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.
"College Life"
Animation
Fé "Fenwig" Beatty, Shelby Kenley, Addie Hannig, Xinyu Liu, and Ferris Orcutt
Going to college is really, really, really hard.
Read the Behind-the-Scenes Drafts!
"Ohio State Oddities: Billy and Rosie’s Uncanny Campus Walks"
Comic Strip
Ava Peoples, Liam Kerr, and Emily Lindner
Two Ohio State University students, Billy and Rosie, go about their usual daily activities and walks on campus. However, as their day unfolds, familiar landscapes and features they interact with aren’t what they seem.
Read the Full Comic Strip!
"The Life of a Dreamer"
Short Film
Geraldo Tengker, Katrina Chen, Landon Kidd, and Marissa Maxwell
This project explores the daily challenges and anxieties that accompany moving to college.
"Attack of the Robots"
Short Film
Sarah Burdick, Cole Dyer, Phoebe Hadaway, and Kaitlin Harriss
Do you hate those pesky robots that deliver your food on campus? Or do you feel bad for them? If your answer was yes to either one of those questions, then you’ll love to sit down and watch this short film on the Attack of the Robots, where the robots fight back against their mistreatment by the college kids!
Read the Screenplay!
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.