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Art students flourish through Ohio State externship program

More than 100 undergraduate students at The Ohio State University have worked as “externs” with area arts organizations since 2023, when the university received $2 million from the Mellon…

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Interview with Curator Imara January: ‘I wanted the kids to … understand this could be a possibility for their future’

“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…

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Graduating Seniors Celebrate at Urban Arts Space (WSYX)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Seniors in the Ohio State University art department want you to celebrate their graduation.

Watch the full interview segment on WSYX!

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Poets Diane Callahan and David Dixon take a conversational approach to ‘The Ship and the Storm’

The Columbus writers will celebrate the release of their new collection with a poetry collage party at Urban Arts Space on Saturday, Sept. 20.

The Ship and the Storm, a new…

hopkins hall gallery with architectural installations, such as a large wheel and a table of small office furniture replicas

Architectural Exhibition "Restless Office" to Host Opening Reception in Hopkins Hall Gallery

"'Restless Office' is an exhibit that looks at a new type of office, hopefully an office of the future, in response to the current conditions of the office," Nowak said. "We know that the hybrid…

sculpture with numerous screaming faces from within a black resin material

Dual Urban Arts Space exhibitions transcend borders

A pair of exhibitions opened at Urban Arts Space this week are divided by a border, of sorts, with “Fragmented-Recaptured” staged in the upper gallery space and “

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Meet Miriam King, Ashley Martin, and Christina Navarro | Artists, Curators and Collaborators

"My practice is rooted in a deep respect for the body, for color, and for the emotional weight both can carry. I create work that celebrates Blackness and womanness with intention, clarity, and…

three paintings by glen holland, including one of a helicopter lifting a car; one of two race cars; and one of two people sunbathing on a beach

Michelle Herman finds new ways to communicate with ‘If You Say So’

In some ways, the exhibition serves as a visual representation of the divide that exists between Herman’s fiction work and her collections of nonfiction essays, with the gallery split between oil…

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Community Connectors: Terron Banner

Community Connectors is a monthly series highlighting Ohio State staff members who have shown leadership in partnering with our communities to make an impact.