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Urban Arts Space Presents Exhibition, Performances on Identity and Collective Grief by Arris’ J. Cohen and Nico Lawson
This January, Urban Arts Space’s downtown gallery will be home to two separate-but-intertwined shows exploring collective grief and expressions of personal identity. Fervent Fruition, a visual art…
5 Captivating Films for Art Lovers
If you’re anything like me, you’re always trying to surround yourself with art in as many ways as possible—going to museums, attending concerts, watching movies, maybe even picking up an artistic…
Drawn Out History: Chase Schulte Speaks on DreamWorks and Film Restoration at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus
Animation as a medium has been around since the late 1800s, its humble beginnings evolving into an increasingly diverse range of beautifully crafted works spanning film and television alike…
Revolution, exile fuel ‘Iran: Deciphering Violence and Resistance’
As the uprising unfolded overseas, Illya Mousavijad, an Iran-born artist and assistant professor at Ohio State, began to consider how he could contribute to the movement while living in exile. Read…
Iranian Art and Activism: Illya Mousavijad Speaks on Curated Exhibition at Urban Arts Space
Illya Mousavijad curated Iran: Deciphering Violence and Resistance, an exhibit featuring ten contemporary Iranian artists living in Iran and the United States, with works that span across a…
Artist and Curator Illya Mousavijad Interviewed by Art Makes Columbus
Illya Mousavijad shares his experiences living in the United States versus Iran as well as how that has contributed to his current exhibition at Urban Arts Space, Iran: Deciphering Violence and…
Honoring Csuri's Legacy: Three Events Push Boundaries of Digital Art
Urban Arts Space (UAS) is excited to announce three upcoming events in the next month: On-Campus Visit with Artist Tega Brain — October 17, 2023, 5:30-7:00 PM Artist Commune: AI Art Workshop —…
‘Iran: Deciphering Violence and Resistance’ Exhibit Focuses on Systematic Oppression, Magnifies Artists’ and Activists’ Voices
An ongoing art exhibit is bringing awareness to the struggles of Iranian women who have been victims of patriarchal oppression for decades. Ohio State’s Urban Arts Space is currently showcasing “Iran…
Two Exhibitions at Urban Arts Space Explore Violence, Resistance in Iran and Eastern Congo
Iran: Deciphering Violence and Resistance as well as Embroidered Past, Imagined Future will exhibit at Urban Arts Space across September, October, and November. Though the two exhibitions…