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“Text Me When You Get Home” explores the complexity of “home” through art of the written word
Text Me When You Get Home is a collection of work by seven artists with connections to Ohio, Palestine, and the written word. The exhibition features an array of mediums, from…
Beyond Guilt: Stories of Redemption After Incarceration
On March 3, 2023, Urban Arts Space held an opening reception for the Ohio Justice and Policy Center’s Beyond Guilt initiative. Four previously incarcerated individuals were invited to speak about…
Art in the Outdoors: Julia Matejcek creates her artwork by capturing moments outdoors that escape the touch of humans
Julia Matejcek is one of the artists from this year’s Ohio State Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Thesis Cohort featured in Big Cloud at Urban Arts Space from February 14–March 18, 2023.…
Urban Arts Space Celebrates 15 Years of Art & Community
Letter from the Director, Merijn van der Heijden
I always think about art as a medium, a conduit. It forms neutral ground where people can listen, be vulnerable, and learn about themselves…
Art Review: Side Effects – Paintings by Patrick McDonnell 2016-2021 | Columbus Underground
Patrick McDonnell, creator of ‘Side Effects: Paintings by Patrick McDonnell 2016-2021’ is an extremely prolific artist- with the focus of his career being on the cartoon MUTTS. Over the…
Visual arts: Comics creator Patrick McDonnell making his mark in other works | The Columbus Dispatch
In Patrick McDonnell's ‘Side Effects: Paintings by Patrick McDonnell 2016-2021’ the public will get to see the private side of McDonnell's art where his masterful line and expression shifts scale…
Visualizing music: the history, and promise, it offers audiences and musicians
In the Hybrid Arts Lab webinar event Visualizing Music, graduate students from the School of Music explore a range of approaches to music visualization and promote …
'Willfully Neglected' Artists to be Featured on Radio Show
dear fellow settler colonizer,Episode 6 – Friday, June 18th, 2 pm EST on Verge.fm
After five episodes engaging with STTLMNT: Indigenous Digital Occupation, grounded in an…
Call for Proposals: Autumn Hybrid Arts Lab
The application for this Autumn's Hybrid Arts Lab proposals is now open!
Urban Arts Space's Hybrid Arts Lab is a multi-venue learning lab that experiments with how art is…