Arts at Ohio State
Black woman with braided hair pulled back is gesturing with her hands and smiling

Visiting Artist Program

Ohio State’s visiting artist program invites nationally and internationally acclaimed figures in the fields of literature or the visual and performing arts to spend time at the university, working with students and faculty (ideally from multiple departments or schools), both contributing to and partaking in the campus’s interdisciplinary environment.

2025-26 Visiting Artists

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mimi onuoha

Mimi Ọnụọha

August 22 - October 27, 2025

Doug Varone sits backwards on chair, facing the camera

Doug Varone

July 7-12 and November 21, 2025

John Canemaker looks away from the camera. He has gray hair and wears a black turtleneck and a gray blazer

John Canemaker

September 18-19, 2025

John Musker smiles at the camera. He has white hair and a gray mustache and wears glasses.

John Musker

September 18-19, 2025

Euzhan Palcy looks at the camera. She has medium brown skin and short dark brown hair

Euzhan Palcy

September 24-26, 2025

A woman wearing glasses with straight light-colored hair holds a bright blue book and smiles

Ayse Birsel

October 27-30, 2025

3 women smiling in front of an orange background on the left side and one woman outdoors on the right side

Trio Phōs with Shih-Hui Chen

November 17-23, 2025

A blond woman and a bald man with facial hair sit on red chairs next to each other

Porte Parole

February 16-20, 2026

A group of young Asian people stand and sit together against a light backgound

Tacet(i)

March 27-28, 2026

Walid Raad looks down at an angle from the camera. He has a bald head and wears glasses

Walid Raad

March 31, 2026

Interested in hosting a visiting artist at The Ohio State University?

All campuses, academic departments and centers at The Ohio State University are invited to submit proposals to host a visiting artist or artists.

Learn more about hosting a visiting artist