Arts West
Welcome back PRISM community hang out at Arts West
Arts West 132 West State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesSchool is back in session and the PRISM LGBTQ+ Youth Art Program is back too! Arts West welcomes PRISM back to the West Side with food, games, and a group painting project! PRISM will continue on Mondays, 3-5:30pm, Aug. 26 - Dec. 16 (when school is in session). PRISM offers community, art programming, support, networking,... Read More
Afternoon Arts Classes for Kids at Arts West
Arts West 132 West State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesClasses will be held Monday - Thursday, 3:45-5:15pm, August 26-December 19, in two 8 week sessions. Students in grades K-5 will experience arts instruction at Arts West in a variety of disciplines. Participants can be registered for one or more classes(days) per week. Schedule: Mondays: Theater Class with Janai Travis; Tuesdays: Visual Art 3-D Class... Read More
Fearless: Women’s Journeys to Self-Empowerment
Arts West 132 West State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesA spoken word event. In seeking to lift women's voices, and inspired by the #MeToo movement, editor Cat Pleska, for Mountain State Press, collected essays, stories, and poems from 30 women throughout Appalachia. Each wrote about her most challenging moment and how she overcame it. Curated by Athens Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour, this event includes... Read More
CreativeMornings/Athens: Justice
Arts West 132 West State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesCreativeMornings is a monthly networking breakfast for the Athens' creative community, with free coffee and inspiration. Everyone is welcome! This month's coffee and breakfast will be provided by Fluff Bakery. This month's main speaker, Patrick McGee, will explain how King Richard the Lion Hearted, the Diggers, and the Dagda’s harp have illuminated his path and... Read More
1st Thursday Old Time String Jam at Arts West
Arts West 132 West State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesIn the parking lot or basement of Arts West depending on the weather, a beginners' style slow string jam with a special guest "leader" each month. September's guest is local musician Morgan Haggard. Haggard lives in Meigs County, Ohio, and specializes in fiddle tunes and waltzes from West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. She plays fiddle,... Read More
Art Exhibit Opening Reception for Imbricated: A Survey of Work from Three Institutions.
Arts West 132 West State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesOpening Reception 5-7pm at Arts West for Imbricated: A Survey of Work from Three Institutions. With talk by visiting artist Althea Murphy-Price at 4pm, before the opening. The Ohio University printmakers have joined together with Kent State and Ohio State Universities to create a body of work surrounding the word 'Dissent.' The title "Imbricated" refers... Read More
OU Print Sale at Arts West
Arts West: Athens Community Gateway to the Arts 132 West State St., Athens, OH, United StatesThe Ohio University School of Art & Design Printmakers will be hosting a print sale this Saturday from 12-6pm! There will be a vast array of original artworks by students and faculty, for which funds raised will go towards the printmaking program (currently #10 by the U.S. News "Best Printmaking Programs"). At the same time,... Read More
Moon Tunnel Literary Reading Series at Arts West
Arts West 132 West State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesIt is Moon Tunnel time once again, with dazzling works of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction from Ohio University Creative Writers, Melanie Ritzenthaler, Derek JG Williams, and Zoë Bossiere. Free Admission. Feel free to arrive early to congregate with the lovely OU Creative Writing crowd. BYOB (with valid 21+ I.D.) The Moon Tunnel Literary Reading Series is... Read More
Pints with a Purpose for the SEO Musical Lending Library
Devil's Kettle Brewing 97 Columbus Rd., Athens, OH, United StatesThe Southeast Ohio Musical Lending Library is the September recipient for Devil's Kettle Brewing's Pints with a Purpose Fundraiser! Grab a few friends and join us for some delicious brews at Devil's Kettle -- and for every pint sold, $1 will be donated to the SEO-MLL to support access to instruments, music lessons and music... Read More
Third Friday Drum Circle at Arts West
Arts West 132 West State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesA night of drumming and dancing! All levels and ages welcome. Instruments are available to borrow but supplies are limited so arrive early! Suggested Donation of $5-$10 to help support the space. Free Parking on the street and in the lot. Food & Bevs allowed. B.Y.O.B (w/Valid 21+ I.D.). This is an environment where you can... Read More