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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…

Melissa standing in front of her piece The Flood, featuring swirling blue wallpaper

Artist Interview with Melissa Haviland of "You can't take it with you…"

By Arrieonna Derricoatte

You can't take it with you… is currently on view at Hopkins Hall Gallery until September 27, 2024. The exhibition is inspired by the chaos in our lives, ranging from everyday stresses to…

Flood of blue printed paper spilling down the gallery wall like a waterfall

'You can't take it with you...' Printmaking Exhibition Creates Ocean at Hopkins Hall Gallery

A new water-themed printmaking exhibit — titled "You can't take it with you.." — has taken center stage at Hopkins Hall Gallery.

The exhibition, which opened Thursday and will be on view…

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Preserving Your History: A Conversation on How to Get Started

Local artist Aleesha Nash shares her interview with Kristen Newby during her Preserving Your History workshop.

As we enter the final week of my exhibition, Illustrating History: Black…

Stephanie and Alex posing in front of one of the decorative flowers

Women’s Work: An Interview with Alex McClay and Stephanie Berrie

By Kate Ortiz

Women’s Work reimagines the inherent meaning of femininity and power. Reclaiming the disparaging term, artists Alex McClay and Stephanie Berrie present the dichotomy of existing within womanhood…

A portrait of Ajanae Dawkins.

"Ajanaé Dawkins: The Soul of a PoetTheologian" — CityPulse

"Few things have made this life worthwhile like the people who sit with me, stirred, tender, open and near spiritual encounters over what language can do. Over how the Black writers before us…

Missing posters featuring photos of Ajanaé filling up an entire wall of the gallery.

Ajanaé Dawkins addresses heavy questions in ‘No One Teaches Us How to Be Daughters’ — Matter News

"Four years ago, as part of this process, Dawkins brainstormed a series of questions that she wished she could ask all of the women in her family, dead or alive, including: What is your legacy?…