Anne & I stopped by the grand opening of the new OSU Urban Arts Space in the old Lazarus building on Friday night. The first two exhibits to be showcased in this 10,000 square foot space are titled “Midnight Robbers: The Artists of Notting Hill Carnival” and “Linking the Past to the Future”. The former is a show about the Notting Hill Carnival that features some photography from OSU students, and the latter is a historical look at the past, present, and future of the Lazarus building in downtown Columbus.
Opening night was jam packed. I was told there were over 900 RSVPs to the event, with many people showing up sans RSVP as well. I’m glad they had such a huge turnout, but it did make it a little hard to really enjoy the space and see everything being displayed. I guess that just means we’ll have to go back to have more time to ourselves.
Overall I think this space is a welcome addition in the heart of downtown and I think it will nicely compliment a redeveloped City Center as well as potentially being a neighbor of the Artspace development (if they choose to locate in the Trautman Building a few doors down High Street). I’m looking forward to being a frequent visitor here.
Please come!
We’re open MTWF 10-2 and Thursdays 3-8
I work Tuesdays and Fridays!