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Erase the Space mural unveiled in Whitehall
Fourth-grade students from Bexley’s Cassingham Elementary School and Columbus’ Shady Lane Elementary School met recently at John Bishop Park in Whitehall to celebrate the unveiling of a mural they completed together. The mural is the culmination of a five-month project supported by Erase the Space, a local program that connects students and ...
Art students flourish through Ohio State externship program
More than 100 undergraduate students at The Ohio State University have worked as “externs” with area arts organizations since 2023, when the university received $2 million from the Mellon Foundation to support student experiential learning and community engagement through the arts.The Community Engagement Internship is one of three projects ...
Art from and inspired by polar expeditions shines at Ohio State
Before she retires later this year, Laura Kissel, polar archivist for the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program (or Polar Archives) at The Ohio State University, wanted to arrange one final exhibition.“Exhibitions are hard work,” she said. “I started to think about all the collection materials that I wanted to show and as...
Scholars gather at Ohio State for Northwest Ordinance conference
A fully booked conference – with a wait list – is a great way to kick off celebrations in Ohio for the United States’ semiquincentennial, or America 250.At “New Perspectives on the Northwest Ordinance,” held at The Ohio State University, scholars from Stanford University, Howard University, Johns Hopkins University and many others join...
Venezuela-focused panel discusses shift in American foreign policy
National security scholars at The Ohio State University are noticing a change in tone and rhetoric in the way the United States is conducting foreign policy following the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.“It’s a paradigm shift about even how the U.S. described this act,” said Christopher McKnight Nichols, Wayne Woodrow Hayes ...
Louvre heist captivates art lovers and mystery fans alike
Last month, more than $100 million in jewels was stolen in broad daylight from the Louvre, France’s national museum. Investigators believe that four individuals completed the daring robbery: Two entered the museum’s Apollo Gallery and stole French crown jewels before meeting two others who waited outside on scooters for a quick getaway.While...
Opera returns to the Wexner Center for the Arts with a Hemingway classic
Opera fans know the names of the medium’s greats: Puccini, Mozart, Verdi. But what about Hemingway?On Oct. 10 and 12, visitors to the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University can see an opera adaptation of “The Old Man and the Sea,” one of Ernest Hemingway’s novellas.“When Beth Morrison Projects first pitched “The Old ...
Ohio State brings dance, community to prison
Assistant Professor of Dance Irvin Gonzalez has been passionate about advocacy for as long as he can remember. “Growing up, I would translate for my parents,” said Gonzalez, whose parents moved to the United States from Mexico. “I’ve always been ready to defend and advocate for people.”Throughout his career at The Ohio State University...
Taylor Swift owns her master recordings – now what?
On May 30, Taylor Swift made an announcement that surprised fans and music industry insiders alike: “All of the music I’ve ever made… now belongs… to me,” she said in a statement on her website.In 2019, Swift’s then-label Big Machine Records sold her entire catalog, six albums at the time. She maintained that she was not provided th...