News
From the review in The Brooklyn Rail...
Dionne Lee: Currents The artist’s first monograph dedicates most of its pages to plates of the photographer’s major works of video, photography,…
The Department of Art is seeking a student-focused academic advisor.
Learn more about the position and the required qualifications here:
Internal candidates
External candidates…
The Department of Art's MFA Photo Area and graduate program is featured in the June 10, 2026, issue of Lens/cratch.
Check out In Focus: The MFA Review: The Ohio State University
Our amazing faculty and associated lecturers were awarded grants from the Greater Columbus Arts Council.
Congratulations!!
Laura Larson, Affiliated Faculty
Kate Shannon,…
Jared Thorne in Conversation with Art Historian Nicole Fleetwood
May 16, 2026 Weston Art Gallery 5/3 Theater (Arnoff Center) Cincinnati, Ohio
The Sustainability Institute is excited to announce the recipients of the 2026 Sustainability Research Seed Grant program. SI awarded over $300,000 in funding to 12 faculty-led team projects…
Step into a shared ritual of storytelling, where traditional Mexican and Indigenous cuisine meets virtual reality (VR). In Taste of Exile, participants who…
Illya Mousavijad's exhibit at the Philadephia's Print Center opens January 9th.
“Taste of Exile” by digital artist Illya Mousavijad immerses participants in an animated meal prepared by…
OSU Department of Art Faculty Exhibition highlights natural world and technology by Amy Drake
The exhibition offers a variety of artwork, some created by more traditional means than others. The…
Art MFA student Tristan Turner appeared on NBC News on Saturday, September 27, 2025, sharing his collaborative film project that documents the flooding and aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which…
As part of the new AI fluency initiative announced by Provost Ravi Bellamkonda;
We seek a tenure-track assistant professor who is an artist whose research engages emerging Artificial…
Carmen Winant, Endowed Lichtenstein Chair, is featured in ARTFORUM focused on her work My Birth, 2018 in an article by Jessica Simmons-Reid.
Join the 2nd year MFA graduate cohort the opening reception at Roy G Biv Gallery on September 12th from 6-8pm. Let’s Mingle is a group exhibition that reflects the work and research of six…
Congratulations to Art students Jude Howard, Katie Schantz, Rylee Mckenzie, Jameson Cho, Riv Waiss, and Molly Stefan, whose works will be included in the upcoming Bloom:…
The Ohio State University seeks a chair who will provide ambitious and innovative leadership for its Department of Art. Anticipated start date is July 1, 2025. The chair will serve as the…
The Department of Art, within the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University, seeks a full-time, Post-MFA Scholar for a one-year appointment beginning August 2024, with the…
Call for Illustrators
OSU Print Shop is seeking students to collaborate with AY23-24 Chafetz Visiting Artist CM Campbell on his original zine "This is Columbus...".…
Art 5890 is taking place May 7 through 31, 2024 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 12:00 - 3:00pm.
MACHINE VISIONS: MAKING ART WITH AI
The hype over artificial intelligence has…
Author Haig Aghjayan writes in The Latern about the 2024 First-Year MFA Show, titled "Convergence." The article includes snippets of interviews with three of the artists featured in Convergence. …
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Dionne Lee and Associate Professor Carmen Winant for their inclusion in this year’s Whitney Biennial! The New York Times announced this achievement Here.
Congratulations to Associate Professor Alison Crocetta for receiving Ohio State's Global Gateways Initiative grant!
Explore the Thesis Catalog of the MFA graduating class of 2023 through this flipbook.
The MFA program in Art is open for applications.
Check out our brochure for the deadlines and to learn more about our FULLY FUNDED, 3-year interdisciplinary MFA program at the Ohio State…
On Tuesday, Sept. 20th, if you peeked in the Hopkins first-floor project space, you might have seen a group animatedly discussing ideas on how to support the community in the department. Down the…
An excerpt from Dr. Gilliam's blog... access the blog here
The Arts at Ohio StateOne of the greatest pleasures of my first year at Ohio State has been learning about the university’s…
Congratulations to Andrew Newbold, Sherman Studio Technician, who is one of the 2022 recipients of The Ohio State University, College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Staff Award for the 2021-2022…
Join the Department of Art in an exhibition of student work
with a focus on the areas of Painting & Drawing and Art & Tech
April 25th from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. in Hopkins hall
Art & Tech
Exhibition of Student Work
You’ll find artwork in the first-floor hallway, the Collaboratory (room 167), the New Project Lab (rm 146), screenings in room 156, and more in…
The School of Music Composition Studio in collaboration with the Department of Art's Animation Students, Presents: Farewell to Old Embrace the New
Please join us for the last concert in…
Thursday, March 31st from 5-8pm, The Department of art will be open to the public for the MFA and Advanced BFA/BA Open Studios Event!
The …
Are you interested in finding out more about the Department of Arts' advanced BFA/BA degree program? Plan on attending our virtual open house to find out more about the Department and engage with…
Visiting Assistant Professor in Art & Technology, Illya Mousavijad will speak about his work on Tuesday, April 5th at 2pm in Hopkins Hall, room 262.
Fundamental Play is an exhibition of student work from Foundations Studies within the Department of Art. These courses include Beginning
Drawing, Two-Dimensional Studies,…
Department of Art November Newsletter
Image: photogram by Suzanne Silver
Newsletter Archive
Department of Art October Newsletter
Image: Quantitative Easing by George Rush
Newsletter Archive
In Urban Arts Space and Hopkins Hall Gallery, Merijn van der Heijden ’97 MFA sees boundless opportunities to bring together students, faculty and community members through artistic expression and…
Department of Art September Newsletter
Image: Installation view, Dani ReStack Platonic
Newsletter Archive
The 30th annual John Fergus Family Scholarship is a juried art competition open to studio-based visual art and design students at The Ohio State University. Students submit their work for review…
Lydia Cornett, an MFA student in the Department of Art, was recognized as a 2021 Princess Grace Honoraria in the film category by the Princess Grace Foundation, which works to uphold the legacy of…
The Department of Art at The Ohio State University is seeking a figure model. Figure models will be the subject matter for studio art courses, specifically Life Drawing and Life…
Image: Yemaja, Pheoris West
A new student support fund has been created in memory of Emeritus Professor Pheoris West, renowned educator, local artist, mentor, and community leader…
Be sure to enroll in Art courses today, before they fill!
If you encounter any course permissions issues, contact the appropriate staff member:
Graduate Students: contact Sarah Wendel …
The Department of Art is delighted to share that Emma Kindall has received the 2021 Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer. A maximum of six instructors are awarded this…
The Department of Art will be offering a new minor beginning AU21. The Art: Engineering Structure minor in Art provides students with the opportunity to integrate creative and artistic studio…
Pheoris West was an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Art. He taught at The Ohio State University from 1976 to 2016 and earned his MFA from Yale University. His areas of expertise included…
Image: Portal by BFA student, Jenna Josell
Read the Article: Columbus Dispatch Article: Visual Arts: Ohio State Students' Eclectic Gifts Shine Through in Virtual Exhibition
Members of the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) board have approved $300,000 in grant funding to be awarded to 75 Ohio artists through the OAC’s Individual Excellence Awards program for state fiscal year…
Dorothy Gill Barnes passed away on November 23 at the lovely age of 93. Dorothy so treasured her involvement with students, faculty, and staff in the department, especially those working in glass…
Yana Artemov, double-major in Art and Russian, received a prestigious Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship.
The FLAS Fellowship Recognition Video provides background on the…
Emma Kindall, Lecturer in the Department of Art, talks about her experience adapting to teaching Life Drawing and Intermediate Drawing courses remotely.
Read the full story at https:/…
Image: Chair by last year's Fergus Scholarship recipient Kristen Phipps John Fergus Family Scholarship and Exhibition
The John Fergus Family Scholarship is a juried art competition open…
We welcome this dynamic duo into the Art & Technology area in the Department of Art this year. As a team, they will fill the position as Visiting Assistant Professor, teaching courses, working on…
Charles Massey was an Emeritus Professor of Art (Printmaking), at OSU from 1974 -2013 (39 years). He was honored with numerous special recognitions from students, faculty, alumni and the…