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Half of the image is of Nico Lawson dancing and the other half is a painting of a woman in bronze by Arris' J. Cohen

Urban Arts Space Presents Exhibition, Performances on Identity and Collective Grief by Arris’ J. Cohen and Nico Lawson

By Diane Kollman

This January, Urban Arts Space’s downtown gallery will be home to two separate-but-intertwined shows exploring collective grief and expressions of personal identity. Fervent Fruition, a visual art…

screenshots of various art-related movies

5 Captivating Films for Art Lovers

By Madeline Vogelmeier

If you’re anything like me, you’re always trying to surround yourself with art in as many ways as possible—going to museums, attending concerts, watching movies, maybe even picking up an artistic…

Facing a stage towards the back of an auditorium, Chase Schulte stands at a podium on the right facing the audience, with a large PowerPoint slide projected in the middle of the room. The slide shows a group picture of Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen on the right, with the title "DreamWorks SKG – "An Audacious Original"" on the upper left. Below this is the line "Launched 1994" and a body text that reads "At its founding, DreamWorks SKG became the first major independent Hollywood stu

Drawn Out History: Chase Schulte Speaks on DreamWorks and Film Restoration at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus

By Peyton Onstad

Animation as a medium has been around since the late 1800s, its humble beginnings evolving into an increasingly diverse range of beautifully crafted works spanning film and television alike.…

Exhibit at Hopkins Hall, featuring two pedestals with books and magazines, two tv’s on the wall, and artwork on the wall.

Honoring Csuri's Legacy: Three Events Push Boundaries of Digital Art

By Jacob Yakima

Urban Arts Space (UAS) is excited to announce three upcoming events in the next month:

On-Campus Visit with Artist Tega Brain — October 17, 2023, 5:30-7:00 PM Artist Commune: AI Art…
Iran: Deciphering Violence and Resistant + Embroidered Past, Imagined Future

Two Exhibitions at Urban Arts Space Explore Violence, Resistance in Iran and Eastern Congo

By Peyton Onstad

Iran: Deciphering Violence and Resistance as well as Embroidered Past, Imagined Future will exhibit at Urban Arts Space across September, October, and November. Though the two exhibitions…

Charles Csuri Art & research in Three Acts beside black-and-white photo of Charles Csuri

Charles Csuri: Art & Research in Three Acts

By Diane Kollman

The experimental work of Charles Csuri (1922–2022) undoubtedly shaped the world of computer art, prompting Smithsonian Magazine to dub him “the father of digital art and computer…

Urban Arts Space Announces Inaugural Community Artist-in-Residence, Arris' J. Cohen

By Diane Kollman

The vivid colors and larger-than-life subjects of Arris’ J. Cohen’s paintings and multimedia works immediately catch the eye in any gallery—including in the recent Irrepressible Soul exhibition at…

Visitors at Hopkins Hall Gallery listening to the poetry reading with the stands featuring poems in the foregorund

“Text Me When You Get Home” explores the complexity of “home” through art of the written word

By Chiara Ziska

Text Me When You Get Home is a collection of work by seven artists with connections to Ohio, Palestine, and the written word. The exhibition features an array of mediums, from…

Beyond Guilt signs in the Urban Arts Space corridor

Beyond Guilt: Stories of Redemption After Incarceration

By Frances Cheung

On March 3, 2023, Urban Arts Space held an opening reception for the Ohio Justice and Policy Center’s Beyond Guilt initiative. Four previously incarcerated individuals were invited to speak about…