Event series 'UnderCurrent' set to take place beneath Columbus' longest public art display

View a previous report from the initial installation of “Current” in the video player above.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An event series in Downtown Columbus will take place underneath a floating sculpture at Gay and High streets.

UnderCurrent, which will take place directly below “Current” by Janet Echelman -- the longest public artwork in Columbus history -- in a new event series from Downtown Columbus Inc. Hoping that it will bring the community's big ideas to provide unique, accessible, and creative programming to life, the nonprofit is providing a $10,000 grant per event for up to five events in the 2024 programming season. On Tuesday, it announced the first event in the lineup.

The first UnderCurrent event is in collaboration with the Columbus Museum of Art, which will host its signature BAM -- bar, art, and music -- event under the sculpture from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 17. A live DJ and dance party, creative experiences, an interactive photo booth, live painting, food trucks, yard games, and a cash bar will all be included at the first event in the series. Admission to the event is free.

More UnderCurrent programming has yet to be announced for the summer.