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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…
“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 Herman In 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…
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…
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…
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…
Dancing Through Time: An Interview with the Creators of OhioDance’s Living Archive
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…
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…