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Summer Series

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.