The Ohio Feminist Art Museum July Book Club - Hood Feminism
2025-07-10 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | OH
Hello readers and leaders!
I hope you can all join us for the Ohio Feminist Art Museum’s FIRST quarterly book club meeting, Thursday, July 10th at 6pm.
We will be meeting at the Columbus Metropolitan Library (96 s Grant Ave, room 1B) to share our opinions on the book, Hood Feminism, by Mikki Kendall.
Hood Feminism is an approach to advocacy that center’s women’s rights to basic necessities such as food, housing, and education.
Who’s afraid of a well-fed Feminist? Mark your calendar’s and come share your opinion!
Light snacks and water provided. The last 15mins of our meeting will be dedicated to choosing our next book, so come ready to defend your favorite feminist, or woman-centric, book that you NEED to talk about.
Welcome to your quarterly dose of friends, conversation, and some seriously cool books 🙂
RSVP on Facebook or Meetup

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OFAM Badass Goddess Bonfire
2025-09-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Rocky Fork Metro Park, 7180 Walnut St, New Albany, 43054, United States
Event Details:
Saturday, September 6, 2025
6:00 PM
Rocky Fork Metro Park, New Albany, OH (near Bevelhymer Sports Complex)
Join the Ohio Feminist Art Museum for an evening of connection, creativity, and community around the fire. Bring a friend, a snack or drink to share, and help us celebrate feminist artists and build local momentum for OFAM’s mission.
This casual gathering is open to all supporters and newcomers—come meet the OFAM team, share stories, and enjoy the warmth of the fire (and the community).
First come, first served for the big fire pit and picnic tables. Parking available on-site.
RSVP: Email info@ofamuseum.org to let us know you’re coming. See you there!

Photography by Rainy Rasso

Celebrate Halloween and Past, Present, Future Feminists with OFAM
2025-10-25 19:00 - 22:00 | Clubhouse, 7200 Steel Dust Drive, New Albany, OH, 43054, United States
This event has been canceled.
Hello OFAM Friends!
Get ready for a night of spooky celebration and feminist flair—because OFAM is hosting a Feminist Halloween Party on Saturday, October 25, from 7:00–10:00pm!
This isn’t your average costume party. Come as you are, or channel your inner feminist icon—whether that’s Gloria Steinem, Audre Lorde, Frida Kahlo, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Beyoncé, or your own powerful, everyday feminist self. We can’t wait to see who shows up (and trust us, the creativity will be amazing).
Expect an evening filled with music, delicious food and beverages, and plenty of spirited fun. We’ll gather in community to laugh, dance, and honor the many fierce women and feminists who inspire us—past, present, and future.
So grab your friends, your best costume (or your comfy jeans!), and come celebrate feminism, fall, and Halloween the OFAM way.
When: Saturday, October 25 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Where: Hampton’s Clubhouse, 7200 Steel Dust Drive, New Albany, OH 43054
Why: Celebrate Halloween and honor past, present, and future feminists
A suggested donation of $10 at the door to help cover costs of the event.

Documentary Screening, A Higher Law: The Oberlin Wellington Rescue of 1858
2025-11-01 13:00 - 15:30 | Columbus Metropolitan Library, 96 S. Grant Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
Please join us for this special screening of the Emmy award winning documentary, A Higher Law and support producer/videographer Christina Paolucci who is an important part of OFAM’s Herstory team.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Runtime: 1 hour: 26 minutes. The Oberlin–Wellington Rescue of 1858 was a key event in the history of abolitionism leading up to the Civil War in which a group of 37-white and black men in Ohio were charged with violating the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. This is the first time that a ‘higher law’ was used as a defense in a federal court case.
BACKGROUND
2023 – THE FILM PREMIERED
at the Apollo Theatre in Oberlin to a full house in the spring. They continued to speak at film screenings throughout the year, two more times in Oberlin, twice in Cincinnati, twice in Lorain County and once in Columbus for a total of seven screening in 2023.
2024 The film screened in Lorain at the Palace Theatre in June and at the Kelton House Museum and Garden in Columbus in September. Plus, many schools held their own screenings throughout Ohio. Scott and Christina were awarded an Emmy in July in the Historical Documentary category.

How to Stream the Film
Here is the link: A Higher Law
SPEARS AND PAOLUCCI FILMS
The Legacy of Easgtate (2012), Historic Woodland Park (2015), Artist and the Anthropologist (2019) and now the Emmy winning film, A Higher Law (2023).
PLEASE JOIN US ON NOVEMBER 1ST IN COLUMBUS AND SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS PIVOTAL MOMENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
QUESTIONS?
Reach out to film producer Christina Paolucci about the event.
christinapaolucci@gmail.com
mobile: 507-202-8269

The Ohio Feminist Art Museum November Book Club - Wordslut
2025-11-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Columbus Metropolitan Library – Main Branch, 96 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
***MEETING ROOM UPDATE: We will now meet in Study Room 3 at the Main Library for November’s book club! See you there!***

Hello, readers and leaders!

Please join us at the Columbus Metropolitan Library Main Branch (Study Room 3) to discuss our quarterly book club book: Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell.

From Amanda Montell’s website:
“The word bitch conjures many images for many people, but it is most often meant to describe an unpleasant woman. Even before its usage to mean a female canine, bitch didn’t refer to gender at all—it originated as a gender-neutral word meaning genitalia. A perfectly innocuous word devolving into a female insult is the case for tons more terms, including hussy—which simply meant housewife—or slut, which meant an untidy person and was also used to describe men. These words are just a few among history’s many English slurs hurled at women.”

We will be meeting from 6-7:30pm. Light snacks and water provided. Please feel free to bring food for yourself, or to share!

RSVP on Facebook or email info@ofamuseum.org to confirm your attendance!

Event Details:

Columbus Metropolitan Library Main Branch
Study Room 3
6 – 7:30 p.m.

The Ohio Feminist Art Museum February Book Club - Not My Type by E. Jean Carroll
2026-02-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Columbus Metropolitan Library – Main Branch, 96 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
Quick Event Details:

February 5, 2025 from 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Columbus Metropolitan Library Main Branch
Meeting Room 1B
Light snacks provided, pot luck contributions welcome

Please join us at the Columbus Metropolitan Library Main Branch in Meeting Room 1B at 6:00 p.m. on February 5, 2026 to discuss this quarter’s book: Not My Type, One Woman vs. a President by E. Jean Carroll.

From the publisher’s website:

You’ve heard about the tantrums, the seething, the storming out of court, yes. But what about E. Jean’s side of the story? What about the flight suits, the bottle of green Chartreuse, and the bob?
Not My Type puts you in a better seat than the jury box.
You will hear Alina Habba, Esq., “Trump’s most beautiful attorney,” asking E. Jean to “list” the people she has “slept with”—a list which turns out to be so marvelous, it is worth twice the price of this book. You will experience the fear and loathing of E. Jean’s “psychiatric evaluations,” and hear how she tries to cheer up Trump’s gloomy, $750-an-hour shrink by telling him about the strange white tablet Hunter S. Thompson gave her.
You will be in on the choosing of the “clothes for court,” and the creation of “the look”: a look that will help the jury connect the younger E. Jean who is attacked by Trump in Bergdorf’s with the older E. Jean who sits in the courtroom.
It’s all here: two dazzling trials, the full-tilt high stakes, the laugh-out-loud commentary, and the inspiring fact that a woman is never too old to get even.
E. Jean Carroll is a journalist and the author of five books, including a biography of Hunter S. Thompson. She has written for Rolling Stone, Outside, Vanity Fair, Esquire, New York, and The Atlantic. She was named one of Time‘s Most Influential People in the World in 2024. She throws the ball for her dogs at her cabin in the mountains in upstate New York.

Join our Book Club Facebook Group for event updates and to RSVP or email info@ofamuseum.org to confirm your attendance!

Open House & Donor Tree Fundraiser
2026-03-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Ohio Feminist Art Museum, 635 Park Meadow Rd, Suite 107, Westerville, Ohio 43081, Westerville, OH, 43081, United States
The Ohio Feminist Art Museum Has a Home
After years of dreaming, gathering, and building community, the Ohio Feminist Art Museum has signed a 2-year lease on our first physical space in Westerville nestled at the edge of the Alum Creek River surround by woods.
On March 28, 2026, we open our doors for the very first time.
This space will house our growing collection of feminist art, host exhibitions and events, and serve as a gathering place for women and allies across Ohio who are looking for connection, culture, and community.
But before we can fully open, we need your help.

Building the Foundation
We are transforming this space into a home for feminist art. Donations from our Open House Fundraiser will directly support:

Renovation and improvements
Preparing and staging the collection
Maintenance of the space over the next two years
Accessible programming and events

Inside our front lobby, we are painting a Donor Tree — a permanent tribute to the women and supporters who helped lay the foundation of OFAM’s first home.
Every gift made during the Open House fundraiser will be honored:

Leaves for foundational gifts
Branches for sustaining supporters
The trunk for major donors (the roots that hold us steady)

Your name will become part of the story of this museum.

The Vision Behind OFAM
The Ohio Feminist Art Museum was founded by MK Wright, a lifelong feminist, social worker, mother, and community builder.
MK came out at 18 while emancipating from the foster care system. She worked her way through four college degrees, earning her Master of Social Work from The Ohio State University, as a foster & adoptive parent, while building a business, and navigating life as an openly lesbian woman in Ohio.
Over the past 30 years, she has collected art created by women. These are pieces purchased at women’s festivals, feminist gatherings, and grassroots art spaces across the country. This collection is not just art. It represents our history, culture, community and spiritual essence.
OFAM was born from a simple but urgent desire: to preserve the art and spirit of feminist movements across generations, and to create a space where women of all backgrounds, including lesbian, straight, trans, suburban, rural, artists and non-artists alike, can gather safely and build community.
This museum is personal. And it is collective.

Join Us
Open House & Fundraiser March 28, 2026 1-4pm
635 Park Meadow Rd, Suite 107, Westerville, Ohio 43081
Come tour the space.
Meet the founders.
See the beginnings of the collection.
Become a donor and have your name added to the Donor Tree.
From 1pm to 4pm, experience it all:

Listen to music performed by KELO
Meet queer fiction author Sara Elliot and hear about her new book, The Shape of Grace
Artwork on display by Hazel Varanese, Lisa Morris, Sheryl Lazenby, and Tamala Murk
Meet Janann Campbell (JC) – the first woman sworn in to serve in the Washington National Guard
MK Wright will have part of her women’s art collection and memorabilia

Help us root feminist art and community in Ohio soil.
RSVP: Facebook

Add Your Name to Our Donor Tree

Legacy Sponsorship >
One-Time Donation >
Museum Membership >

Location Photos
635 Park Meadow Rd, Suite 107, Westerville, Ohio 43081

Her Chapter - Ohio Feminist Art Museum Book Club
2026-05-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Ohio Feminist Art Musuem, 635 Park Meadow Road, Suite 107, Westerville, OH, 43081, United States
From the Beacon Press publisher website:

“Living in an altered past that never saw the end of the Great Depression, Jeannine, a librarian, is waiting to be married. Joanna lives in a different version of reality: she’s a 1970s feminist trying to succeed in a man’s world. Janet is from Whileaway, a utopian earth where only women exist. And Jael is a warrior with steel teeth and catlike retractable claws, from an earth with separate- and warring-female and male societies. When these four women meet, the results are startling, outrageous, and subversive.”

Please join us at OFAM’s new location at 6:00 p.m. on May 7, 2026 to discuss this quarter’s book: “The Female Man” by Joanna Russ.

Quick Details

When: Thursday, May 7, 6:00 p.m.Where: Ohio Feminist Art Museum, 635 Park Meadow Road, Suite 107, Westerville, OH 43081What: “The Female Man” by Joanna Russ, Snacks, & Critical Discussion

Join our Book Club Facebook Group for event updates and to RSVP or email info@ofamuseum.org to confirm your attendance!

OFAM - Join Our Planning Committee!
2026-05-16 - 2026-05-17 | OH
Thank you for showing your support for the Ohio Feminist Art Museum.
OFAM is establishing a “Planning Committee” of individuals who are interested in volunteering to assist us in identifying artists, musicians, poets, authors, changemakers and trailblazers, whom we would promote during upcoming events. We need your feedback and suggestions to pick women who you want to see and support. We do pay artists to present at our events. We want to develop a schedule of monthly events along with having a booth at upcoming art festivals, music festivals, and community festivals. We need volunteers to help support these events, along with promoting and organizing them.
Please join us during one of the below days and times through Office365 Teams Video meeting to discuss becoming more active within OFAM. I know we are all very busy with our personal lives therefore, you only need to attend one of the following times. Then, as a group, we can figure out the best days and times to meeting more regularly thereafter. If you have not received an email calendar invite, please email me directly at mkwright@OFAMuseum.org and join out newsletter mailing list at https://ofamuseum.org/#join-list.

Meeting Times:
May 16th, Saturday, 9am-10:30a
May 16th, Saturday, 1pm-2:30pm
May 17th, Sunday, 9am-10:30a
May 17th, Sunday, 1pm-2:30pm

Please feel free to share with the people you know who might be interested in joining us. I appreciate each and every one of you.

I hope you have a blessed day.

MK

OFAM @ Delaware Pride Festival
2026-06-06 09:00 - 17:00 | OH
Happy Pride Month!
The Ohio Feminist Art Museum is excited to announce that we will be at the Delaware Pride Festival on June 6th. Please come out and join us and get to know us as we promote equality and social justice for all. We will be having a fun activity of creating a collaborative piece of art, by all who stopped by our booth, that represents equality for all. Free face painting for all who joins our newsletter mailing list or becomes a member!
We look forward to seeing you there.
MK

PRIDE Artist Event!
2026-06-13 13:00 - 19:00 | OFAM Museum, 635 Park Meadow Road, Suite 107, Westerville, Ohio, 43081, United States
On Saturday June 13th from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m., the Ohio Feminist Art Museum will be open!!! We have recently remodeled our museum and are excited about our progress in fulfilling our Mission.

We will be hosting our Ohio Pride Artist Event of 2026. We will present five amazing Feminist Artists who will be sharing their art with us, along with selling their art. We will also be hosting the African American Drum Circle, along with a bonfire from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

We are also excited to announce Anastasia Sotnikova, our new Program Coordinator, will be present at this event. She is a doctoral student in Art Administration, Education, and Policy at The Ohio State University, where she focused on Museum Education. With a background in marketing communications, she brings both strategic thinking and creativity to her work at the intersection of art, education, and community engagement. She is especially interested in how art can bring people together—her research explores ways to foster dialogue among artists, institutions, and diverse communities while creating more inclusive and meaningful experiences. Drawing on queer, feminist, and participatory approaches, she works to expand access to the arts and deepen how audiences connect with them.

JOIN US in our small part in trying to make a difference in this world.

Artists include:
Lisa Morris, Debb Cusick, Kenia LaMarr, Eve Silina, K. Rossi.

Summer Hours - Open to the Public
2026-07-05 11:00 - 15:00 | Ohio Feminist Art Musuem, 635 Park Meadow Road, Suite 107, Westerville, OH, 43081, United States
We’re open to the public Sundays in July from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.!
Visit the museum to see our new space, connect with organizers, and dive into the Pride Artist Exhibit (available through the end of July).
DATE: Sunday, July 5
TIME: 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Ohio Feminist Art Museum (635 Park Meadow Rd. Suite 107) – map below
Pride Artists:

Summer Hours - Open to the Public
2026-07-12 11:00 - 15:00 | Ohio Feminist Art Musuem, 635 Park Meadow Road, Suite 107, Westerville, OH, 43081, United States
We’re open to the public Sundays in July from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.!
Visit the museum to see our new space, connect with organizers, and dive into the Pride Artist Exhibit (available through the end of July).
DATE: Sunday, July 12
TIME: 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Ohio Feminist Art Museum (635 Park Meadow Rd. Suite 107) – map below
Pride Artists:

Workshop - Women & Wine Paint Night
2026-07-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Ohio Feminist Art Musuem, 635 Park Meadow Road, Suite 107, Westerville, OH, 43081, United States
FRIENDS!!!
Come enjoy the meditative practice of watching water and color play as you create your own Pocket Goddess. Creativity and community are the goals for this gathering. Bring a bottle of wine and turn your art into earrings or a new dangle for your key chain. All art supplies and materials will be provided.

Class size is limited to 20 participants; we hope you will join us! Click here to RSVP on EventBrite.
There is no cost to attend this workshop. If you enjoy the experience, we hope you’ll consider making a suggested donation of $10 or more at the event. Your generosity directly supports the Ohio Feminist Art Museum’s mission and helps us continue offering inspiring community programs like this one.
Hosted by Bex Dittman
DATE: Thursday July 16, 2026
TIME: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Ohio Feminist Art Museum (635 Park Meadow Rd. Suite 107) – map below

Summer Hours - Open to the Public
2026-07-19 11:00 - 15:00 | Ohio Feminist Art Musuem, 635 Park Meadow Road, Suite 107, Westerville, OH, 43081, United States
We’re open to the public Sundays in July from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.!
Visit the museum to see our new space, connect with organizers, and dive into the Pride Artist Exhibit (available through the end of July).
DATE: Sunday, July 19
TIME: 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Ohio Feminist Art Museum (635 Park Meadow Rd. Suite 107) – map below
Pride Artists:

Summer Hours - Open to the Public
2026-07-26 11:00 - 15:00 | Ohio Feminist Art Musuem, 635 Park Meadow Road, Suite 107, Westerville, OH, 43081, United States
We’re open to the public Sundays in July from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.!
Visit the museum to see our new space, connect with organizers, and dive into the Pride Artist Exhibit (available through the end of July).
DATE: Sunday, July 26
TIME: 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Ohio Feminist Art Museum (635 Park Meadow Rd. Suite 107) – map below
Pride Artists:

Summer Book Club - Her Chapter
2026-08-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Ohio Feminist Art Musuem, 635 Park Meadow Road, Suite 107, Westerville, OH, 43081, United States
From The Standard:
They wanted the body of a child and the cynicism of a woman

“Then her father took over her life. In her telling, he treated her for his alcoholism. It reads like a Tennessee Williams play. Her family are control freaks: she wouldn’t let her mother hold her son for the first two months of his life. But what her father did was more calculating and avaricious. He had her put under a conservatorship. He told her what to eat, when to exercise, and he wouldn’t let her drive. But she worked nonstop so her family could live in luxury. She complied so she could see her sons and had a long Las Vegas residency in which her father wouldn’t let her change her songs. This went on for 13 years.”

Please join us at OFAM’s new location from 6:00 – 7:30p.m. on August, 2026 to discuss this quarter’s book: “The Woman in Me” by Britney Spears.

Quick Details

When: Thursday, August 6, 6:00 – 7:30p.m.Where: Ohio Feminist Art Museum, 635 Park Meadow Road, Suite 107, Westerville, OH 43081What: “The Woman in Me” by Britney Spears, Snacks, & Critical Discussion

Join our Book Club Facebook Group for event updates and to RSVP or email info@ofamuseum.org to confirm your attendance!

Gaia Garden Party
2026-08-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Ohio Feminist Art Musuem, 635 Park Meadow Road, Suite 107, Westerville, OH, 43081, United States
Something magical is taking root at the Ohio Feminist Art Museum.

Join us as we gather to imagine the future of our riverside outdoor space: a place where art, nature, and community can flourish together. Bring a softball-sized rock to contribute to a collaborative art installation, enjoy a guided rock-painting activity, and help envision the garden’s future through a collective manifestation experience. Light refreshments will be provided.

More details to follow.

DATE: Saturday, August 9
TIME: 1 to 4 p.m.
WHERE: Ohio Feminist Art Museum (635 Park Meadow Rd., Suite 107, Westerville, Ohio) – map below
