News
Diane Callahan, who co-curated “Spirit & Dust” alongside Michelle Burdine, traced the genesis of the new Urban Arts Space exhibition back to the first Death Cafe…
Collage is an art rooted in disruption. It resists singular narratives, building from preexisting fragments and making space for complexity, contradiction, and the unlikely artist. That spirit was…
796 Innocents by Mia Sweeney Gahrmann takes its title from the 796 babies and young children whose remains were discovered in 2017 at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home in…
“I was a Columbus City Schools kid myself, and as somebody who has always enjoyed the arts … you want to do anything you can to fuel that interest,” January said, pointing to obstacles such as…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Seniors in the Ohio State University art department want you to celebrate their graduation.
Watch the full interview segment on WSYX!
“Really, the spirit of the exhibition is taking each stanza of the poem and … allowing it to become almost a room,” said Da’, whose exhibit opened earlier this week and continues through Nov. 15. “So…
We’re taught in school about Ohio’s role as a free state, but what were the experiences of those who risked their lives to reach our borders? What happened once they made it to the river?
The Columbus writers will celebrate the release of their new collection with a poetry collage party at Urban Arts Space on Saturday, Sept. 20.
The Ship and the Storm, a new…
Multidisciplinary artist Keya Crenshaw is a native of Columbus, Ohio. Keya is the founder of Black Chick Media, LLC and the Scared Spaces Collective. Keya’s work, Cypress, Camellias, Magnolias…
"'Restless Office' is an exhibit that looks at a new type of office, hopefully an office of the future, in response to the current conditions of the office," Nowak said. "We know that the hybrid…
Based in Brooklyn, New York, Michael Hambouz is a multidisciplinary artist and musician who creates a variety of intricate and abstracted works ranging from prints and sculptures to animations…
A pair of exhibitions opened at Urban Arts Space this week are divided by a border, of sorts, with “Fragmented-Recaptured” staged in the upper gallery space and “
Our newest Community Artist-in-Residence, Tyiesha Radford Shorts, was interviewed by Urban Arts Space Intern Sarah Jenkins for Columbus Underground!
"I am on a journey to reorient…
"My practice is rooted in a deep respect for the body, for color, and for the emotional weight both can carry. I create work that celebrates Blackness and womanness with intention, clarity, and…
In some ways, the exhibition serves as a visual representation of the divide that exists between Herman’s fiction work and her collections of nonfiction essays, with the gallery split between oil…
Ohio: A State of Dance is a dynamic, multimedia exhibition that invites visitors to explore the rich and diverse history of dance across the state of Ohio. Through the OhioDance Virtual…
Tyiesha Radford Shorts has begun to prepare for her future artist-in-residency stint at Urban Arts Space by looking to the past.
An educator, writer and multidisciplinary artist, Shorts has…
Andrew Mehall is a Master of Fine Arts candidate at The Ohio State University whose work meditates on our relationships with technology, memory, and authorship. Constructed from found objects and…
Annelise Duque is a Filipino-American artist, currently an MFA graduate student at The Ohio State University, and one of thirteen artists featured in Desire Lines, the MFA…
Grief, loss, and mourning are central to life and Isabella Saraceni's work. As she explores the fragility of life through various materials of the same nature, she hopes to create navigational…
"What I really want people to take away from the show is that transgender joy and resilience is something that's part of the human experience and it has been probably for as long as we've been…
Julian Robbins is a multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges digital and physical realms, exploring themes of identity, history, and storytelling. Their current installation features inkjet…
The mixed media piece under ohio stars collects stories, traits, and traditions passed down through generations into a tangible scene. In between shifts as the Administrative Assistant at…
Iyana Hill is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University, double majoring in Photography and African American and African Studies, and minoring in Arts Entrepreneurship. In this Broad & High…
This episode of Broad & High highlights Urban Arts Space Community Artist-in-Residence Ajanaé Dawkins. She has grown from the teenager telling stories at a poetry slam to the docu-poet she is…
This is the first story in a Broad & High series called Behind the Scenes: Art Across Ohio. In this episode, Broad & High highlights Urban Arts Space intern Iyana HIll and Community Artist-in…
You can't take it with you… is currently on view at Hopkins Hall Gallery until September 27, 2024. The exhibition is inspired by the chaos in our lives, ranging from everyday…
A new water-themed printmaking exhibit — titled "You can't take it with you.." — has taken center stage at Hopkins Hall Gallery.
The exhibition, which opened Thursday and will be on view…
Local artist Aleesha Nash shares her interview with Kristen Newby during her Preserving Your History workshop.
As we enter the final week of my exhibition,
Women’s Work reimagines the inherent meaning of femininity and power. Reclaiming the disparaging term, artists Alex McClay and Stephanie Berrie present the dichotomy of existing within…
"Few things have made this life worthwhile like the people who sit with me, stirred, tender, open and near spiritual encounters over what language can do. Over how the Black writers before us…
"Four years ago, as part of this process, Dawkins brainstormed a series of questions that she wished she could ask all of the women in her family, dead or alive, including: What is your legacy?…
Ajanaé Dawkins, Urban Arts Space’s current Community Artist-in-Residence, is a poet, performer and theologian based in Columbus. Her upcoming exhibition—No One Teaches Us How to…
"When musicians Noah Demland and Sam Johnson first talked about collaborating, a number of their conversations centered on a series of questions: What makes music queer? And can you tell a person…
"'The show is to really acknowledge the intersection between Black and Palestinian liberation, and also as a reprieve for the amount of work that’s been done specifically in fighting for…
"The two also described Afrofuturism as an evolving concept, with Black creators reinterpreting and reclaiming the past and present with an eye on building toward a more empowered future. 'What…