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The Wanderlights downtown corridor show will remain open through December 31.
Urban Arts Space's main gallery will be closed December 21–January 13.
Hopkins Hall Gallery will be closed December 13–January 5.

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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how to cook a loved one by qianqian lie with six arms spiraling outward in space
Mon, October 20 - Fri, December 12, 2025

How to Cook a Loved One

11:00 am
Hopkins Hall Gallery
Wander Lights over painting of holiday stars in blue, red, and yellow
Tue, November 25 - Wed, December 31, 2025

Wanderlights

11:00 am
Urban Arts Space Corridor
Being and belonging artist commune with leaves and flowers
Tue, December 9 - Sat, December 20, 2025

Artist Commune: Being and Belonging

11:00 am
Urban Arts Space
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Tue, December 9 - Sat, December 20, 2025

Department of Art Senior Projects Exhibition

11:00 am
Urban Arts Space

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Installation view of an art gallery featuring two large hanging fabric panels with the outline of a hand printed on them, dividing the space. The panel on the left is black with a white hand, and the one on the right is white with a cutout of a dark hand, creating a layered effect. In the background, other paintings and sculptures are visible on white walls.

Urban Arts Space Centers Community in Being and Belonging

By Rosie Li

Art becomes a mirror for being: a space where identities can stretch, fracture, heal, and reform. Urban Arts Space (UAS) is proud to present Artist Commune: Being and Belonging, an exhibition…

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Laura Da’s Poetry Collection “Severalty” Reflects on Indigenous Resilience

By Katie Schantz

As someone who hasn’t touched a poetry book in years, my first glimpse into Laura Da’s newest poetry collection, Severalty, threw me for a loop. I will use the statement I often hear from my peers…

Two posters are displayed side by side on a white wall. The left poster features black text on a white background reading: “Because a woman was disinherited by a disinterested witness in Turkey Ford, Oklahoma, because she married in the Indian way and zinc was found on her allotment.” A small credit line at the bottom cites “From Laura Da’ ‘Why Lazarus,’ in Seventy, University of Arizona Press, 2023.” The right poster is black with layered white text announcing the exhibition Laura Da’ — Why Lazarus, on vie

Laura Da’ immerses readers in her poetic world

“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…
Abstract, split-quadrant exhibition poster for "LAURA DAWN, WHY LAZARUS," featuring large white text on a blue and black background made of dense, small repeating text. Dates are October 14–November 15, 2025 at the Lazarus Building, Columbus, Ohio.

“Laura Da’: Why Lazarus” Exhibition at Urban Arts Space Celebrates Shawnee Survivance

By Sophie Wu

“We enter the poem from a place of inquiry, ‘Why Lazarus.’ More than a question, the title hints at a possible lament, an explanation, an outcry to an ancestor or…

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