Engage the Arts 2024

Engage the Arts 2024

Arts Scholars Engage the Arts Seminar Exhibition 

During their fall Seminar, first-year Arts Scholars experienced and then incorporated various academic discussions, workshops, and tours into the culminating Engage the Arts project. This multimedia academic exercise encouraged Arts Scholars to do the following: tap into their creative identities, explore new ideas, and work collaboratively in small groups to bring an original story to life through art. We hope you enjoy the four stories that scholars voted into this year’s exhibition.


Learn more about Ohio State's Arts Scholars program here.

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"Fear and I"

Short Film

Mary Vaughan, Polly Regan, Kat Swift, Persis Yoder, Ean Bowie

Do you face your fears? What are they? What do they say to you? How do you respond? "Fear and I" is an experimental exploration of fear and hope through Shakespearian sonnets and original poetry. This short film was shot in the dance studio of Baker Hall West and was a trial in the collaborative process and using one’s surroundings effectively to communicate. Enjoy! 

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Ominous owl illustration with text: Eye of the Unknown written by KATEN HUVIER and MICHELLE STERLING edited by ESTHER SIAN and HAILEr 00 illustrated by JOSEPHINE BLANN
Ominous Owl with the Text: In the dark of the night, three frat boys are sent to investigate an abandoned house. Rumors have circulated in the area about a demented creature, impatiently awaiting its next victim. Perhaps this is only a ghost stoly to frighten the naive. Or perhaps these tales are true, and the group is about to wander into their own untimely demise..

"Eye of the Unknown"

Short Stories

Josephine Blann, Kayen Huvler, Hailey Oo, Esther Sloan, Michelle Sterling

In the dark of the night, three frat boys are sent to investigate an abandoned house. Rumors have circulated in the area about a demented creature, impatiently awaiting its next victim. Perhaps this is only a ghost story to frighten the naïve. Or perhaps these tales are true, and the group is about to wander into their own untimely demise…

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"The Breakthrough"

Short Film

Ella Corbin, William Hughes, Gretchen Knuth, Sophie O’Leary, Nadia Simms

Jane and her therapist try to uncover her memories from the night her partner was murdered. 

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Incense by the Irises over a silhouette of a person and iris flowers
When an elven travder stops. to spend the night in a small village, she pays a visit to her childhood friend and secret love. But when she learns that her many unreciprocated letters were never even received, the wo revisit the story of their childhood. bringing their understanding of each other to now heights.

"Incense by the Irises"/"Letters to You"

Short Stories

Drea Chalfan, Lillian Chesak, Claire Hale, Rosaline Lyle, Katherine Radwanski, Melbanie Scott

Tala and Hollis, two young teenagers from very different backgrounds, become unlikely friends when they meet in a secluded alcove. When Tala’s elven parents discover her friendship with the human Hollis, the two never see each other again. Until that is, Tala finds Hollis in their home village decades later. Can the two rekindle their old relationship?

Incense by the Irises & Letters to You are complementary short stories telling the tale of two young lovers caught in the throes of social conflict and tragic miscommunication. The story was loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, as well as the real struggles faced by interracial and LGBTQ+ couples.

 

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Letters to You over a silhouette of a person with flowers
A young Sloen girl shared her deepest thoughts with her best friend through letters. She poured out the parts of her sou she couldhe say aloud. They never responded to or coen mentioned them, but she didn't find this odd. She never thought that it meant her letters were never received.

Engage the Arts is presented in partnership with Urban Arts Space's Hybrid Arts Lab, a multi-venue learning lab that experiments with how art is imagined, made, viewed, and understood.