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The arts at Ohio State are driven by open experimentation, vibrant interdisciplinary collaboration and a deep commitment to fostering community.

Grid of images of people and monuments
Grid of images of people and monuments

Mimi Ọnụọha exhibition staged around Columbus

For three months — from August 22 until October 27 — Ọnụọha’s work will appear throughout the city.
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A dark rock with some lighter markings on it sits in a green field
A dark rock with some lighter markings on it sits in a green field

Professor Dionne Lee named Guggenheim Fellow

Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship marks pivotal moment in Dionne Lee’s artistic practice
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Long grayscale abstract artwork on the wall behind several tables and cubes
Long grayscale abstract artwork on the wall behind several tables and cubes

Professor Tameka Baba awarded 2025/26 Rome Prize

Baba, assistant professor of practice of Landscape Architecture, will spend the academic year at the American Academy in Rome working on her “Urban Tapestry” project.
Read more about Tameka Baba and “Urban Tapestry”
Kate Shannon, a white woman with long straight dark hair, stands while golden laurels are placed on her head
Kate Shannon, a white woman with long straight dark hair, stands while golden laurels are placed on her head

Art professor Kate Shannon named 2025-26 Artist Laureate

The Ohio State University has selected Kate Shannon, associate professor in the Department of Art at Ohio State Mansfield, as its 2025-26 Artist Laureate.
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Rendering of boxy light purple and yellow building on a residential street
Rendering of boxy light purple and yellow building on a residential street

Knowlton Faculty are winners in LA's Small Lots, Big Impacts competition

Outpost Office, the collaborative design practice led by Knowlton School of Architecture faculty members Ashley Bigham and Erik Herrmann, has been named a winner in Phase I of Los Angeles’s Small Lots, Big Impacts competition.
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People set up drums for people with Parkinson's
People set up drums for people with Parkinson's

Drumming for Wellness unites Ohio State students and people with Parkinson’s

Exercise and a social life are key for people with Parkinson's, and participants get both during Drumming for Wellness.
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Grid of Polaroid photos of filmmakers who have worked in the Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Studio
Grid of Polaroid photos of filmmakers who have worked in the Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Studio

"Picture Lock" brings the work of the Wexner Center Film/Video Studio to light

The festival presented films completed with support from the center’s in-house postproduction studio
Read more about the Film/Video Studio