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Urban Arts Space and Hopkins Hall Gallery will be closed for Presidents' Day on Monday, February 17.
 

HOURS OF OPERATION

Urban Arts Space, 50 W Town Street in downtown Columbus:
Tu–Sat, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Thu, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.

Hopkins Hall Gallery on Ohio State campus: 
M–F, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

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Urban Arts Space is supported by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Upcoming Events

Engage the Arts Arts Scholars Seminar Exhibition 2025
January 8 - February 12, 2025

Engage the Arts 2025

Urban Arts Space Online
Staff Artists and Makers January 14-25 in red and black collage-style lettering
January 14 - January 25, 2025
Painting of an astronaut looking out at a comet
January 14 - January 25, 2025

Arts Scholars Juried Exhibition 2025

Urban Arts Space Corridor
a woman in a yellow traditional Indian outfit dancing beside water
January 24, 2025

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