THE ARTS INITIATIVE AT OHIO STATE artsinitiative.osu.edu

AT A GLANCE The Arts Initiative at Ohio State serves as the umbrella for multiple aspects of the arts on and off campus, More than 3,500 elementary, middle and high school students and facilitates venues where faculty and students can have been impacted by the RSC perform and exhibit beyond the university community. and OSU partnerships The initiative supports a global community of artistic 38 teachers and 9 MFA theatre educators through collaborative alliances with state, students have completed the national, and international organizations advancing the intensive educational program daily impact of the arts on individuals. in Stratford-upon-Avon and Columbus. OSU Urban Art Space voted Best Local Gallery in the 2011 Small Business Beanstalk first- ever Local Business Awards. OSU Urban Arts Space was nominated as Best Art Gallery in the 2012 Alive Best of Columbus contest

Our goal is to continue to

MFA actors Moopi Mothibeli and Charlesanne Rabensburg in Othello highlight the exceptional talent and creative activity of faculty STAND UP FOR SHAKESPEARE and students, and to bring broad recognition to the arts at Moopi Mothibeli is far from home, but his studies in the Ohio State Ohio State Department of Theatre’s master of fine arts (MFA) program in acting keep him too busy to be homesick. Last summer, Mothibeli and eight {Valarie Williams, Executive Director, The Arts Initiative} other MFA actors traveled to Stratford-upon-Avon in England with 20 local schoolteachers to work with RSC educators and actors in the Stand Up for Shakespeare America program. This spring, he and the other acting students will spend time with teachers and students in Columbus and Reynoldsburg City Schools.

Supporting the global community of artists and artistic educators The new Swing Space Gallery

SWING SPACE GALLERY ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

A small gem in the heart of the South Campus Ohio State University and the UKs Royal Shakespeare Gateway, it is the venue for a variety of faculty, student, Company (RSC) have joined in an international departmental, and specially curated exhibitions and partnership that focuses on guest artist residencies, programs. professional development for local K-12 teachers, and teaching-artist training. At the core of this landmark Each autumn, the gallery presents the work of collaboration is the RSCs innovative Stand Up for recently arrived visiting artists, fellows, and lecturers. Shakespeare manifesto: See It Live Do It on Your Feet A group exhibition of graduate work occurs each Start It Earlier. winter. Juried shows of Art and Design Foundation Year, Undergraduate Majors, and Fergus Family Fund The third year of the partnership launched with Year of Scholarship winners occur annually. BFA Senior Projects Shakespeare that includes Shakespeare-related theatre, exhibitions are held during the academic year and the film, lectures, music, and an exhibition, culminating in Biennial Alumni shows offer great home coming events the Stand Up for Shakespeare Festival. to celebrate with our former students.

URBAN ARTS SPACE

An arts laboratory for Ohio State faculty and community artists, and a professional launching pad for Ohio State students. The Space is housed within the largest gold certified LEED-renovated building in the region, the historic Lazarus Building in downtown Columbus.

THE ARTS INITIATIVE Executive Director: Valarie Williams THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY DRAKE PERFORMANCE AND EVENT CENTER, 1849 CANNON DR COLUMBUS, OHIO 43210 (614) 292-4435

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