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Q&A with magician and alum Joshua Jay
Every day is magical for 2005 Department of English alumnus Joshua Jay, a globally known magician and…
7 things to know about the Modern Head sculpture
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Alumna's play exploring opioid epidemic performed by local high school students
When Arts and Sciences alumna Abby Noel (BA, theatre, 2018) was in third grade, her friend got sick the day of the school play: a fairy tale mash-up. The teacher asked Noel to fill in…

New images offer closer look at Ohio State’s planned Arts District
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New renderings of Ohio State's planned Arts District — viewed by the Board of Trustees on May 30 at a meeting of the Master Planning and…

Dance research project tracks every day of dancer's 30-year touring career
A "space-time aquarium" that illustrates Katherine Dunham's travels from 1950 to 1953. Her touring advances chronologically by height.
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45th African Literature Association Conference features Arts and Sciences contributions
Coming to Columbus on May 15-19, the 45th Annual African Literature Conference features a host of contributions from Arts and Sciences faculty, staff, alumni and students. In…

Dancer, writer and choreographer Tonya Lockyer discusses livable futures, social engagement
Arts leader, performance curator and cultural producer Tonya Lockyer was called “one of the key cultural change-makers in the Northwest” by The Seattle Times, and she'll be at the Advanced…

Ohio State Marching Band drum majors return for 2019 season
After a competitive afternoon of strutting, back-bending and twirling, the 2018 drum majors for The Ohio State University Marching Band have earned their positions back for the 2019 season.
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Department of Art's Carmen Winant receives Guggenheim Fellowship
Carmen Winant, the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Endowed Chair of Studio Art and associate professor in the Department of Art, has received a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography…