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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 &…
Broad & High — Poet, Performer and Curator Ajanaé Dawkins
This episode of Broad & High highlights Urban Arts Space Community Artist-in-Residence Ajanaé Dawkins. She has grown from the teenager telling stories at a poetry slam to the docu-poet she is…
Broad & High — Behind the Scenes: Exhibition Curation
This is the first story in a Broad & High series called Behind the Scenes: Art Across Ohio. In this episode, Broad & High highlights Urban Arts Space intern Iyana HIll and Community Artist…
Artist Arris’ J. Cohen and Poet Ajanaé Dawkins Extend Their Residencies at Urban Arts Space
This fall, Urban Arts Space is delighted to welcome back Community Artists-in-Residence Arris’ J. Cohen and Ajanaé Dawkins to continue their residencies through early 2025. Both artists will…
A Meaningful Career: The Legacy of Peter Megert
If you're fortunate enough to visit the Peter Megert Memorial Exhibition on the campus of The Ohio State University this autumn, you may think that its purpose is simply to showcase highlights…
Peter Megert’s design work, deep humanity feature in career-spanning new exhibit
A month after Peter Megert died at age 85 in June 2022, Oscar Fernandez, an associate professor in the School of Design at the University of Cincinnati, scheduled a call with colleagues across the…
Hopkins Hall Gallery to Present Memorial Exhibition for Late Ohio State Department of Design Faculty Member Peter Megert
"[Peter] was a wave of fresh air, of joy, of humor," Professor Axel Roesler of the University of Washington said in a recent interview with The Lantern. "He would never follow the mainstream. He…
Portable Paradise: A Confluence of Poetry and Art
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A loud murmuring runs through the gallery; voices from one end of the space travel up to the ears of those walking…
Artist Interview with Melissa Haviland of "You can't take it with you…"
You can't take it with you… is currently on view at Hopkins Hall Gallery until September 27, 2024. The exhibition is inspired by the chaos in our lives, ranging from everyday stresses to…