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Transgender People Have Always Been Here: An Interview with Artist Julian Robbins
Julian Robbins is a multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges digital and physical realms, exploring themes of identity, history, and storytelling. Their current installation features inkjet…
Finding Artistic Inspiration in Ming Smith's Photography and Dance
On October 24, 2024, I had the honor of attending two conversation panels about Ming Smith at the Wexner Center for the Arts for the Lambert Photography Symposium. As a visual artist whose main…
trace layer play 5: Celebrating Five Years of Arts-Based Research at Ohio State
COLUMBUS, OH – February 17–28, 2025 – What happens when artistic practice and academic inquiry collide? The trace layer play collective invites you to witness, explore, and engage with the…
Poet Ajanaé Dawkins Awarded Prestigious Elizabeth George Foundation Grant
We’re enthusiastic to share that our Community Artist-in-Residence Ajanaé Dawkins has been awarded the prestigious Elizabeth George Foundation Grant! This is a highly selective opportunity that…
The Seat, The Table, The Future: Past and Present Meld at Arris’ Cohen's exhibition, “A Seat at the Table”
Established in 1923, the Ohio State Faculty Club has been the home for many local artists’ exhibitions throughout the years. This month, it opened its doors to display a historic…
DALL-E: AI at the Intersection of Art and Technology
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…
Artist Interview with Kate Durham of “under ohio stars”
The mixed media piece under ohio stars collects stories, traits, and traditions passed down through generations into a tangible scene. In between shifts as the Administrative Assistant at…
A Seat at the Table: Exhibition Honoring Black Creativity and History
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…
Brittany Rogers sharpens her pen, steps out with ‘Good Dress’
In her debut poetry collection, Good Dress, Brittany Rogers displays a masterful economy of language, able to capture complex generational relationship dynamics in just a few keyboard strokes. In…