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2023 Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition- Regional Show of Region 1

Closing Reception for Artists and Family Members on Saturday April 29th

The Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition, now in its fifty-third year, is dedicated to the educational and artistic advancement of our talented young people in the state of Ohio. The exhibition is open to all of Ohio's 1,112 high schools, both public and private, chartered by the State of Ohio Department of Education.

Encaustic Workshop (Spring Session 2023)

 16 - Adult | Beginner-Intermediate

Instructor: Juliette Montague

Saturday  April 15th   (Currently Full) and Saturday May 20th    

10:00am - 5:00pm

Learn basic encaustic collage, assemblage, and image making techniques to expand your mixed media art making! Supplies are provided by the instructor; you are welcome to bring any collage materials or embeds you would like to use in your creations. Please bring 1-2 wooden surfaces to work on.

Painting/Drawing Studio, 2nd Floor

$90

Cultural Connections – Immersed in India

During India’s 2020 pandemic lockdown four Carnatic classical musicians were kept from performing in Columbus. The musicians collaborated through technology and filmed a concert despite their isolation. 

$5 – $10

Worthingway Middle School Honor Jazz Band

The Worthingway Middle School Jazz Program will present Honor Jazz Band live in concert on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 7:00pm at the McConnell Arts Center.

777 Evening St
Worthington, OH 43085 

$5

MAC Family Fun Series – Dhvani Instrument Petting Zoo

A musical adventure for the whole family is happening at the MAC! Participants will embark upon a friendly scavenger hunt to find traditional Indian instruments. By listening to, playing, and touching these instruments, children will learn about each one’s unique qualities.

$5 – $15

Cinema Columbus – We Are The Troopers

World Premiere – Cleveland International Film Festival (2023)

We Are The Troopers is the inspiring, hard-hitting, feature documentary of the legendary champions of the gridiron, the Toledo Troopers. The Anserina Films production shines a light on the women and their coaches from the Glass City who defied gender norms in the pre-Title IX era and dominated the National Women’s Football League.

Director: Jonathon Kimble
Runtime: 1 hr 45 min
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States

$10

Cinema Columbus – New York International Children’s Film Festival: Kid Flicks

Fun, artful, inspired, and thought-provoking film programs from the curated collections of New York International Children’s Film Festival award-winning and audience favorite short films from the 2022 Festival. Lively collections of short animation, live action, and documentary films reflect NYICFF’s commitment to storytelling and diversity and are sure to spark meaningful conversations.

Kid Flicks is full of journeys big and small, from a young artist’s river-bound trek to school and a passerby’s neighborhood stroll, to the search for a loving home and the path to understanding between friends.

$5 – $10

The Moonbats – The Doors Tribute Concert

Break on through to the other side with The Moonbats as they present an entire evening of music by The Doors!

“With an intoxicating, genre-blending sound, provocative and uncompromising songs, and the mesmerizing power of singer Jim Morrison’s poetry and presence, The Doors had a transformative impact not only on popular music but on popular culture.” -thedoors.com

The Moonbats capture the spirit of the 60’s by performing the songs that changed Rock and Roll forever. With their humor, energy, and top-notch musicianship, The Moonbats bring an authentic rock experience through these immortal songs. The band members are Jesse McNamara (Guitar/Lead Vocals), Tony Brock (Bass/Lead Vocals), Maxwell Button (Drums/Vocals), and Rob Cave (Keyboards/Vocals).

$10 – $20

Slice and Dice: My Earth Dissected – Frauke Palmer (Corridor Galleries)

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 11 6:00PM - 8:00PM

My studio is the out of doors. That’s where I take my pictures, that’s where I find my inspiration, that’s
where my ideas spring forth. Back home I sit in front of my computer and relive all those moments out
in the desert hiking through the wide-open landscape learning about nature’s ways.

Grounded: The Essential Landscape– Fredrik Marsh (Main Gallery)

Grounded: The Essential Landscape presents, in the MAC Main Gallery, Marsh's current large-scale Western landscape photographs of Montana, Nebraska, and South Dakota (2021/22) along with select vintage images of places previously photographed in the Badlands of South Dakota (1986-87) and Badlands of eastern Montana (1999).

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