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Pronounced "The Fork"
Serves as the home @theroichess )and a gathering space for community. Bookings are open!
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THE R.O.I. CHESS SUNDAYS🌳
Join us every 2nd & 4th Sunday from 3-7pm at The 4C (80 Parsons Ave.) for shared wisdom, music, art, & ever-growing community! We cultivate space for all-levels of chess players, no matter age or ranking. Come learn, play, or just engage with the space! Bring a friend, a snack, a question, or your open mind🧠

Chess Sundays are always free but donations are greatly appreciated in keeping our mission thriving!

#BeThePeace ♟️👑 taken in Columbus, Ohio by @the4cgallery

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Grandmaster’s Garden (3) and Behold a Playful Knight (2) are on view! ♟️

Developing from my roots in graphite and paper, these works build on my practice of architectural drawing and drafting, bringing structure, play, and imagination to the board.

There’s so much to do and see in Columbus. Find your thing at @the4cgallery / @theroichess s or over a game of chess.

Looking to grow your art collection? Consider bringing home an original artwork. Or, if you’re building your game library, take chess on the go with a travel chessboard.

Come see what’s on view and find something that speaks to you! by @the4cgallery

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The Royal Oak Initiative invites you to celebrate National Chess Day with us!

Opening 10/10, Peace by Piece is a mixed-media exhibition exploring chess as more than a game — as a cultural language, a visual vocabulary, a historical artifact, and a space for strategy, identity, creativity, connection, and imagination!

For centuries, chess has moved across borders, generations, and cultures. Its pieces, patterns, players, rituals, and histories have inspired artists, thinkers, designers, activists, and storytellers. Peace by Piece invites artists to consider what chess means to us today — and what it might mean tomorrow.

Curated by our Executive Director: @blacksuneternal

We at ROI see the connection between chess and art as a way to exercise the left and right brain. Critical and creative thought. The gallery started from the mind of a child with Kween’s first art show in 2025 and now with this show we will have had a full year of art programming thanks to @terriseta and @9__________a !

Artwork by @dk1994 Prints will be made available. Stay tuned! by @the4cgallery

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Interview with @mrrobotgeek talking about his work and specifically his piece “Disco Face”, on view @the4cgallery! Come by tonight from 6:30 -8:30 to catch other artists in the show discuss process, inspiration, and what drives us!

#columbusart taken in Columbus, Ohio by @the4cgallery

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Our 2-Day Cyanotype Workshop was an awesome exploration of art & science! Ky taught the participants basic techniques utilizing Cyanotype material and also encouraged experimentation utilizing images!

We look forward to hosting more intergenerational opportunities to learn and expand our minds. Day 2 took place during ROI Chess Sunday, activating critical and creative thought in our community space💚 Every 2nd and 4th Sunday from 3-7pm!

Looking to host a workshop, social event, or cowork in our space?
Email rental@theroichess.org!

@shotbykys taken in Columbus, Ohio by @the4cgallery

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KIND OF BLUE CLOSING CELEBRATION🔵
Join us at The 4C (80 Parsons Ave.) This Friday for a closing artist discussion around process and inspiration!
6:30 PM — 8:30 PM

This is also the last week to participate in our Parched on Parsons beverage fundraiser at Uppercup & Olde Oak!

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@artwithduarte

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We will have cookies and chess in the A Space💫 Looking forward to seeing you there!
#columbusart taken in Olde Town East, Columbus, Ohio by @the4cgallery

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THIS Saturday, 10/3 from 10-2 @the4cgallery (80 Parsons- Teal Building), Rooted Books is hosting a celebration of kids’ and youth books!

We are super passionate about the power of representation in books, particularly for young people. There is so much beauty in not only seeing yourself reflected in stories and history but also in having windows into others’ experiences.

In addition to a wide selection of books for 0-18 centering cultural diversity, neurodiversity and disability, we’ll also have:

•Storytime @ 11am!
•Craft stations
•Mini adult book section
•15% off picture books
•Puzzles, games stickers and more!

Grab your friends, your kids, your nieces and nephews and come on through!

See you Saturday!

#columbus #columbusevents #bookstore #columbusmoms by @the4cgallery

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IT’S FINALLY HERE!!

This Saturday 9/26 from 11-3 The @thecolumbusblackowned is celebrating Black Love @the4cgallery (80 Parsons) right across the street from Upper Cup Coffee !!!

But WAIT! We’re not just celebrating romantic love; we’ll also be celebrating self-love and the love of family.

We’ll have a kids coloring station, Self-Love reflection activity, and local romance author @drmonicacox !!! And of course we’ll be bringing an incredible selection of books celebrating Black Love.

We’ll also be collecting those summer Bingo cards and handing out prizes! Bingo gets a free sticker and bookmark, and completed boards get entered in a raffle for a bookish gift basket.

So grab your fam, your friends and your boo and come on out! See you Saturday!

#columbus #columbusevents #bookstore #blackowned #shop614

@eqstesi @tastesandtomescbus by @the4cgallery

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PARCHED ON PARSONS 💧
We love our Parsons community! Stop by Uppercup Coffee Co. or The Olde Oak NOW through October 3rd and grab a drink inspired by our current art exhibition, “Kind of Blue”. A portion of proceeds go to supporting critical & creative thinking at The 4C, home of The Royal Oak Initiative 🌳 @theroichess

Join us at The 4C, 80 Parsons, for ROI Chess Sundays 3—7 every 2nd & 4th Sunday! taken in Columbus, Ohio by @the4cgallery

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Cyanotype Workshop at The 4C this weekend instructed by Ky Smiley! Cyanotype is an alternative camera-less printing process that produces a cyan-blue print.
For Saturdays Beginner friendly course (ages 10+), participants are encouraged to bring objects that they can create an image with.
For Sundays Intermediate course (ages 14+), participants will bring an image that will be converted into a digital negative and then printed a t-shirt and fine art paper.

We look forward to hosting space for critical and creative thinking at The 4C! RSVP in our bio💙

“Kind of Blue” on view now through October 3rd
Gallery Hours
M , F 5—7 PM
2nd & 4th Sundays for @theroichess Sunday, 3—7 PM

#columbusart #columbusworkshops #supportlocal taken in Columbus, Ohio by @the4cgallery

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Here at Rooted Books, we LOVE kidlit! From cute little board books to middle-grade graphic novels and YA fantasy, we are here for it!

Since we love it so much, we HAD to host a Kid Lit Celebration! On October 3 from 10 to 2 PM, we will be @the4cgallery with:

•kids’ arts and crafts stations
•special story time
•and of course, books for kids of all ages and those who love children’s lit.

Parents, teachers, aunties and uncles: bring your kiddos (or just yourself) and come find the best new reads for the kids in your life!

We can’t wait to share our love of kid lit with you and celebrate the diverse and rich tapestry of children’s literature.

#columbus #childrensbooks #bookstore #columbusevents #rootedbooks by @the4cgallery

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Me? Instructing? Well, yes!

I was asked by the lovely curators of the @the4cgallery, Terri and Nina, to lead a cyanotype workshop as part of programming for the group exhibition currently on view, “Kind of Blue,” honoring Miles Davis’s sonically transformative release of the album by the same name.

I’m grateful to share a process I was able to assist with in a different space but back with my community in the space I’ve been working passionately in for a year as exhibition preparator.

We’ll be having two sessions, one centered on the vast potential of cyanotypes with various objects and their impressions on coated paper, and in the next we will focus on incorporating imagery and will print off your images as digital negatives for participants to explore with.

Sign up and support local artists and creative learning spaces such as the 4C. Come learn with and from me, and I hope to see y’all soon!

This is my first time leading a workshop so coming off of my most recent experience this means the world.

Link in Bio!

“Jewels from Labor Day” (2025/2026)

“Kysaan in Mirror” (2024/2026)

“Last Century, Last Week: Ny🫂” (2024/2026)

“First Attempt at Demeah in Blues” (2025/2026) by @the4cgallery

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