Calendar of Events

Closed Dates:

Monday, September 28 - Monday, October 12

Wednesday, November 25 - Saturday, November 28

Saturday, December 19 - Monday, January 11

Lifelong Learning Institute Collaboration

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10/5, 12, 19 (Mon) 2-4 p.m. Watercolor Painting Exploration

Join Director Christopher Yates in an exploration of watercolor paintings found in the Ross Art Museum Permanent Teaching Collection. Every week, we'll focus on a new painting, and you'll learn about each artist's process and technique by producing a small, watercolor copy of the masterwork. No previous painting experience is required for this hands-on activity, and all materials will be provided. We'll start with Delaware's own Sallie Humphreys, followed by Columbus luminary Alice Schille, and the internationally celebrated Andrew Wyeth.

More information here.

Central Ohio Symphony Collaboration

10/11 (Sun) 1:30-2:30 p.m. Superhero Mask Making

Before the Superheroes and Supervillains Concert stop by the Museum to make your own superhero mask! 

12/6 (Sun) 12:30-1:30 p.m. Ornament Making

Before the Sounds of the Season concert, visit the museum to decorate an ornament

Thursday Night at the Museum

9/3 6:30-9 p.m. Film Partnership: Contagion at the Strand (free admission)

Predating the COVID-19 pandemic (2019–2023), Contagion is a medical thriller about an airborne virus, MEV-1, that triggers a global pandemic. The film follows public health officials, medical researchers, and ordinary people as society is upended by fear and misinformation while scientists race to develop a vaccine.

9/10 6:30-8 p.m. Artist Talk: Nicholas Hill's Pandemic Portraits

From March 2020 throughout the following five years, Hill created over 5,000 drawings on pages  from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. During his gallery walkthrough and talk, he'll  discuss his process and creative effort to cope and come to terms with loss.

9/17 6-8 p.m. Pin Making Workshop

Join us to relax, have some snacks, and create some custom pins for your bag! 

9/24 6:30-8 p.m. Workshop: Paper <>Print <> Image <> World: Exploring Nicholas Hill's Pandemic Portraits with Terry Hermsen

This workshop will invite participants to engage with and reflect upon the portraits that Nicholas Hill, from Otterbein University, created on newspaper pages during the pandemic years. Terry Hermsen, poet and art educator who also taught at Otterbein, will offer a range of interactive exercises designed to help us "read below the print" and spark our own interpretations, guiding us to explore the interaction of words and images, politics and personhood, art and our times.

10/1 6:30-9 p.m. Film Partnership: Good Night, and Good Luck at the Strand (free admission)

Good Night, and Good Luck follows CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow and producer Fred Friendly as they use their groundbreaking television program See It Now to challenge Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist investigations and abuses of power in 1950s America. 

10/15 5-7 p.m. Opening Reception: Ardine Nelson, Faculty Show, A More Perfect Union

Come experience the OWU art scene with three new feature shows and refreshments

10/15 8-9 p.m. Performance: Dylan Craft Solo Performance

Sophomore musician Dylan Craft will be performing a solo show of experimental/improvised music and spoken word, with a focus on percussion and saxophone. Featured composers include John Cage, James Tenney, and Alvin Lucier. 

10/22 6:30-8 p.m. Artist Talk: Ardine Nelson: City Center Mall

Opened in 1989, the mall enjoyed early success before declining amid increased competition, design limitations, and shifting consumer habits. Nelson's work speaks to the forces that shape consumer culture and the changing landscape of American capitalism.

10/29 6-8 p.m. Spooky Cute Adult Coloring

Join us for a low-key night of spooky coloring pages and snacks

11/5 6:30-9 p.m. Film Partnership: The Truman Show at the Strand (free entry w/OWU ID)

The Truman Show follows Truman Burbank, an unsuspecting man whose entire life is secretly filmed and broadcast worldwide as a 24-hour reality television program. Raised in the artificial town of Seahaven, an enormous soundstage designed and controlled by the show's creator and producer.

11/5 8-9 p.m. Performance: Exposure Ensemble 

Exposure Ensemble returns to the Ross after their debut performance last year. Exposure Ensemble is a creative performing arts group composed of OWU students and faculty. The group specializes in improvised music and avant-garde works from the 20th/21st century. 

11/12 6:30 p.m. Museum Talk: Jo Ingles: Election Results

Jo Ingles covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Media Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans, including education, legislation, and politics. In addition to serving as a reporter/producer for the bureau, she hosts its weekly podcast, "The Ohio Statehouse Scoop."

11/19 6-8 p.m. Reverse Coloring Pages

Come let your creativity run wild with this fun take on coloring: start with a page of colors, and you add in the lines!

12/3  6-8 p.m. Zentangle Workshop

Relax with this easy-to-learn, meditative drawing method using intricate, repetitive patterns. Absolutely no prior art experience needed.

12/10 6-8 p.m. Therapy Dog Night

Bust that finals stress with our friendly group of visiting therapy dogs.