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It was standing room only at last Friday's grand opening celebration of the OSU Urban Arts Space in the historic Lazarus building in downtown Columbus! An estimated 1,200 people flocked to the College of the Arts' new exhibition and alternative performance space for the festivities, which included costumed stilt-walkers from alumna Kristina Isabelle's HighJinks dance company (above), music from a student mallet ensemble headed by Susan Powell, a Carnival costume in action thanks to Cleveland's art museum, a student jazz ensemble, food, drinks and fun. The event also celebrated the opening of two inaugural exhibitions, Midnight Robbers: The Artists of Notting Hill Carnival and Linking the Past to the Future, a look at the Lazarus building through the years. Mayor Michael Coleman (right) gave remarks to the crowd -- which included students and faculty from throughout the university, alumni, community members, and local arts leaders -- at the evening event, as did Dean Karen Bell and OSU President Gordon Gee. More photos of the Feb 8 grand opening will be posted tomorrow on our website.

Notable News

The Department of Art presents a Jan Dilenschneider visiting artist lecture Monday, Feb 11, at 4 pm in Haskett Hall, room 211. Featured speaker is artist and alumnus Richard Aldrich. For details, call 292-5072.

The Department of Design kicks off its 40th anniversary this week with a series of celebrations. Tuesday, Feb 12, 4-6 pm in 250 Knowlton Hall, three early design faculty members return to chart the future. They are George Burden, industrial design, Stuttgart, Germany; Edgar Reinhard, interior design, Zuerich, Switzerland; and Dean Lindsay, visual communication design, Chicago. On Thursday, Feb 14, 4-6 pm in the Wexner Film/Video Theatre, a panel discussion on design education will take place with additional guests Gregg Davis, Design Central; Haig Khachatoorian, NC State University; and Judith Riley, Moen Inc. For information, call 292-6746.