Overview
Summer Series is a multi-venue program that showcases short- and long-term projects such as gallery exhibitions, performances, audience participatory work, discussions, research demos, and more. This series encourages collaboration, multidisciplinary approaches, and ideas that foster conversations, relationships, or careers, that represent diverse perspectives.
Submit a Proposal
The proposal form for Summer Series 2023 is now closed.
Each year for Summer Series we consider proposals from applicants who are currently studying, living, or working in the state of Ohio.
We invite you to view the archived works from Summer Series 2021 and 2022, listed below.
Featured Projects
Seeds of a Renaissance
Liam D. Nigro & William W. Sharp
May 4 – May 20 | Urban Arts Space Corridor
Irrepressible Soul
Curated by Iyana Hill & Dr. Terron Banner
June 1 – July 1 | Urban Arts Space
Text Me When You Get Home
Presented by Gazala Projects & Curated by Mona Gazala
June 7 – June 23 | Hopkins Hall Gallery
All Because of You, Us
Elaff Houmsse
July 3 – July 21 | Hopkins Hall Gallery
Reimagined By Ela é
Ana Lowe
July 18 – August 22 | Urban Arts Space Corridor
Conduit
Alissa Ohashi & Janelle Bonfour-Mikes
July 20 – July 29 | Urban Arts Space
Thick Like Me
Alesondra (Alex) Christmas, Jazelynn Goudy, & Davianna Griffin
August 2 – August 5 | Urban Arts Space
Meandering North
Meagan Smith & Chen Peng
August 4 – August 18 | Hopkins Hall Gallery
Bibliomancy
Michael J. Morris & Moxy Martinez
August 10 – August 12 | Urban Arts Space
Two Neighbors
Sarah Esposito & Alex Vlasov
August 16 – August 26 | Urban Arts Space
Allusions to the Subconscious
Romulo Zaa Vasquez & Rocco Di Pietro
August 23 – September 9 | Urban Arts Space
Our one and only hypothesis
Gabriella Moreno & Sara Hess
May 31 – June 4 | Hopkins Hall Gallery
Secondary Market
Reid Donato & Kelly Patrick
June 5 – August 12 | Hopkins Hall Gallery
Wifi Walks
James Hartunian
July 22 & August 5 | Hopkins Hall Gallery
Kiln Meeting
OSU Ceramics
July 26 – August 13 | Urban Arts Space
Religious Soundscapes
American Religious Sounds Project
May 24 – July 16 | Urban Arts Space
Tapestry: Narrating a New Thread
Chineze Okpalaoka, Sydney Summey, Katie Davis, Blizzard Wilcher, Kirsta Niemie Benedetti & Dr. Mary Rodriguez
August 4 – August 27 | Urban Arts Space
To Be Heard, To Be Seen, To Belong
OSU Residence Life
May 17 – June 30 | UAS Online
The Department of Planetary Futures Seed Simulation Laboratory and Mission Nucleus
Jacklyn Brickman & Kathryn Nusa Logan
May 24 – June 11 | Urban Arts Space
Willfully Neglected
Christian Casas & Mona Gazala
May 24 – June 11 | Urban Arts Space
Soft-Shift/Material-Guilt
Britney Wainwright & Loraine Lynn
May 24 – June 4 | Hopkins Hall Gallery
Seed Simulation Laboratory and Mission Nucleus Performance Series
Kathryn Nusa Logan, Katherine Moore, Sabine Bahrou, & Jacklyn Brickman
June 8, 11, & 12 | Urban Arts Space
Una Flor En La Memoria
Christian Casas & Armando Roman
June 14 – 25 | Hopkins Hall Gallery
THE STRUCTURE THAT WOUNDS EVERYBODY MUST BE DESTROYED
quietspruce
June 28 – July 23 | Urban Arts Space
A Prolonged Handshake
Brianna Gluszak & Hannah Parrett
June 28 – July 23 | Urban Arts Space
I Can See Clearly Now
Aaron Peters & Lydia Smith
July 6 – July 16 | Hopkins Hall Gallery
I Can See Clearly Now Workshop Series
Aaron Peters & Lydia Smith
July 9 & 16, 2:00 p.m. | Hopkins Hall Gallery
An Extended Handshake: In Conversation with Michael Mercil
Brianna Gluszak, Hannah Parrett, & Michael Mercil
July 14, 5:30 p.m. | Urban Arts Space
New Work Composed During COVID-19
Rocco Di Pietro
July 15 – July 30 | UAS Online
Hold Your Ground
Benedict Scheuer (He/Him) & Geren Heurtin (She/Her)
July 26 – August 6 | Hopkins Hall Gallery
Questions?
Contact Merijn van der Heijden at vanderheijden.1@osu.edu for more information.