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Andy Downing

Andy is the director and editor of Matter News. The former editor of Columbus Alive, he has also written for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Spin, and more.

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The continued joy and resistance of Columbus Community Pride

The community festival formed and led largely by Black, trans activists is set to take place at Mayme Moore Park on Saturday, Sept. 23.

Tronee Threat opens up and bares it all with ‘Finally Made It’

The musician will take to the stage at the McConnell Arts Center on Friday, Sept. 22, telling his story of imprisonment and redemption through a mix of music and audience Q&A.

Terry Joshua shoulders the weight of the world in new exhibition

The Cleveland-born artist, who has adopted Columbus as a second home, will preview new works in a show at Lindsay Gallery in the Short North on Sunday, Sept. 24.

Nevyets and Co. take it all in with new edition of ‘Superspreader’

A host of artists and writers will celebrate the second go-round of the pandemic-era magazine with a release party at Seventh Son on Thursday, Sept. 21.

Jesse Cale wants to help you find serenity in sound

The founder of hOm Sound & Meditation will lead more than 40 sound practitioners in a potentially record-setting public sound bath at Columbus Commons on Thursday, Sept. 21.

Cellar Dwellar turns Philip K. Dick and UFOs into epic psych-rock

The surrealist Columbus six-piece will perform as part of Midwest Psych Fest, which takes place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15 and 16, at Troubadour Farm in Galena, Ohio.

AJ Vanderelli forges a personal connection for ‘Conjuring Roots’

The artist and gallery owner teams with fellow creators Rob Jones and Marcus Blackwell for a new trio exhibit opening at the McConnell Arts Center today (Thursday, Sept. 14).

CCAD faculty members announce their intent to form a union

The college is the latest Columbus arts institution to experience a union push, following in the footsteps of the Columbus Museum of Art and the Wexner Center for the Arts.

Briden Cole Schueren learns to let go

The works on display in the artist’s coming exhibition at Hayley Gallery emerged as he began to process the grief that took hold when a good friend died suddenly and tragically.

Ohio library union movement grows amid COVID, calls to ban books

In August, workers at Pickerington Public Library announced their intent to form a union. If successful, Pickerington would become the third Central Ohio library system to unionize in recent months.