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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.
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“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…
This interview was conducted prior to Nico’s performances in January 2024. Please join us in reflecting on Nico’s work in Grieving Landscapes and their collaboration with the…
Upon entering Hopkins Hall Gallery, one will immediately sense the vibrant energy emanating from the transformed space. The 2024 exhibition by the trace layer play collective…
Convergence is the current exhibition on view at Hopkins Hall Gallery, with pieces made by nine first-year MFA students. The exhibition focuses on how people with different…
When viewing art, people often extrapolate a deeper meaning behind the work. The minds of the artists themselves, however, typically go unconsidered.
Ohio State’s Department of Art and the…
At the onset of the dance performance staged as part of “Grieving Landscapes,” Nico Lawson and Siera Dance will ask one another a series of four questions: 1) When did you realize you could think…
As he prepares to wrap his residency at Urban Arts Space with a closing exhibition, the Columbus artist said he leaves better equipped for the next phase of his career.
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Vibrant colors, hidden stories, and kinetic energy create an electrifying energy that flows through Arris’ J. Cohen’s paintbrush onto the canvas. Cohen, also known as Sir’Ra, is emerging as a…
In recent years, poet Ajanaé Dawkins has chipped away at a handful of projects, many of which center the relationships that Black women have with each other, and in particular the dynamic between…
As the uprising unfolded overseas, Illya Mousavijad, an Iran-born artist and assistant professor at Ohio State, began to consider how he could contribute to the movement while living in exile.
Illya Mousavijad curated Iran: Deciphering Violence and Resistance, an exhibit featuring ten contemporary Iranian artists living in Iran and the United States, with works that span across…
Illya Mousavijad shares his experiences living in the United States versus Iran as well as how that has contributed to his current exhibition at Urban Arts Space, Iran: Deciphering Violence…
Conduit was on view at Urban Arts Space from July 20–29, 2023. Here, UAS student intern Toby Mars interviews Alissa Ohashi and Janelle Bonfour-Mikes, the two artists who…
First pushed by the late Columbus rapper Nes Wordz to focus on artmaking full-time, Cohen recently returned to familiar stomping grounds with a residency at Urban Arts Space.
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All Because of You, Us from Elaff Houmsse is on view at Hopkins Hall Gallery from July 3–21, 2023. A special community night—featuring live storytelling—will be held on Saturday, July 15…
Aaron Gilliam of CityScene shares the artist statements for three of the artists from Irrepressible Soul at Urban Arts Space: Sierra Hamilton, Josiah Jamison, and Ky Smiley. Read the full…
In honor of Women’s History Month, Urban Arts Space will highlight artwork created by our talented interns. In these personal interviews, you can learn about where their creativity all started and…
In honor of Women’s History Month, Urban Arts Space will highlight artwork created by our talented interns. In these personal interviews, you can learn about where their creativity all started and…
In honor of Women’s History Month, Urban Arts Space will highlight artwork created by our talented interns. In these personal interviews, you can learn about where their creativity all started and…
Julia Matejcek is one of the artists from this year’s Ohio State Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Thesis Cohort featured in Big Cloud at Urban Arts Space from February 14–March 18,…
Chantal Wnuk is one of the artists from this year’s Ohio State Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Thesis Cohort featured in Big Cloud at Urban Arts Space from February 14–March 18, 2023.
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“My pieces can often feel stormy and dystopic, but I’m actually very optimistic about the world”
— James Hartunian, ArtistJames Hartunian will be one of the artists…
Patrick McDonnell has been an artist for over 40 years. Best known for MUTTS, he has always made personal and abstract paintings while drawing comics and illustrations for publication. In Patrick…
Patrick McDonnell is most well-known for his famous comic strip titled MUTTS, which he has been creating since 1994, and for his award-winning children’s books. Less known, though, is…
In their podcast, artists Benedict Scheuer (He/Him) & Geren Heurtin (She/Her) discuss their exhibition, Hold Your Ground, currently on view at Hopkins Hall Gallery. Listen below:
As part of 'A Prolonged Handshake', Brianna Gluszak and Hannah Parrett spoke with OSU faculty member Michael Mercil in 'An Extended Handshake: In Conversation with Michael Mercil'. Watch their…
quietspruce discusses THE STRUCTURE THAT WOUNDS EVERYBODY MUST BE DESTROYED in a written interview with UAS Interns: Emma Hassel and Genevieve Wagner.
Can you start off by…
Artists in The Department of Planetary Futures Seed Simulation Laboratory and Mission Nucleus discuss their work in the show in an interview with Urban Arts Space intern, Genevieve Wagner.
Artists in the trace layer play discuss their work in the show in an interview with Urban Arts Space intern, Genevieve Wagner.
Artists in the Spring 2021 Department of Art BFA Exhibition discuss their work in the show in an interview with Urban Arts Space intern, Genevieve Wagner.
The Artists: Lyra Purugganan,…
Nathan Gorgen, Andrew Frueh, and Molly Jo Burke discuss their Cut, Scan, Mill, Print, Render, Tweak, Shuffle, Repeat exhibition with UAS Intern, Genevieve Wagner.
Tara Burns discusses her Iteration X exhibition with UAS Intern, Genevieve Wagner.
CORRECTION: Tara Burns' reference to Isadora Duncan (21:23) should be credited to…
Hannah Jordan and Kaylee Rose, two artists exhibiting in [Title TBD]: a collectively themed painting exhibition, discuss their work and the exhibition with UAS Intern, Genevieve Wagner.
Kylee Smith and Davianna Green discusses digital traces: a live performance from home with UAS Intern, Genevieve Wagner.
Erin Alys and Connor Graham discusses Hybrid Arts Lab: Hear We Go with UAS Intern, Genevieve Wagner.
Various artists that took part in Hybrid Arts Lab's Collaborative Animals discuss the exhibition with UAS Intern, Genevieve Wagner.
Jim O'Donnell discusses Hybrid Arts Lab: Is This the Truth? with UAS Intern, Genevieve Wagner.
Urban Art Space's Proximity was recently featured in Columbus Underground.
From Luisa Varanese for Columbus Underground:
Four MFA students — Dustin Brinkman,…
A conversation with soon-to-be Bachelor of Art and Bachelor of Fine Arts graduates Sarah Schneider, Kaisa Cameron, Kayla Gifford, and Natalie Steigmann-Gall about their works in the BFA and BA…
UAS intern Genevieve Wagner interviews William Nickley, Assistant Professor of Design, about his Performance of Making, Industrial Design Winter Market exhibition and online store. They are joined…
UAS intern Genevieve Wagner interviews Jim O'Donnell about his Hybrid Arts Lab: Picturing Power & Privilege virtual exhibition on Urban Arts Space's website.
UAS intern Genevieve Wagner interviews Joshua Edmonds about his One Voice, One Message: Black Lives Matter exhibition at Hopkins Hall Gallery and virtually on Urban Arts Space's website.…
UAS intern Genevieve Wagner interviews Matthew Greenburg and Erin Parsons about their recent performance of "Tappyness."
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UAS intern Genevieve Wagner interviews Lori Esposito about her workshop and exhibition at Hopkins Hall Gallery and Urban Arts Space from Home: Rapid Fire Text.
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Miranda Holmes, Hannah Parrett, Kristen Phipps discuss their summer series exhibition with UAS Intern, Genevieve Wagner.
Geren Heurtin and Maggie Schmiegelow discuss their summer series exhibition with UAS Director, Merijn van der Heijden.