Past Exhibitions

Exhibition Date: Friday, July 10, 2009 - Saturday, October 10, 2009
Reception Date/Time: Friday, July 10, 2009 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm

BIGG: Breakthrough Ideas in Global Glass is a dynamic collaboration among The Ohio State University Department of Art's Glass Program, OSU Urban Arts Space and Hawk Galleries. This exhibition is sponsored by Steuben Glass. [steuben.com]

Exhibition Date: Friday, July 10, 2009 - Saturday, October 10, 2009
Reception Date/Time: Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

E.F. Hebner, Professor Emeritus, creates paintings steeped heavily in a personal history of design, painting and performance collaboration. His work thrives in nimbly balanced color and daring, energetic composition. This exhibition presents excerpts from 50 years of art making.

Exhibition Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - Saturday, June 13, 2009
Reception Date/Time: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Exhibition of senior work from the Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication Design programs at The Ohio State University.

Exhibition Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - Saturday, June 13, 2009
Reception Date/Time: Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

The Department of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Projects Exhibition presents the work of 35 graduating art majors working in a wide range of media and approaches. This exhibition is co-located on two sites, the Hopkins Hall Gallery, 128 N.Oval Mall on campus, and the OSU Urban Arts Space, enabling the students to present ambitious bodies of work.

Exhibition Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Reception Date/Time: Saturday, May 9, 2009 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

The Master of Fine Arts Exhibition returns to the OSU Urban Arts Space with Begged, Borrowed, and Stolen. This year's exhibition presents the work of all graduating MFA students in the OSU Department of Art.  Showcasing research work in art + technology, ceramics, glass, painting + drawing, photography, printmaking, and sculpture, this exhibition celebrates nineteen emerging artists.

Exhibition Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - Friday, March 13, 2009

Drawn from the extensive collections at The Ohio State University, Design for Performance: Treasures from the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute will bring the magic of design and technical theatre to the OSU Urban Arts Space.

Exhibition Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - Friday, April 3, 2009
Reception Date/Time: Friday, March 13, 2009 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Graduate students in the Department of Theatre and College of the Arts investigate site specificity as a tool in the development of original theater works, created through a course taught by Professor Maureen Ryan.

Exhibition Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - Saturday, March 28, 2009
Reception Date/Time: Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Exhibition Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - Friday, March 27, 2009
Reception Date/Time: Friday, January 30, 2009 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm

At the end of January the OSU Urban Arts Space will shed winter with Ohio Art League's annual spring juried exhibition. These annual juried exhibitions are the backbone of OAL's artistic programming, presented annually since 1910. This spring's juror is David Pagel, Associate Professor of Art Theory and History and Chair of the Art Department at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. Mr. Pagel is also a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times as an art critic.

Exhibition Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008 - Saturday, January 24, 2009
Reception Date/Time: Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm

From his earliest figurative narrations to his suggestive pre-figurations of bountiful color, Alan Crockett has always been a painter’s painter: dedicated to the canvas, to the brush, to the gesture. His retirement this year forms the occasion for this mini-retrospective of a life in the studio, and a life dedicated to art, teaching, and family.