Call Me Rita’s Vanessa Jean Speckman learns to stay soft
The band’s new single ‘This Is a Stick Up!,’ out today (Wednesday, July 19), is both a savage critique of capitalism and a reminder of the need to show one another grace.
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Zach Hannah wants to see you build a poetry fort
For ‘6-1-Fort,’ which takes place at Franklinton Farms on Saturday, July 15, Hannah has challenged local writers like Marquita Byars to construct ‘poetry forts,’ inspiring confusion and creativity.
Roof Dogs negotiate isolation, alienation on way to ‘Here You Are’
Now settled in Chicago, the Columbus expats return home to celebrate the release of their new album with a concert at Spacebar on Saturday, July 15.
Returning Artists Guild exhibit highlights ills of incarceration
The group show, now on display at the Vanderelli Room, makes a moving case for the abolition movement and the end of the prison industrial complex.
‘To: The Other Side’ focuses attention on the opioid epidemic
Artists Emily Strange and Allison McGovney drew on painful past experiences for a raw exhibit centered on addiction and loss. The exhibit is currently on display at South Side gallery All People Arts.
Exhibit features famed Ohioans from Johnny Appleseed to Jenny Mae
Artist Rob Jones created 150 portraits for a staggering new exhibit now on display at the Columbus Metropolitan Library downtown.
Heavy Is the Head: Columbus musicians, students team for ‘Crown’
The new EP from the music nonprofit We Amplify Voices pairs elementary schoolers with a quartet of local musicians, including Jordidge, Miracle, Trek Manifest and KIITA.
The Maroon Arts Group Box Park and the ‘weaponization of policy’
A recent uptick in 311 complaints related to the MPACC Box Park in Bronzeville highlights a growing challenge the arts nonprofit faces as new residents relocate to the historically Black neighborhood.
Meet the 2023 Matter News Fest performers
The free, daylong celebration of music, arts and local journalism takes place outdoors at Franklinton's Secret Studio on Saturday, July 15. Get a first look at the schedule.
Exhibit of Doo Dah Parade protest photos feels at home in this era
Photos taken by Carolyn Speranza during a 1990 anti-censorship demonstration resonate anew in the current political and social landscape. The images are currently on display at Short North Tavern.
Zach Hannah wants to see you build a poetry fort
For ‘6-1-Fort,’ which takes place at Franklinton Farms on Saturday, July 15, Hannah has challenged local writers like Marquita Byars to construct ‘poetry forts,’ inspiring confusion and creativity.
Roof Dogs negotiate isolation, alienation on way to ‘Here You Are’
Now settled in Chicago, the Columbus expats return home to celebrate the release of their new album with a concert at Spacebar on Saturday, July 15.
Returning Artists Guild exhibit highlights ills of incarceration
The group show, now on display at the Vanderelli Room, makes a moving case for the abolition movement and the end of the prison industrial complex.
‘To: The Other Side’ focuses attention on the opioid epidemic
Artists Emily Strange and Allison McGovney drew on painful past experiences for a raw exhibit centered on addiction and loss. The exhibit is currently on display at South Side gallery All People Arts.
Exhibit features famed Ohioans from Johnny Appleseed to Jenny Mae
Artist Rob Jones created 150 portraits for a staggering new exhibit now on display at the Columbus Metropolitan Library downtown.
Heavy Is the Head: Columbus musicians, students team for ‘Crown’
The new EP from the music nonprofit We Amplify Voices pairs elementary schoolers with a quartet of local musicians, including Jordidge, Miracle, Trek Manifest and KIITA.
The Maroon Arts Group Box Park and the ‘weaponization of policy’
A recent uptick in 311 complaints related to the MPACC Box Park in Bronzeville highlights a growing challenge the arts nonprofit faces as new residents relocate to the historically Black neighborhood.
Meet the 2023 Matter News Fest performers
The free, daylong celebration of music, arts and local journalism takes place outdoors at Franklinton's Secret Studio on Saturday, July 15. Get a first look at the schedule.
Exhibit of Doo Dah Parade protest photos feels at home in this era
Photos taken by Carolyn Speranza during a 1990 anti-censorship demonstration resonate anew in the current political and social landscape. The images are currently on display at Short North Tavern.