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Poet Ajanaé Dawkins Awarded Prestigious Elizabeth George Foundation Grant
We’re enthusiastic to share that our Community Artist-in-Residence Ajanaé Dawkins has been awarded the prestigious Elizabeth George Foundation Grant! This is a highly selective opportunity that…
The Seat, The Table, The Future: Past and Present Meld at Arris’ Cohen's exhibition, “A Seat at the Table”
Established in 1923, the Ohio State Faculty Club has been the home for many local artists’ exhibitions throughout the years. This month, it opened its doors to display a historic…
DALL-E: AI at the Intersection of Art and Technology
If you ask the AI system DALL-E to generate an Impressionist oil painting of sunflowers in a purple vase, the results surprisingly vary wildly. With results ranging from blue vases to yellow…
Artist Interview with Kate Durham of “under ohio stars”
The mixed media piece under ohio stars collects stories, traits, and traditions passed down through generations into a tangible scene. In between shifts as the Administrative Assistant at…
A Seat at the Table: Exhibition Honoring Black Creativity and History
Urban Arts Space is excited to share that our inaugural Community Artist-in-Residence, Arris' Cohen, and our Manager of Community Learning and Experience, Dr. Terron Banner, will be exhibiting in…
Brittany Rogers sharpens her pen, steps out with ‘Good Dress’
In her debut poetry collection, Good Dress, Brittany Rogers displays a masterful economy of language, able to capture complex generational relationship dynamics in just a few keyboard strokes. In…
"Deep Ruts" by Julie Rae Powers Captures Untold Stories of Appalachia Through Photography
“It’s difficult to photograph Appalachia without falling into the ruts of these powerful images that have long been used to show outsiders what the region is and who its people are. … [To] be of…
How We Can Use Design to Better Communicate with Our Communities
As you walk into Urban Arts Space’s October exhibition with_, your eye is drawn to various colors, mediums, shapes, and sounds. There aren't many detectable empty spaces, which was an…
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 &…