The Ohio State University Urban Arts Space

Home

HOURS OF OPERATION

Our galleries are free and only open during exhibitions and events.
Please see our event page for the current or upcoming shows!

Urban Arts Space, 50 W Town Street in Downtown Columbus:
Tuesdays—Saturdays, 11 AM–6 PM, 
with extended hours on Thursdays until 8 PM

Hopkins Hall Gallery on The Ohio State University campus: 
Monday–Friday, 11 AM–4 PM

Subscribe to our newsletter!

Urban Arts Space is supported by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Ohio Arts Council logo
Remote video URL

Upcoming Events

More Events

Works in Conversation Julian Jamaal Jones on top of a colorful quilt
Mon, March 30 - Fri, May 8, 2026
Works in Conversation — Julian Jamaal Jones
11:00 am
Hopkins Hall Gallery
Senior Projects Exhibition over a piece of hanging fabric art in the sun
Tue, April 28 - Sat, May 9, 2026
Department of Art Senior Projects Exhibition
11:00 am
Urban Arts Space
Senior Projects Exhibition over a piece of hanging fabric art in the sun
Sat, May 9, 2026
Reception — Department of Art Senior Projects Exhibition
5:00 pm
Urban Arts Space
Promotional image for the book release event
Thu, June 18, 2026
Love's Austere and Lonely Offices
7:00 pm
Urban Arts Space

More Events

Recent News

More News

20+ urban arts space staff and interns posing on the gallery steps

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…

Queens of the Heartland: Celebrating Black History at Ohio History Connection

By Sefanit Reddae

Displayed at the Ohio History Center, the traveling exhibit Queens of the Heartland highlights African American women from Ohio, spanning the 1830s to today. It features their photos,…

Community Learning and Experience Specialist Xiaoxiao Bao Urban Arts Space with photo of Xiaoxiao smiling

Introducing Xiaoxiao Bao, Urban Arts Space's New Community Learning and Experience Specialist

By Diane Kollman

Urban Arts Space is excited to welcome the newest member of our team—Dr. Xiaoxiao Bao, our Community Learning and Experience Specialist!

Xiaoxiao arrived in Columbus in 2019 after a seven…

Emily Morgan and collage attendees smiling and selecting magazines

Narratives Rearranged: Collage as an Act of Resistance

By Nikki Skyer

Collage is an art rooted in disruption. It resists singular narratives, building from preexisting fragments and making space for complexity, contradiction, and the unlikely artist. That spirit was…

More News

People Directory

View Directory

Koen in a olive green shirt and glasses standing outside
Manager of Exhibition Logistics and Facilities
vrij.1@osu.edu
Haadia smiling on a colorful background.
Community Engagement Intern
hyder.24@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Nina in the woods, smiling
Community Engagement Intern
tabin.3@buckeyemail.osu.edu
BItania smiling in a black shirt with gold necklace
Community Engagement Intern
petros.31@buckeyemail.osu.edu

View Directory