The 2018 Barnett Symposium on Public Policy and the Arts brought together more than 125 students, alumni and art leaders to discuss the future of art through keynote speakers and panel discussions. The symposium celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Department of Arts Administration, Education ...
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The Water Lantern Festival celebrates life in Columbus
When the sky darkened, the launching of the lanterns into the water began. The music switched from lively and uplifting to serene and tranquil as festival-goers cast their lanterns into the water. On Saturday, the Water Lantern Festival gave locals the chance to enjoy a ...
Read More »Episode 1: “Transportation: Smart City, Naive Students”
In this episode of The Third Chair, Jack Long explains how Columbus’ transportation is changing and covers the invasion of e-scooters.
Read More »Former illustrator addresses societal issues in sculptures
Omar Shaheed, former children’s book illustrator and current sculptor, has his work on display until Sept. 29 at the Brandt-Roberts Gallery. Most of his sculptures are a political statement in free form, from tabletop size up to 10 feet high. He tells stories that he ...
Read More »Columbus’ Own: Sunrise Reset makes a fresh start
Sunrise Reset is getting a fresh start in the Columbus music scene with a new name and a stripped-down sound following a 3-year hiatus from creating music. Singer and guitarist Corey Fry said there was no doubt that he would get back to making music ...
Read More »Ohio State students set to kick off Shakespeare’s ‘12th Night’ tour
Ohio State’s Drake Performance and Event Center will be serving as the first stage that students from the Ohio State Department of Theatre will be performing Shakespeare’s “12th Night” on their school tour. This show is part of the department’s Shakespeare School Tour that has ...
Read More »Cartoon festival to celebrate the world of cartooning, animation and comics
The fourth annual Cartoon Crossroads Columbus expo returns this weekend to celebrate cartoonists, animation, comics and their creators, beginning today. The four-day festival will span the city and feature hundreds of cartoonists from across the world. “It’s truly citywide in that it is hosted and ...
Read More »The Visible Invisible provides art to Columbus youth experiencing homelessness
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther reported that over 1,300 individuals under 24 years old were housed in Columbus homeless shelters in 2017. At Ohio State, one organization aims to provide these youth with support and expose them to new possibilities. The Visible Invisible is a student-run ...
Read More »Columbus Coffee Fest to bring a “latte” coffee to central Ohio
This Sunday, coffee lovers of Ohio will flock to Ohio Village for the third annual Columbus Coffee Fest. The festival, organized and hosted by online media outlet Columbus Underground, gives attendees a chance to taste a variety of coffees from roasters across the state. Guests ...
Read More »Local painter celebrates Ohio through paintings
Gale Suver, a retired medical assistant who turned to painting four years ago, is displaying her Ohio landscape paintings in her first solo exhibition at the Cultural Arts Center in downtown Columbus. Suver, 63, was born and raised in Columbus and has never lived farther ...
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