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Let the Ghosts Chit Chat: An Artist Interview with Keya Crenshaw
Multidisciplinary artist Keya Crenshaw is a native of Columbus, Ohio. Keya is the founder of Black Chick Media, LLC and the Scared Spaces Collective. Keya’s work, Cypress, Camellias, Magnolias, and…
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…
How Artist Michael Hambouz Uses Music to Form Dimension and Color
Based in Brooklyn, New York, Michael Hambouz is a multidisciplinary artist and musician who creates a variety of intricate and abstracted works ranging from prints and sculptures to animations…
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 vision of…
Discover Our Playlists on the UAS Music Collective
The Urban Arts Space Music Collective is a collaborative Spotify project. We create playlists that incorporate specific genres of music, music history, record labels, new album releases, local…
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 “Cartography” stretched throughout the…
“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 HermanIn her latest book, If You Say So, Michelle Herman takes us through a series of autobiographical essays…
Columbus Makes Art Presents Tyiesha Radford Shorts on Community, Storytelling and Resistance
Our newest Community Artist-in-Residence, Tyiesha Radford Shorts, was interviewed by Urban Arts Space Intern Sarah Jenkins for Columbus Underground!"I am on a journey to reorient myself to what…
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 jumped on the…