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Poets Diane Callahan and David Dixon take a conversational approach to ‘The Ship and the Storm’

The Columbus writers will celebrate the release of their new collection with a poetry collage party at Urban Arts Space on Saturday, Sept. 20.

The Ship and the Storm, a new…

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Let the Ghosts Chit Chat: An Artist Interview with Keya Crenshaw

By Emma Schobeloch

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…

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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…

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How Artist Michael Hambouz Uses Music to Form Dimension and Color

By Andrew Wong

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…

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BLOOD-FLEX by Ajanaé Dawkins Explores Mother–Daughter Relationships Through Poetry

By Sarah Jenkins

"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…

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Discover Our Playlists on the UAS Music Collective

By Sarah Jenkins

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,…

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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 “

If You Say So, a book with a light purple colored comic cover, placed on a black table with a flower and petals.

“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…

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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…