Local Ohioan LEGO artists will be displaying various LEGO creations at the BrickUniverse LEGO Fan Convention in Columbus, Ohio next week. The convention will take place at the Ohio Expo Center on May 25-26, 2019. LEGO displays by Ohioan LEGO artists include cities, trains, robots, and mosaics
One of the groups displaying is the Ohio LEGO Users Group (OhioLUG). They are Adult Fans of LEGO, referred to as "AFOLs", who build, play, and display creations built with LEGO bricks. There are currently over 300 LEGO Users Group for Adult Fans of LEGO around the world. In 2010, The LEGO Company estimated that there were around 40,000 AFOLs in the world. That number has dramatically increased with estimates from 200,000 to over 1,000,000. Famous AFOLs include David Beckham, Ed Sheeran, and Britney Spears who have all publicly talked about their affection for LEGO.