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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…

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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…

photography book entitled Deep Ruts with a blue cover, next to a plant

"Deep Ruts" by Julie Rae Powers Captures Untold Stories of Appalachia Through Photography

By Morgan Brown

“It’s difficult to photograph Appalachia without falling into the ruts of these powerful images that have long been used to show outsiders what the region is and who its people are. … [To] be of…

Thirteen rectangle weaving looms are spread over the wall. The yarn weaved through the looms are various shades of red. The weaving looms are next to the exhibition's vinyl description.

How We Can Use Design to Better Communicate with Our Communities

By Arrieonna Derricoatte

As you walk into Urban Arts Space’s October exhibition with_, your eye is drawn to various colors, mediums, shapes, and sounds. There aren't many detectable empty spaces, which was an…

Iyana Hill in a white dress with two young Black girls in white dresses

Broad & High — Artist, Curator and Community Organizer Iyana Hill

Iyana Hill is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University, double majoring in Photography and African American and African Studies, and minoring in Arts Entrepreneurship. In this Broad &…

Ajanae Dawkins in glasses being interviewed in her home library

Broad & High — Poet, Performer and Curator Ajanaé Dawkins

This episode of Broad & High highlights Urban Arts Space Community Artist-in-Residence Ajanaé Dawkins. She has grown from the teenager telling stories at a poetry slam to the docu-poet she is…

Iyana Hill sitting in front of her exhibition

Broad & High — Behind the Scenes: Exhibition Curation

This is the first story in a Broad & High series called Behind the Scenes: Art Across Ohio. In this episode, Broad & High highlights Urban Arts Space intern Iyana HIll and Community Artist…

Ajanae and Arris' smiling at the camera

Artist Arris’ J. Cohen and Poet Ajanaé Dawkins Extend Their Residencies at Urban Arts Space

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…

Peter Megert exhibition with panels including one of Peter along with a large orange letter M

A Meaningful Career: The Legacy of Peter Megert

If you're fortunate enough to visit the Peter Megert Memorial Exhibition on the campus of The Ohio State University this autumn, you may think that its purpose is simply to showcase highlights…