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By Chloe Limputra

Dr. Terron Banner has served as Urban Art Space’s Manager of Community Learning and Experience for over three years. From live events to virtual exhibitions, Dr. Banner’s presence has been vital…

AI art of a vase of sunflowers with technology glow
By Kate Ortiz

If you ask the AI system DALL-E to generate an Impressionist oil painting of sunflowers in a purple vase, the results surprisingly vary wildly. With results ranging from blue vases to yellow…

mixed media piece depicting different Black figures from the east side of Columbus

Urban Arts Space is excited to share that our inaugural Community Artist-in-Residence, Arris' Cohen, and our Manager of Community Learning and Experience, Dr. Terron Banner, will be exhibiting in…

Ajanae and Arris' smiling at the camera
By Diane Kollman

This fall, Urban Arts Space is delighted to welcome back Community Artists-in-Residence Arris’ J. Cohen and Ajanaé Dawkins to continue their residencies through early 2025. Both artists will…

Black and white photo of Peter Megert
By Diane Kollman

Many designers believe that good design should not call attention to itself. That does not mean, however, that the talent and impact of influential designers and design educators should not be…

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - We've come a long way, baby with two people sitting across from people at a table with a TV behind them
By Diane Kollman

Through travel, higher education and introspection, artist and businessman Azubuike Akunne came to realize that our environments play a crucial role in the lives we lead…

No One Teaches Us How to Be Daughters July 11-August 3 Urban ARts Space purple background with photo of flowers in white
By Diane Kollman

Stirred by witnessing the impact of her great-aunt going missing, poet Ajanaé Dawkins is investigating the myriad ways that Black women go missing or lose themselves amid family archival.

Roomful of people at the Juneteenth panel
By Terron Banner

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln, who proclaimed that the enslaved “are, and henceforward shall be free.” Now, why he did that is a…

Headshot photos of Dr. Terron Banner and Dr. Joni Boyd Acuff

"The project's core objective is to establish sustainable support for ongoing programs and initiatives that prioritize co-creation with and within the community. This entails forging and…