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The Urban Arts Space is highlighting up-and-coming artists.
Whether it's connecting to nature through movement, or preserving sacred traditions, two shows happening this month are sure to…
More than 100 undergraduate students at The Ohio State University have worked as “externs” with area arts organizations since 2023, when the university received $2 million from the Mellon…
“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!
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…
"'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…
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 “
"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…
Community Connectors is a monthly series highlighting Ohio State staff members who have shown leadership in partnering with our communities to make an impact.
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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…
“I had a deep fixation with witnessing the women in my life, the women who raised me, and seeing their interiority and their relationship with the world, and then thinking about our relationship,”…
“I want to make work about anger and grief, but also falling in love,” Martin said. “And those are things that have always been present in my work in some way, but I noticed the more I create, the…
The Department of Art Auxiliary Faculty and Staff Exhibition at Hopkins Hall Gallery was featured in Ohio State News! Read the full article for interviews with artists Kate Durham and…
Watch the full feature about Artist Commune: Intersections on Lantern TV, featuring interviews with our Manager of Community Learning and Experience, Dr. Terron Banner, as well as Professional…
"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…
"The overall triptych in its entirety has a forefront of celebrating Black trans bodies, but it also talks about this idea of creating space for Black bodies to be nurturing, soft and vulnerable,"…
We’re enthusiastic to share that our Community Artist-in-Residence Ajanaé Dawkins has been awarded the prestigious Elizabeth George Foundation Grant! This is a highly selective opportunity that…
In her debut poetry collection, Good Dress, Brittany Rogers displays a masterful economy of language, able to capture complex generational relationship dynamics in just a few keyboard…
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…
If you're fortunate enough to visit the Peter Megert Memorial Exhibition on the campus of The Ohio State University this autumn, you may think that its purpose is simply to showcase highlights…
A month after Peter Megert died at age 85 in June 2022, Oscar Fernandez, an associate professor in the School of Design at the University of Cincinnati, scheduled a call with colleagues across the…
"[Peter] was a wave of fresh air, of joy, of humor," Professor Axel Roesler of the University of Washington said in a recent interview with The Lantern. "He would never follow the…
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…
"The Ohio State Urban Arts Space hosts Totes on Town, a community event within their series Artist Commune. Ohio State students help host the event for the community every month. This…
“From empathy, Megert knew, came great design.”
Peter Megert (1937–2022), a remarkable Ohio State Design former professor, is the subject of an upcoming exhibition at the Hopkins Hall…
“I want to ensure interns know how to advocate for themselves and make informed decisions when it comes to their careers, and that they have resources to move forward.” — Ashley Martin
Azubuike Akunne grew up with a father who owned a pharmacy in Columbus’ Bronzeville neighborhood, recalling how as a child he observed patients stream in to collect medications for ailments such…
"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?…
"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…
“'Here in the Hale Center, we have one of the largest Black art collections in the United States and we’re also recognized by the Association for Black Culture Centers as one of the top [centers…
"'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…
"Urban Arts Space, part of Ohio State University's College of the Arts, is hosting concurrent exhibitions that illustrate the diverse experiences of people of color.
'FREEQUENCY,' curated by…
"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…
"Florman said while interning at the Urban Arts Space, students will work on general assignments, but will also be able to specialize in areas like video production, marketing or exhibition design…
In partnership with the Mellon Foundation, Ohio State will launch bold, far-reaching initiatives involving multiple university units and programs, including the College of Arts and Sciences, Urban…
We’re honored to be featured in this ARTnews piece alongside so many other cultural institutions in Columbus!
“Located within the Lazarus Building in downtown Columbus, the OSU…
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…
Audiences can explore the intersection of grief and marginalization through the Ohio State Department of Dance's upcoming free interactive dance performance, titled "Grieving Landscapes."
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…
During this edition of Kate's Quick Bites, we whip up a twist on the traditional chocolate chip cookie. We talk with Merijn van der Heijden who is one of the leaders charged with the artistic and…
Urban Art Space’s first community artist-in-residence, Arris' Cohen has always had art in his life. However, life also detoured his art practice. Today, he’s totally immersed in teaching and…
Jacob Yakima, a professional writing intern at Urban Arts Space, reflects on the Charles Csuri Memorial Exhibition held at Hopkins Hall Gallery from August–November of 2023.
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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 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…
An ongoing art exhibit is bringing awareness to the struggles of Iranian women who have
been victims of patriarchal oppression for decades.
Ohio State’s Urban Arts Space is currently…
The Ohio State University’s Urban Arts Space (UAS) has named Arris’ J. Cohen as the center’s inaugural community artist-in-residence. UAS marked the occasion with a Sept. 13 celebration at the…
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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Irrepressible Soul, a collection of artwork form 26 Black and Afro-diasporic artists, is on display at Urban Arts Space at The Ohio State University from June 1-July 1.
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Viewing art is often considered a deeply intimate and individualized experience. But lyana Hill, creator and co-curator of the "Irrepressible Soul" art exhibition, has a more collaborative…
“Irrepressible Soul,” an expansive new art exhibit currently on display at Ohio State’s Urban Art Space, traces its roots to a series of questions kicked around beginning last Juneteenth by…
...Rashed will participate in “Text Me When You Get Home,” a multifaceted new exhibit spearheaded by Mona Gazala that opens at Ohio State’s Hopkins Hall on…
Art and appreciation of art are key to The Ohio State University experience. Each year on campus, Buckeyes from all backgrounds enjoy theatre shows, jazz performances and visiting the art…
Symposium brings together faculty, staff, community to address challenges
The Ohio State University strives to maintain mutually beneficial relationships with communities…
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,…
“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…
OSU medical students Elizabeth Auckley and Phillip Anjum collaborated on the series Behind the White Coat with the goal to show the personal lives of medical students outside of the…