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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…

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“You’ll Just Know”: A Review of Michelle Herman’s Newest Essay Collection, “If You Say So”

By Drea Chalfan

“My loneliness demands my attention too. I tend to it the best I can.” — Michelle Herman In her latest book, If You Say So, Michelle Herman takes us through a series of autobiographical essays…

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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…

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A to Zines: The Creation of Zines Out Loud

By Drea Chalfan

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…

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Meet Miriam King, Ashley Martin, and Christina Navarro | Artists, Curators and Collaborators

"My practice is rooted in a deep respect for the body, for color, and for the emotional weight both can carry. I create work that celebrates Blackness and womanness with intention, clarity, and…

three paintings by glen holland, including one of a helicopter lifting a car; one of two race cars; and one of two people sunbathing on a beach

Michelle Herman finds new ways to communicate with ‘If You Say So’

In some ways, the exhibition serves as a visual representation of the divide that exists between Herman’s fiction work and her collections of nonfiction essays, with the gallery split between oil…

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Community Connectors: Terron Banner

Community Connectors is a monthly series highlighting Ohio State staff members who have shown leadership in partnering with our communities to make an impact. Dr. Terron BannerManager of Community…

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Dancing Through Time: An Interview with the Creators of OhioDance’s Living Archive

By Mackie Mantenieks

Ohio: A State of Dance is a dynamic, multimedia exhibition that invites visitors to explore the rich and diverse history of dance across the state of Ohio. Through the OhioDance Virtual Dance…

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Tyiesha Radford Shorts looks to the past for new Urban Arts Space residency

Tyiesha Radford Shorts has begun to prepare for her future artist-in-residency stint at Urban Arts Space by looking to the past. An educator, writer and multidisciplinary artist, Shorts has in recent…