Art and Museums, January 2018
Art and Museums
Open Studio, The Columbus Museum
Get creative in the New Year and make a masterpiece. Participants will utilize oil pastels as they create works drawing inspiration from Burgoyne Diller’s Untitled (Wall Construction). After visiting the art-making station, visitors will have the opportunity to complete a gallery scavenger hunt.
Jan. 6, 10 a.m. – noon, The Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus
Look! At Lunchtime
Look! is a collaborative viewing exercise and dialogue centered around works of art from the museum’s permanent collection. Jonathan Frederick Walz, Director of Curatorial Affairs & Curator of American Art will feature discussions every second Tuesday. Each month a new project will be explored. This week’s object is Richard Emil Miller, La Toilette, c. 1914.
Jan. 9, 12:15 – 12:30 p.m., The Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus
Artist Roundtable
Join The Columbus Museum as we engage with two nationally-known artists, who will discuss their on-site temporary projects at the Museum. Director of Curatorial Affairs, Jonathan Frederick Walz, will interview artists linn meyers, whose monumental wall drawing will be on view Jan. 13, and Jonathan VanDyke, whose quilt-based performance piece will take place in April, with time for questions from the public. A reception will follow the lecture. The event is free, but seating is limited and offered on a first come, first served basis.
Jan. 11, 6 – 8 p.m., The Columbus Library, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus
Parent and Child Class: Self Portrait
Participants in this hands-on art making class will discover fun and fabulous facts about self-portraits while using paint and a variety of mixed media to create their own expressive work on canvas that will become their own sensational selfie.
Jan. 13, 10 a.m. – noon, The Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus
Gallery Opening
Leigh & Paige Fine Art celebrate their gallery opening on February 1.
Feb. 1, noon – 3 p.m., 1309 Wildwood Avenue, Columbus
YAP Kickoff
Experience art and history in new ways as Youth Art Patrons kicks off a new year. From live art demonstrations to music, dance and culinary art, every turn of the night will bring something new to broaden the scope of what art is and can be. RSVP by Jan. 26; contact Sarah Tinsley at stinsley@columbusmuseum.com or (706) 748-2562 ext. 542.
Feb. 2, 6 – 8 p.m., Young Art Patrons, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus