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Zoom: Family Film and Book Festival 2024
Friday, December 13 & Saturday, December 14

Help the Wex celebrate its 20th birthday with an all-ages weekend of free films and activities for families.

Zoom: Family Film and Book Festival 2024
Fri, Dec 13, 7:00 PM
Sat, Dec 14, 8:30 AM
This year’s weekend festival includes a Friday night screening of a documentary about three picture-book authors and a Saturday morning program of short cartoons from around the world. After the cartoons, enjoy free birthday cake and ice cream.

Express your creativity throughout the morning. Create your own version of the Nancy Holt: Pipeline installation using cardboard tubes. Introduce your little ones to their first gallery experience with family-friendly tours of Ming Smith: Wind Chime, on view in the galleries, and interact with the installation Color Block No. 2 by Outpost Office.

Friday, December 13
Story & Pictures By
(Joanna Rudnick, 2024)
7 PM | Film/Video Theater
All tickets cost $3
Ages 10 and up
Meet three emerging picture-book authors who are changing the genre in this joyful documentary.

Saturday, December 14
Doors open: 8:30 AM
Heirloom Café will be open serving limited beverages and baked goods.

Community Studio: Nancy Holt: Pipeline
8:30AM–noon | Heirloom Café
Join us to build your own take-home, miniature three-dimensional systems of tubes. Influenced by Nancy Holt: Pipeline, the installation in the Wex’s upper lobby and café area, you can play, experiment, and build using silver-painted cardboard tubes, tape, and glue. Adult-supervised hot-glue and cardboard-cutting stations will be available. Maze and coloring pages will also be available.

Little Kid Flicks 2024
9–10 AM | Film/Video Theater
Enjoy a program of cartoons from around the world. 

Birthday Cake and Ice Cream for Breakfast
10 AM | Heirloom Café
Help us celebrate the 20th birthday of Zoom Family Film and Book Festival with free cake and ice cream! Vegan and gluten-free options available, while supplies last.

Drop-in Gallery Tours with Wex Educators
10 AM–noon | Galleries
Build on your child's love of art with a family-friendly, guided walkthrough of artwork displayed in the Wexner Center.

Parents, if you have any questions about Zoom activities and films or their content, please email Wexner Center Community, Youth, and Family Programs Manager Jean Pitman at jpitman@wexarts.org.

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Website:
Address:
1871 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43210
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