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Urban Arts Space and Hopkins Hall Gallery will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 20.
 

HOURS OF OPERATION

Urban Arts Space, 50 W Town Street in downtown Columbus:
Tu–Sat, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Thu, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.

Hopkins Hall Gallery on Ohio State campus: 
M–F, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

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Urban Arts Space is supported by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Upcoming Events

Engage the Arts Arts Scholars Seminar Exhibition 2025
January 8 - February 12, 2025

Engage the Arts 2025

Urban Arts Space Online
Staff Artists and Makers January 14-25 in red and black collage-style lettering
January 14 - January 25, 2025
Painting of an astronaut looking out at a comet
January 14 - January 25, 2025

Arts Scholars Juried Exhibition 2025

Urban Arts Space Corridor

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photography book entitled Deep Ruts with a blue cover, next to a plant

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By Morgan Brown

“It’s difficult to photograph Appalachia without falling into the ruts of these powerful images that have long been used to show outsiders what the region is and who its people are. … [To] be of…

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By Arrieonna Derricoatte

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