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…
Many designers believe that good design should not call attention to itself. That does not mean, however, that the talent and impact of influential designers and design educators should not be…
Through travel, higher education and introspection, artist and businessman Azubuike Akunne came to realize that our environments play a crucial role in the lives we lead…
Stirred by witnessing the impact of her great-aunt going missing, poet Ajanaé Dawkins is investigating the myriad ways that Black women go missing or lose themselves amid family archival.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln, who proclaimed that the enslaved “are, and henceforward shall be free.” Now, why he did that is a conversation…
"The project's core objective is to establish sustainable support for ongoing programs and initiatives that prioritize co-creation with and within the community. This entails forging and…
Urban Arts Space is excited to share a significant accomplishment by our Manager of Community Learning and Experience: Dr. Terron Banner has secured a $250,000 Global Arts + Humanities Discovery…
A Love Letter to This Bridge Called My Back will exhibit at Urban Arts Space from May 21–June 29, 2024, celebrating the works of various artists who collaborated on the 2022 anthology A Love…
FREEQUENCY, an exhibition at Urban Arts Space curated by Iyana Hill and April Sunami, features Black artists whose work incorporates elements of the Black aesthetic as envisioned by the AfriCOBRA…
