav Pilkey draws a character from his Captain Underpants book series on the stage of Mershon Auditorium during the 2020 Cartoon Crossroads Columbus
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Daily Stream: Dav Pilkey at Home

Fri, Apr 03, 2020
Author William Evans holding up a copy of his new book We Inherit What the Fires Left
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Daily Stream: William Evans, We Inherit What the Fires Left

Thu, Mar 26, 2020
Three high school students in profile in the rows of photographs and text in the exhibition LaToya Ruby Frazier: The Last Cruze at the Wexner Center for the Arts
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Recap: WexLab Creative Writing Workshop

Sun, Mar 08, 2020
Side by side pictures of Kat Arndt, a young white woman with bangs, a top bun, glasses, orange dangly earrings, and a blue button-up shirt, and of Dejiah Archie-Davis, a young woman of color in 3/4 profile with long braids, wearing a black turtleneck, large hoop earrings and a bright patterned coat. Both are Spring 2020 interns at the Wexner Center for the Arts
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Meet the interns: Spring 2020

Thu, Mar 05, 2020