“I was a Columbus City Schools kid myself, and as somebody who has always enjoyed the arts … you want to do anything you can to fuel that interest,” January said, pointing to obstacles such as school budgets where arts funding is typically the first thing on the chopping block and the challenge of taking art classes alongside others who might harbor little to no interest in the subject. “When you’re going to public school, you might be in a class of 30 where maybe three of you like art. … So, I wanted to give them a space outside of school to be with other artists.”

Check out the full interview with curator Imara January from Matter about the Young Artists Columbus exhibition. 

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