Saturday, July 24, 6:30pm, Wild Goose Creative, 188 McDowell St.

“‘OK Boomer’ is Not OK: An Art Show About Ageism in the Media and the Arts,” will be held Saturday, July 24, 6:30-9:30pm, at Wild Goose Creative [in their new space in Franklinton]. With gratitude to the Greater Columbus Arts Council for their support, filmmaker Gabrielle Burton is organizing this pop-up art evening to celebrate our creative community as we come out of the pandemic and to and enable a much-needed discussion about ageism in our culture, its intersectionality with other stereotyping and -isms, and what we can do about it.

Focusing on the themes of age, ageism, aging, time, and social consequences, this evening will highlight work of local artists and will include a panel discussion on the topic. Luster Dela Virgion will do a gender performance; Gabrielle Burton will premiere “Old Guy,” a short film; visual artists will be shown on table-top easels and digitally.

The evening’s schedule

6-6:30pm: gathering, check-in, digital and easel-displayed art show of work by Columbus artists dealing with the topic of ageism, aging, and the view on age culturally. Small reception of individually wrapped snacks and tea/water.

6:30pm: introductions on stage of artists and event participants

6:45pm: slide show of artist’s works

7:00pm: Columbus premiere of the short film “Old Guy”

7:20pm: performance by Luster Dela Virgion and other artists

8pm: arts group/panel discussion on the topic of ageism and what we, as a community, can do to recognize and address ageism

8:30pm: question-and-answer

8:45-9pm: reception continues inside or outside

9:30pm: event closes

Gabrielle C. Burton is a writer and filmmaker who lives in Delaware, Ohio. With a passion for strong human-focused storytelling and social engagement, she won the Ohio Arts Council’s Individual Excellence Award, in poetry and also in filmmaking, two years in a row.

We encourage masks and COVID vaccination for attendees to keep the most vulnerable safe.

Hosted by Wild Goose Creative.