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Former art chair Harvey named head of Applied Arts at Royal College of Art
Rebecca Harvey, former professor and chair of the Department of Art, was recently named head of Applied Arts at the Royal College of Art in London, which is considered by the QS World…
Art professor creates installation for NYC subway station destroyed during 9/11
Distinguished University Professor and renowned multimedia artist Ann Hamilton is the mastermind behind a giant marble mosaic filling the walls New York City's WTC Cortlandt…

Area Studies Centers awarded $6.67 million in federal funding
The Center for Latin American Studies, the Center for Slavic and East European Studies and the East Asian Studies Center have been awarded more than $6.67 million in U.S.…

Theatre alum makes Broadway debut in groundbreaking new musical comedy
When Bonnie Milligan ’06 takes the stage each night in the groundbreaking new Broadway show Head Over Heels, she draws from her diverse experiences as an undergraduate in the Department…

LabanLens brings AR technology to Department of Dance
The Department of Dance’s augmented reality software, LabanLens, is transforming the way the art and history of dance are studied, researched, created and performed.
Spearheaded by Hannah…

Design professor proposes The People's Flag of Columbus
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What does a flag mean to a city?
In the United States, admittedly, not much. Cities don’t often rally behind their own flags.
But Paul…

Art alum, glassmaker headed to Finland on Fulbright grant
Handmade glass cloud sculptures by Jonathan Capps.
Jonathan Capps’ upcoming Fulbright-funded research trip to Finland is a decade in the…

Carmen Winant named first Roy Lichtenstein Chair of Studio Art
COLUMBUS, Ohio – After a national search, Carmen Winant, a Columbus-based visual artist and writer whose work has been celebrated across the world, has been named the first Roy Lichtenstein Chair…

Merijn van der Heijden named director of Urban Arts Space
Merijn van der Heijden has been named director of Ohio State’s Urban Arts Space. Van der Heijden has an extensive background in the arts and has served as Urban Arts Space’s interim…