The Mighty Boosh is coming!

Looking forward to Ray Smith's Mighty Boosh Viewing Party next week. I haven't seen the show on TV yet, but from what I have seen online, I like that this duo spontaneously breaks into song and dance. Join us on Thursday May 13th from 6 to 8pm, and see some handpicked episodes!




-Leigh Lotocki
Social Media Assistant at the OSU Urban Arts Space

Idea Lab Recipients

Idea Laboratory is bubbling with excitement this time of year! Two of the selected projects, narrative and Old Oaks, took a little bit of time to let us know what they are up to!

narrative:

With the arrival of spring to Columbus, it seems that anything is possible. Our team at narrative is enjoying the sunshine, and using the renewed sense of energy and focus brought by the changing season to keep moving forward.

We have shifted the use of our Idea Lab funds from a display of the process of developing an emotional brand to a tangible event: a trunkshow with Pittsburgh designer Kelly Lane. We met Kelly this past winter at the showcases following NYC Fashion Week and instantly connected with her designs, personality, and mindfulness about her production process. Our team will be taking a trip to Pittsburgh to check out another of Kelly’s trunkshows before hosting her ourselves... and to catch a Pirates ballgame! Kelly will bring pieces from her past collections, as well as her current spring 2010 line, and preview and pre-order her fall 2010 collection. We’re especially excited to host Kelly in Columbus on May 22^nd at the Mahan Gallery in the Short North, a bright, contemporary space with a great location.

As graduation fast approaches for our team, we are busy putting into place the necessary network to make this concept a viable business. We continue to seek socially responsible design collaborators for product partnerships and have had promising conversations with fantastic brands in both the U.S. and Canada. We are perfecting our business plan pitch for the final round of the Fisher Business Plan competition. narrative is competing with five other finalists in this annual competition sponsored by Deloitte.

narrative will also make a pecha kucha style presentation of 20 slides, 20 seconds each at Innovation Fisher’s What IF Conference. We’re also exploring options for a permanent home for narrative in Columbus, and working through the more pragmatic details of incorporation, web presence, and funding. All this while enjoying the bittersweet conclusion of a great MBA experience, and, oh yeah, stopping to smell the roses! It’s spring in Columbus!

Old Oaks:

The Old Oaks Journal is online at http://www.oldoaksjournal.com! It's a very simple blog format at the moment, but the form will evolve as more content is added. A meeting with the Old Oaks Civic Association generated a great amount of interest, with a lot of positive feedback from attendees. An interview with Tom Glass, area resident since 1972, was held on April 19, and an excerpt is available on the Old Oaks Journal blog. An interview with another resident is scheduled for April 24, and verbal commitments have been given be several people to contribute to the project.

-Ray Smith
Barnett Fellow and Idea Lab Coordinator at the OSU Urban Arts Space

A Look Into The English Reformation Course, by Rory Sears

Rory Sears, an intern here at the OSU Urban Arts Space, has graciously submitted a piece about his experience as an intern so far, and being involved in the events going on at the Space.

"Hello my name is Rory Sears and I am an intern at the OSU Urban Arts Space. I went to the English Reformation Class and I learned about Henry VIII, about his life, and different stuff about him that I never knew before which was inspiring. Kathy, the teacher, I thought she was really great and I think what she teaches and the way she teaches is awesome and inspiring. About the class, I like it very much and what I like about it is the people there are very nice.

It is a pleasant atmosphere, I did some painting which I liked I also got to take some pictures which I really liked too, and they had me put a biography of myself on their website. I even get to sit through the classes that Kathy is teaching and I write notes and stuff on what I have learned in that class that I find very interesting. I have learned a lot of different stuff here during my internship here at OSU Urban Arts Space and I feel that it has improved my learning and my life."

Click here to learn more about Kathy Simcox's discussion-based English Reformation Course, going on every Thursday through May 20th. Thanks for your contribution, Rory!

-Leigh Lotocki
Social Media Assistant at the OSU Urban Arts Space

Installation Time!

The 2010 Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition is being busily loaded into the Space right now. The Space is just as exciting to experience during this stage of transition. If you have never seen the hustle and bustle of installation going on before a picture-perfect show goes up, you should come down before it opens April 21st and see this great process.

Image: Gradute student installing her work for the 2009 MFA Exhibition

-Leigh Lotocki, Social Media Assistant at the OSU Urban Arts Space

Highlights of Spring Perspective

I thought I would post some of the lovely photos taken of the MFA Dance Exhibition, Spring Perspective performances this past week. It has been a while since the Space saw such varied lighting environments...it was a wonderful performance to see!

Image: Lindsey Caddle-LaPointe performing with the videos of her project, OVERSIZED

Image: OSU Dance students watch video projection of, "What Can a Body Do?" by Lily Skove

Image: Lise Worthen-Chaudhari demonstrates how to interact with her Embedded Arts tool

Image: Rodney Veal performs amid his sculpture and video installation, The Persistence of Memory II

Images taken by Exhibitions Assistant Brianna Dance and other OSU Urban Arts Space staff.

-Leigh Lotocki, Social Media Assistant at the OSU Urban Arts Space

Wedding Bells!

We just recently had our first marriage proposal happen here at the Space! A man called ahead, asked us to set up a gallery pedestal with his ring on top, and then surprised his girlfriend during their visit. After over two years of being open, I guess its about time we officially brought two loving people together. I consider this the best kind of newsworthy...it made all of us here smile.

Oh, and she said yes!

-Leigh Lotocki, Social Media Assistant at the OSU Urban Arts Space

New Videos on Youtube

Our Media Assistants just posted two new videos for your viewing pleasure!

Here, you can take a peek Cabaret Urbain, presented by the OSU School of Music, Opera, and Musical Theater Program. These students transformed the Space with their bold, beautiful voices this past December.

If you missed seeing Chris Steele's penny scales collection, click here to see his video tour. Guided by Zack Glueck, our Media Assistant, and Christopher Steele himself, these guys let you see the most interactive scales so close-up its as if you were seeing it in person. Enjoy!

-Leigh Lotocki, Social Media Assistant at the OSU Urban Arts Space