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BLOOD-FLEX by Ajanaé Dawkins Explores Mother–Daughter Relationships Through Poetry
"A daughter / observes until her eyes are blood-thick with / history," writes Ajanaé Dawkins in Blood-Flex, the author's debut chapbook. In this collection, Dawkins dissolves the clouded…
“You’ll Just Know”: A Review of Michelle Herman’s Newest Essay Collection, “If You Say So”
“My loneliness demands my attention too. I tend to it the best I can.” — Michelle Herman
In her latest book, If You Say So, Michelle Herman takes us through a…
A to Zines: The Creation of Zines Out Loud
In late May, I was approached by the senior staff at Urban Arts Space. There wasn’t an Artist Commune event for June planned and they wanted an intern to plan the event. I…
The Artist Commune Journal Celebrates Care, Culture, and Justice
Urban Arts Space is proud to launch the Artist Commune Journal, a community arts publication. The inaugural issue—centered on the theme of Care/Culture/Justice—amplifies twenty-five…
Tyiesha Radford Shorts Selected as Next Urban Arts Space Community Artist-in-Residence
History, art, and activism converge in the works of Urban Arts Space’s newest Community Artist-in-Residence, Tyiesha Radford Shorts. The UAS Community Artist-in-Residence program is now…
A Summer of Multisensory Expression at Urban Arts Space
Love, grief, resilience, and dance: these universal themes can shape our most transformative summers. For the summer of 2025, we welcome you to explore these themes through the five…
Design Is Resistance
Design is inherently political through its unique ability to change the social, cultural, economic, and structural systems of our lives, so why do we limit the job of a designer to something…
Vessels in Red: Experiencing Color Through Medium, Metaphor, Memory
The upcoming Urban Arts Space exhibition Vessels in Red boldly invites the audience to feel without fear—unapologetically and without restraint. Through a landscape of red-toned…
The Vibrancy of “Syd Solomon: Concealed and Revealed” at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum
"Can I catch all flying things, arrest them, and not stop them, heaven by design, and not by Raphael or Poussin, by me and painted air, all things moving in my sky…" wrote Syd Solomon in a poem in…