Creative Sparks
Dive into the vibrant world where creativity and science collide! Both arts and science are driven by a commonality of creativity, transforming ideas about the world into forms that connect us all. Join us for an electrifying experience that makes science more accessible by highlighting its connection to art. Imagine a scientist rocking the stage or an artist painting stunning murals of lizards. Whether it’s live performances or breathtaking art, we’re here to share these incredible stories with you. Don’t miss out on this unique celebration of creativity and discovery!
Upcoming events:
Join author Tracy Blom for a free Deep Sea-themed storytelling workshop on April 27, 1–3PM at the Reynoldsburg Library. Open to Ohio students in grades 3–5. One or two winning stories will be turned into animated short films by CCAD students! Workshops available statewide through May.
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Date & Time
April 27, 2025
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Our group build mosaic experience, powered by Brixilated, offers a unique opportunity for participants of all ages to collaborate on a large-scale aviation-themed mosaic using LEGO® bricks. This interactive activity promotes teamwork, creativity, and a hands-on approach to STEAM learning. The mosaic will pay tribute to the rich history and future of flight.
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Artists and scientists are inspired by the natural world. Build your skills in observation, curiosity, imagination, and design in this workshop that combines a custom gallery exploration with hands-on creating. Participants will have a guided experience in the exhibition Wild Earth: JB Blunk and Toshiko Takaezu and draw inspiration from nature and these artists’ creative approaches. Then they will envision and create their own “Wild Earth and Wild Creature” in CMA’s Studio.
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Our group build mosaic experience, powered by Brixilated, offers a unique opportunity for participants of all ages to collaborate on a large-scale aviation-themed mosaic using LEGO® bricks. This interactive activity promotes teamwork, creativity, and a hands-on approach to STEAM learning. The mosaic will pay tribute to the rich history and future of flight.
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us in the lower level gallery of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum between 1:00 and 3:00 PM for an overview of our latest exhibition, Syd Solomon Concealed and Revealed, led by a museum educator who will dive into Solomon’s innovative use of synthetic polymer media. Experiment with acrylic techniques inspired by Solomon’s process, creating your own abstract compositions. All you need is curiosity for art and an eagerness to explore the fusion of creativity and chemistry!
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Did you know that each resident in Franklin County averages 4 to 5 pounds of waste daily? Have you ever wondered where that waste goes? Join SWACO and Grove City Parks and Recreation to learn about science of trash by touring a modern-day landfill to observe the operation first-hand and use recycled material to make a treasure. Participate in hands-on activities at the SWACO Education Resource Center. All activities are free, but registration for the landfill tours is needed to hold your seat.
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Did you know that each resident in Franklin County averages 4 to 5 pounds of waste daily? Have you ever wondered where that waste goes? Join SWACO and Grove City Parks and Recreation to learn about science of trash by touring a modern-day landfill to observe the operation first-hand and use recycled material to make a treasure. Participate in hands-on activities at the SWACO Education Resource Center. All activities are free, but registration for the landfill tours is needed to hold your seat.
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
This event is sold out! Let's extend earth day by cleaning up the neighborhood, learn about our native plants, and eat foraged treats prepared by chef Lorenzo! We will be spending an hour or so cleaning up our neighborhood, and in the process we will teach you about the native plants we find along the way. After completing a little dirty working, and filling our brains with new plant knowledge we will get to eat some well earned locally foraged treats prepared by chef Lorenzo!
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join Molecule Wow on an exciting and educational journey through outer space! This engaging STEAM-based show is designed to teach kids about our unique universe while keeping them entertained and having a blast. So, buckle up and prepare for a laughter-filled and educational adventure into space!
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us for an hour-long hands-on glass experience, with classes offered daily at 6 PM, 7 PM, and 8 PM. Choose from two unique opportunities to work with glass—try your hand at a round paperweight or design a small fused coaster.
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Upper Arlington Library at Tremont Road will host a screening of the Oscar nominated documentary, Fire of Love (rated PG). This film tells the story of Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes. Along the way, they changed our understanding of the natural world and saved many lives. Previously unseen film and photos reveal the birth of modern volcanology through an unlikely lens — the love of its two pioneers.
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Our group build mosaic experience, powered by Brixilated, offers a unique opportunity for participants of all ages to collaborate on a large-scale aviation-themed mosaic using LEGO® bricks. This interactive activity promotes teamwork, creativity, and a hands-on approach to STEAM learning. The mosaic will pay tribute to the rich history and future of flight.
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Artists and scientists are inspired by the natural world. Build your skills in observation, curiosity, imagination, and design in this workshop that combines a custom gallery exploration with hands-on creating. Participants will have a guided experience in the exhibition Wild Earth: JB Blunk and Toshiko Takaezu and draw inspiration from nature and these artists’ creative approaches. Then they will envision and create their own “Wild Earth and Wild Creature” in CMA’s Studio.
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Our group build mosaic experience, powered by Brixilated, offers a unique opportunity for participants of all ages to collaborate on a large-scale aviation-themed mosaic using LEGO® bricks. This interactive activity promotes teamwork, creativity, and a hands-on approach to STEAM learning. The mosaic will pay tribute to the rich history and future of flight.
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us in the lower level gallery of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum between 1:00 and 3:00 PM for an overview of our latest exhibition, Syd Solomon Concealed and Revealed, led by a museum educator who will dive into Solomon’s innovative use of synthetic polymer media. Experiment with acrylic techniques inspired by Solomon’s process, creating your own abstract compositions. All you need is curiosity for art and an eagerness to explore the fusion of creativity and chemistry!
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
As part of the COSI Science Festival, celebrate pollinators and learn about their vital roles in the ecosystem through a fun, hands-on activity. Included with admission.
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Blast off into summer with Grove City Parks and Recreation to discover Science at the park. Experience hands-on science demonstrations and activities about water safety, healthy habits, and nature-based play. Participate in rocket launching and the science of summer time games. You will be amazed at the science found in your hometown! Grab a COSI learning lunchbox while supplies last.
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us for an hour-long hands-on glass experience, with classes offered daily at 6 PM, 7 PM, and 8 PM. Choose from two unique opportunities to work with glass—try your hand at a round paperweight or design a small fused coaster.
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
STEAM Connection, presented by The Play Spot and The Balanced Child Method, combines sensory exploration with yoga to create a unique and engaging experience for children. Participants engage in obstacle courses, sensory bins, crafts, and story time, all infused with calming yoga techniques that promote mindfulness and body awareness. Let’s inspire a love for learning and well-being through the integration of sensory play and yoga! Parent participation required.
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Young children and their caregivers can drop in to make their own process art masterpieces using a variety of fun supplies. Join us to inspire creative exploration and artistic skill-building.
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
This event will be a hands-on, introductory stained glass workshop that will demystify the centuries old craft (and science!) of stained glass. Over the course of 75-90 minutes the workshop will explain and demonstrate how stained glass is made—and a bit of the science behind the ancient craft.
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Artists and scientists are inspired by the natural world. Build your skills in observation, curiosity, imagination, and design in this workshop that combines a custom gallery exploration with hands-on creating. Participants will have a guided experience in the exhibition Wild Earth: JB Blunk and Toshiko Takaezu and draw inspiration from nature and these artists’ creative approaches. Then they will envision and create their own “Wild Earth and Wild Creature” in CMA’s Studio.
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Spend time in the galleries with friends as we explore the environments in our special exhibition, Wild Earth: JB Blunk and Toshiko Takaezu. Explore art, ideas, and the world through this multi-sensory gallery experience for young children and their caregivers. Activities are designed to support your child’s language development and support their – and your – social connection.
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Join us in the lower level gallery of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum between 1:00 and 3:00 PM for an overview of our latest exhibition, Syd Solomon Concealed and Revealed, led by a museum educator who will dive into Solomon’s innovative use of synthetic polymer media. Experiment with acrylic techniques inspired by Solomon’s process, creating your own abstract compositions. All you need is curiosity for art and an eagerness to explore the fusion of creativity and chemistry!
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us for Sun Print Snapshots! This is a FREE workshop in partnership with COSI. Suitable for all ages, no prior experience needed. We invite you to create a unique print using Cyanotypes, and share your story! Using symbolic objects and this unique cameraless photography method, the shadows of these objects will create stunning vibrant blue & white images. Watch the magic happen as prints change color and develop right before your eyes!
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Yellow + Blue = Green, but do you know about the “CMYK” Color Code? Decode color during a hands-on silkscreen printmaking experiment! Kids and adults will investigate the mystery of “CMYK” and take home colorful prints! Discover how transparency and color percentages are the keys to cracking the code, creating all the colors of the rainbow! There will also be a relief block printing demonstration and color transparency fun! Come print with the artists of Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative!
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Jump into the world of coding through Minecraft: Education Edition! In this hands-on adventure, participants explore Block-Style coding to bring their ideas to life and discover cool coding concepts along the way. No experience needed—just bring your curiosity! This fun program is part of the COSI Science Festival and takes place in the DCRC Respawn Lounge. Get ready to code, create and play!
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Visit the Wexner Center for the Arts' exhibitions, including Nancy Holt: Power Systems, to explore and investigate the systems that power our world. Electricity brings us light and heat, oil powers buildings, and our waste decomposes in landfills. Yet we rarely, if ever, attend to the processes of these systems. Encounter immersive artworks and consider: how are we connected to the power systems all around us? Reduced parking rates ($2), light refreshments, and cash bar available.
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Try your hand at the round paperweight or a small fused coaster. For the paperweight you will choose colors then dip molten glass into colored bits. After the gather is sculpted, the paperweight is placed in an oven to begin the slow cooling process. In the fused coaster class, you will create your own one of a kind glass plate. Design your artwork with cut glass pieces. It will be placed in the oven to begin the slow fusing process. Once cooled art is ready for pick up in 7 days.
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
School of Rock Columbus are bringing their over 18's bands to rock the stage at Park Street Tavern! All performers are current students at the school that have jumped into the deep end by learning an instrument in a band setting - Some performers will even be performing for the first time! Come along and give them your support, you'll be surprised how much beginners can rock!
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us for the Solstice Star Party – a hands-on astronomy event for everyone! Experience planetarium shows, touch real meteorites (and make your own!), observe the sun through a solar telescope, participate in science demos, and talk to student scientists at Ohio State. Whether you're a space enthusiast or just curious, come explore space in a fun, interactive way. Learn about Solstice Outreach’s portable planetarium—and how it can come to a school near you!
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us for a guided painting session led by a museum educator from the NVMM. We’ll work with acrylic paint to create a beautiful piece combining landscape and abstract art, while sharing the history and connection to science of the creation of modern acrylic paints. No prior experience is necessary. Just bring your creativity, and we’ll provide the rest!
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm