6 Ways to Celebrate Women’s History Month in 2024 at Columbus Museum of Art
Celebrate Women’s History Month at the museum as we highlight the creative contributions of women artists and creatives.
1. Take a wellness break with The Art of Rest with Replenish Well & The Yoga Carriage
March 3, 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
$25 for members, $30 for nonmembers
With the rush of the busy world, how do we infuse rest into our everyday life? This is an intentional, inspired and communal 2 hour rest curation. We invite in- spaciousness, curiosity and calm. We explore ways to create equanimity in the body, mind and heart through the energy-giving power of rest. The Art of Rest is an invitation to calm the central nervous system and re-awaken you to present moment awareness.
Learn about the women leading Replenish Well & The Yoga Carriage:
Restorative care is an evolution. As mothers, it is all in the DNA for us. Observing the origin of our lineage, listening to the stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. From emotional care, herbal beauty remedies to self care rituals. Restorative Care + connection are the base ingredients for all that we create. It is the most valuable gift from our ancestors that has been passed down. Replenish was built from the heart work of two sisters and their mother.
2. Create alongside Teaching Artist Mary Ann Crago in Open Studio
March 9, 10:30 AM–3:30 PM
Free with the cost of admission to CMA, materials and supplies provided.
Spread your wings and create collage cards inspired by the March Open Studio theme of Birds!
Learn about teaching artist Mary Ann Crago:
I am a mixed media artist living in Columbus, Ohio. My work is soulful, rich and celebrates my relationship to the natural world often depicting birds, plants and trees. I enjoy working with many mediums, combining them to create multi-faceted original pieces of art. I love the act of creating and unearthing new discoveries within that process. Art making brings me peace. I cannot imagine my life without it.
3. Make your very own Cloud Buddy with artist Dana Lynn Harper
March 17, 12:00–2:00 PM or 2:00–4:00 PM
$20 for members, $25 for nonmembers
You may have seen the Cloud Buddies in the Wonder Room, and now you have a chance to paint your own with artist Dana Lynn Harper!
This is a make-and-take event. Participants get to choose the Cloud Buddy they want to work on and are welcome to paint their buddies in any way they like. Acrylic paint, brushes, and clear sealant will be provided. Each figure is approximately 2" x 3" x 2.5", made of hydrostone plaster. Children, adults, and people of all ages are welcome to participate in the workshop.
Learn more about artist Dana Lynn Harper:
I’m a Columbus, OH native and have been creating art full time for the past twelve years. I primarily make large installations that are inspired by nature, magic and fantasy. I have exhibited my work nationally with solo exhibitions across the country. Teaching is a way for me to connect with my community. I currently teach at CCAD and in the past I have taught at Penn State University, The Cultural Arts Center, The McConnell Arts Center as well as elementary and high schools in Columbus. I started creating Cloud Buddies during my residency at Women’s Studio Workshop in spring 2014. Cloud Buddies were inspired by The Women’s March on Washington, they are soldiers in a “love army,” providing the world with joy and happiness.
4. Join a CMA docent for 10 Minutes on the Dot
Every Saturday in March at 2:00 PM
Free with general admission, no registration necessary
Learn more about the works of women artists featured in our collection every Saturday in March at 2:00 PM. 10 Minutes on the Dot is a pop-up experience that focuses on just one work of art for 10 minutes.
5. Explore the many works on view by women artists
Our permanent collection is home to hundreds of works by women artists. Explore 15 that are currently on view — Louise Nevelson (New Encounters and Center for Creativity — SHAPES), Agnes Martin (New Encounters), Ann Hamilton (New Encounters), Lynda Benglis (New Encounters), Honoré Sharrer (Gallery 3), Berenice Abbott (Gallery 6 and Ross Wing hallway outside of Gallery 5), Paula Modersohn-Becker (Gallery 8),
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (Gallery 10), Melissa Vogley Woods (Entryway), Mona Hatoum (New Encounters), Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (New Encounters), Sofia Medina (Gallery 2), Lauren Halsey (New Encounters), Lula Mae Blocton (Ross Wing hallway outside of Gallery 6), Queen Brooks (Center for Creativity — SHAPES), Adrienne Hoard (Center for Creativity — SHAPES), and Lorna Williams (New Encounters).
See what additional women artists you can discover on your next visit!
6. Save the date for “Robin F. Williams: We’ve Been Expecting You” and “Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris” opening April 5
This spring, we invite you to step into the worlds of Robin F. Williams and Marie Laurencin — artists born a century apart yet connected by their powerful portrayals of women in art.
Robin F. Williams: We’ve Been Expecting You, is the first solo institutional exhibition featuring the work of Columbus-born, Brooklyn-based artist Robin F. Williams. The exhibition includes work from a seventeen-year timeframe, highlighting recurring themes in Williams’ work including the body, gender and identity expression, digital trends and artificial intelligence, folklore, and the supernatural.
Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris is the first major US exhibition French artist Marie Laurencin’s work in over 30 years and was hailed as one of the world’s top exhibitions in 2023 by Hyperallergic. Sapphic Paris explores Laurencin’s career, from her self-portraits to her collaborative decorative projects; from her early cubist paintings to her signature work — feminine and discreetly queer — that defined 1920s Paris.
Plan your visit today, columbusmuseum.org.
