People Archive
Former Staff
The Barnett Fellow
Liz Celeste
Idea Lab Coordinator SP08-SP09
Liz was born and raised in Grandview Heights and returned to Columbus a couple years ago after completing her undergraduate education at Wake Forest University in North Carolina and a two-year commitment with Americorps in California and Mississippi working with Habitat for Humanity. Liz holds a B.A. degree in Cultural Anthropology and is working towards a Masters in Arts Policy & Administration at Ohio State. In her free time, she enjoys travel, yoga, bowling, photography, and walking with her husband and 12 year old dog around the neighborhood.
Student Assistants
Molly Uline-Olmstead
Education Assistant SU08-SU09
Molly Uline-Olmstead is a graduate student in the Arts Policy and Administration Program Museum Education Track. She is currently researching women’s fiber craft, specifically knitting, and it’s potential as a community art medium. Molly’s background is as a fiber artist. She received her BFA from the OSU in 2004 and has exhibited her work at the Riffe Gallery, Richard M. Ross Museum, and with the Ohio Art League. She is a member of the West Side Columbus Knitters, Arts Priori, The Gender and Emancipation Project, and Warm Up America. She currently lives in Grandview with her boyfriend and two kitties. Her goal is to wrap the world in cozy handknits.
Stephanie Owens
Social Media Assistant
Stephanie is a junior in the Industrial Design program at The Ohio State University and an events student assistant at the Urban Arts Space. At the space Stephanie is in charge of maintaining the UAS contacts lists, working special events, and general UAS maintenance. Stephanie enjoys drawing, cartooning, painting, and sculpting. She also enjoys playing video games, traveling, and being passionate about design. She plans to study abroad this fall and hopes to move to Europe after graduation and work in the design field.
Rachel Heberling
Exhibitions Assistant SU09
As an art gallery, exhibitions keep our Space vibrant and connected to the global art community. Exhibition Assistants can expect to be involved in almost every step of holding an art show in the Space. Students create and maintain exhibition materials for each show, including: pricelist, informational binder, exhibition documentation, and exhibition archive. Our Exhibition Assistant also oversees handling of loan agreements and intake/outtake process. They also create wall labels, correspond with artists and organizers, and researches and gathers information on artists and work.
Chris Burton
Media Assistant AU08-SU09
Christopher Burton is a senior in the Art Education program at The Ohio State University, and an education student assistant at the OSU Urban Arts Space. Chris’s artistic interests include sculpture, drawing, and art criticism. Outside of the fine arts, he enjoys riding bicycles, and reading. Upon graduating from Ohio State, Chris plans to pursue a career within art museums.
Allen Wagner
Design Assistant AU08-SU09
Allen Wagner is a junior, majoring in Industrial Design, at The Ohio State University. He tends to the graphic design and photo editing needs of the OSU Urban Arts Space. When not working diligently at the space, he has many hobbies including amateur gardening, competing in Dance Dance Revolution tournaments, running a magazine, and eating Mexican food. Upon graduating from Ohio State, Allen plans to pursue his dream of creating "cool" stuff.
David Hall
Student Assistant AU08-WI09
David serves as a student assistant as well as our primary representative for researching and writing grants. He is originally from Toledo, Ohio and is currently in his fourth and last year as an undergrad at The Ohio State University, majoring in English and Philosophy. His future plans include eventually enrolling at a law school or graduate school. David's interests in art run the gamut, ranging from painting and architecture to literature and musical performance. More specifically, he enjoys minimalist paintings and de stijl architecture. As far as literature, he enjoys the works of William Shakespeare, postmodern plays within the Theatre of the Absurd, science-fiction and hard-boil detective genre fiction, as well as the works of T.S. Eliot and other modernist contemporaries.
Pete Steele
Student Assistant AU08
Pete Steele is a 5th year Senior in Industrial and Systems Engineering. He is also pursuing a minor in Business. He began as a student assistant at the UAS in October of 2008. During his time at Ohio State, he has been involved in Undergraduate Student Government, Student-Alumni Council, International Affairs Scholars Program. He has had the opportunity to travel to China and Ecuador during his time at Ohio State. He graduated high school from Greater Latrobe SHS outside of Pittsburgh, PA in 2004, and his family currently resides in Springfield, MO. He plans to pursue a career in technical sales upon graduation. Pete also has interest in travel, sports, politics, and food.
Sarah Gibbons
Student Assistant WI08-AU08
Charmel Joiner
Assistant WI08-SU08
Abby Nelson
Student Assistant WI08
Hilary Amnah
Student Assistant WI08
College Interns
Whitney Harrington
Events Intern SU09
A native of Columbus, Whitney Harrington is a senior at The Ohio State University, pursuing a B.A. in Hospitality Management with a minor in Business. Harrington has worked with WKHS News, Children’s Hospital, the Ohio Restaurant Association, and North American Pizza and Ice Cream Show, as well as interning with Formula BMW Americas and Rahal Letterman Racing. She hopes to bring her past experience to the OSU Urban Arts Space while learning a great deal from her co-workers and the events that take place at the Space. Outside of school and interning she enjoys spending time with her family and friends as well as trying new things and meeting new people. Upon graduating she plans to start her career in the hospitality industry.
Kaveri Raina
Exhibitions Intern SU09
Brea Heidelberg
Graduate Intern WI08-WI09
Brea is a second year graduate student working towards a MA in Arts Policy and Administration at Ohio State University. Her research interests focus on: cultural economics, cultural policy and cultural diplomacy. Brea’s background includes various performing arts activities including: dance, musical theater and piano. As a dancer, Brea has performed with Jeanne Ruddy, Stephen Welsh and Miriam Giguere and has choreographed works for the Drexel Dance Ensemble.
Brea received a BA in International Area Studies and a BS in Business Administration from Drexel University where she concentrated in International Business and Economics.
Eunice Min
Graduate Intern AU08
Jessica Hey
Graduate Intern WI08-SU08
Jorie Emory
Graduate Intern SU08
Zual Akin
Graduate Intern SP08
High School Interns
Katie Barron
High School Student Intern SP09-SU09
Katie Dorrian
High School Student Intern AU08-SP09
Hello! I am Kathryn (Katie) Dorrian, a student intern here at the Arts Space. I am a junior at Columbus Alternative High School, and I am also enrolled in Commercial Arts at Fort Hayes Career Center. My interests vary greatly, but the biggest would have to be art (of course), music, and food. I love drawing, graphic design, singing, playing piano, reading, and photography. I also really enjoy cooking. When I graduate from high school, I hope to attend the Ohio State University and study to become a graphic designer. I also plan on studying abroad in Japan, because I really love the music, art, and pop culture of modern-day Japan, and I believe I could learn a lot and advance my graphic design skills by spending time there. My goals are to one day become a graphic designer (doing specifically what, I'm not yet sure) and possibly an author of children's and picture books.
Aside from this internship, I have two part-time jobs and write occasionally for the school newspaper.
I definitely like interning here at the OSU Urban Arts Space, because I believe art is something that should really be shared throughout the entire community. Art is so powerful and can convey some very strong messages that might not be heard or understood otherwise, and I am very glad that the Arts Space is here to serve the purpose of connecting OSU with the community and integrating art into everyday life. I am gaining some great experiences just being here, and I'm very grateful for that!
Lotte Bosman
High School Student Intern SP09
Lucie McMahon
High School Student Intern AU08
My name is Lucie, I am a senior at Columbus Alternative High School. It is there that I have learned a lot about and discovered a great interest in photography and mixed media arts. My school is great because it offers an internship opportunity every Wednesday. This year I was presented with the chance to intern at The OSU Urban Arts space. So far it has been great, I have really enjoyed myself and being submerged in the area is a fantastic and worthwhile experience. I hope to explore more about how the gallery functions, and figure out for myself how I can incorporate my love for art into a career.
Leslie Krivo-Kaufman
High School Student Intern AU08
Ben Leach
High School Student Intern AU08
