# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Creative Lens with Folklore Scholar Dr. Mintzi Martínez-Rivera
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join folklore scholar Dr. Mintzi Martínez-Rivera for an exploration of folklore, symbolism, and the natural world inspired by Clare Rojas: Returning. Drawing from her expertise in folklore, Dr. Martínez-Rivera will guide participants through a series of works in the exhibition, inviting us to look closely and consider the stories, symbols, and relationships that emerge around birds, witches, transformation, intuition, and renewal.

This program is free with registration.

Register: https://13351p.blackbaudhosting.com/13351p/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=16d7b342-54a1-4794-90d3-b2176019c1e1

About Dr. Mintzi Martínez-Rivera
Dr. Mintzi Auanda Martínez-Rivera is an Associate Professor of Folklore and Latinx Studies at The Ohio State University. She has a dual PhD in Folklore and Anthropology from Indiana University-Bloomington (2014). She has published on the indigenous rock movement in México, on P’urhépecha vernacular cultural practices, on conducting research in conflict zones, and decolonizing research methodologies. She is author of Creating Culture, Performing Community: An Angahuan Wedding Story (Indiana University Press, 2025). She co-edited Theorizing Folklore from the Margins: Critical and Ethical Approaches with Dr. Solimar Otero (Indiana University Press, 2021). She is currently co-editing the Routledge Handbook on Anthropology and Folklore with Dr. Ziying You.

 

Event photo: Clare Rojas (American b.1976), Patriarchy Walking the Dog with an Extend-a-leash, 2021. Oil on Linen. Courtesy of the artist, Jessica Silverman and Andrew Kreps Gallery.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/columbus/creative-lens-with-folklore-scholar-dr-mintzi-martínez-rivera/200030746903102
- **Event Categories**: Art, performances, Exhibitions, fine-arts, literary-art, Entertainment, Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Columbus
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 480 E Broad St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43215
- **lat**: 39.96435
- **long**: -82.98795
- **full address**: 480 E Broad St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43215

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Creative Lens with Folklore Scholar Dr. Mintzi Martinez-Rivera being held?
  - **A:** Creative Lens with Folklore Scholar Dr. Mintzi Martinez-Rivera takes place on Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 480 E Broad St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43215.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Creative Lens with Folklore Scholar Dr. Mintzi Martinez-Rivera?
  - **A:** Creative Lens with Folklore Scholar Dr. Mintzi Martinez-Rivera is organized by Columbus Museum of Art.
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- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Creative Lens with Folklore Scholar Dr. Mintzi Martinez-Rivera is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Columbus, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Creative Lens with Folklore Scholar Dr. Mintzi Martinez-Rivera sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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