UC Clermont College hosts ArtsWave Days

UC Clermont College will host family-friendly activities as part of ArtsWave Days on Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. on campus.

Sponsored by Macy’s, ArtsWave’s free annual arts festival connects people to an array of arts opportunities offered in our region. The annual ArtsWave Days celebrates the creative endeavors — music, dance, theater, museums, and festivals — happening in large and small ways throughout our region.

All events are free and open to the public. UC Clermont is located at 4200 Clermont College Dr. in Batavia, Ohio.

ArtsWave Days - Event Schedule at UC Clermont College

"Power of Her" Day
Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

10 a.m.-4 p.m.- Student Lounge
Creation Station Crafts
Practice your artistic skills at the craft tables with a variety of family-friendly activities.

10-11 a.m.- Snyder 142
How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun
Come listen to this Native American Muskogee (Creek) story, then make a posable mother arachnid (spider) in the style of artist Louise Bourgeois.

11-11:45 a.m.- Krueger Auditorium
Singing Bowls with Ron Esposito
Quartz Crystal Singing and Tibetan Brass Bowls are found throughout the world both within and without spiritual traditions. Join Ron and experience the beauty and meditative/relaxing qualities of the singing bowls.

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.- Student Lounge
Face Painting with Fabulous Faces by Jen
Jen and her team create works of art — with your face as the canvas.

12-12:45 p.m.- Krueger Auditorium
Belly Dance Performance
Local fusion dance company, Anaya Belly Dance, blends dance, theatre and music styles with old-world belly dance to create a fun and eclectic performance that is both innovative and traditional.

12:30-1:30 p.m.- Art Lab, Snyder 153
Women in Modernism Collage Workshop
Kim Taylor, professor of fine arts, guides participants through the techniques of four 20th-century female artists in this hands-on collage workshop.

1-1:30 p.m.- Krueger Auditorium
Ragtime Dances performed by Forget-Me-Not Historical Dance Company
Enjoy a performance featuring ragtime music written by women. 

2 p.m.-3 p.m.- Snyder 142
Snap Button Poetry Workshop
Wearable art combines visual design with found poetry in this hands-on workshop. Create a one-of-a kind button while using interesting words and phrases from poetry by American female poets such as Emily Dickinson, Maya Angelou and others along with design elements such as ribbons, beads and stickers.

3 p.m.-4 p.m.- Snyder 142
Power of Her Food Art
Cookies as art? Why not! During this fun activity, participants use a cookie as the base of their edible art to create inspirational messages.

About ArtsWave Days

ArtsWave Days, sponsored by Macy's, is the signature event series open to the public and free of charge as part of the 2020 ArtsWave Community Campaign, spanning multiple weekends February through April. UC Clermont College will proudly participate as a venue in Clermont County bringing family-friendly arts workshops, face painting, performances and more. 

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Community arts programming at UC Clermont College is supported by individuals and organizations throughout the area who recognize that their donations to ArtsWave help create a livelier community and a place where people from different backgrounds come together to share ideas and experiences.