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Urban Arts Space and Hopkins Hall Gallery will be CLOSED on Monday and Tuesday—January 26 and 27—due to snow. Be safe out there!

RECEPTION POSTPONED: The January 24 reception for Young Artists of Columbus and the Arts Scholars Juried Exhibition has been postponed—but we hope you’ll join us on Friday, January 30, from 5:00–6:30 PM instead! Stick around after the reception, as the evening flows right into Artist Commune: Creative Futures, a free art-making event happening from 6:30–8:30 PM. RSVP here.


HOURS OF OPERATION

Urban Arts Space, 50 W Town Street in downtown Columbus:
Tu–Sat, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Thu, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.

Hopkins Hall Gallery on Ohio State campus: 
M–F, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

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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.

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Upcoming Events

Two oversized, handmade supply boxes—a yellow "Crayons 64" box and a red "Acrylic Paint" box—sitting on a white rolling cart in a gallery.
Tue, January 13 - Sat, February 28, 2026
Event Start Time: 11:00 am
Event Location: Urban Arts Space
Engage the arts arts scholars online seminar exhibition 2026 on sparkly rainbow background
Thu, January 22 - Thu, February 19, 2026
Event Start Time: 12:00 am
Event Location: Online and the Ohio State Fine Arts Library
An event poster for a first-year MFA show titled "DON’T LEAVE THE BACK DOOR UNLOCKED" at Hopkins Hall Gallery, running from February 6th–13th. The design features a watercolor illustration of two vintage doorknobs and keyholes set against a clean white background.
Mon, February 2 - Fri, February 13, 2026
Event Start Time: 11:00 am
Event Location: Hopkins Hall Gallery
An event poster for a first-year MFA show titled "DON’T LEAVE THE BACK DOOR UNLOCKED" at Hopkins Hall Gallery, running from February 6th–13th. The design features a watercolor illustration of two vintage doorknobs and keyholes set against a clean white background.
Fri, February 6, 2026
Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: Hopkins Hall Gallery

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