Month: July 2024

Lisa Florman: Moving the Arts Forward at Ohio State

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Lisa Florman, Professor of the History of Arts and Vice Provost for the Arts at Ohio State University, discusses the status and future of the arts at Ohio State. She highlights the impressive history of Ohio State artists, citing notable alumni and current achievements such as participation in the Whitney Biennial and the awarding of Guggenheim Fellowships. Florman describes initiatives like the visiting artist program, art projects at the Wexner Medical Center, and the Calling Hours performance about coal plants. She also explains ongoing efforts to launch an integrated arts website and app, enhance curriculum with art ‘making,’ and integrate with arts infrastructure in Columbus through a $2 million Mellon Foundation grant.

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Kevin McClatchy, Ohio State’s Artist Laureate Works from the Heartbeat

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Kevin McClatchy, Associate Professor of Theatre at Ohio State University, will serve as Ohio State’s Artist Laureate for the 2024-2025 academic year, focusing on expanding his projects to underserved communities in Ohio. He discusses his work with the Shakespeare and Autism Project, which uses theater games based on Shakespeare’s texts to help autistic children express themselves. McClatchy also describes the Hunter Heartbeat Method, which uses the rhythm of Shakespeare’s language to engage children. He also touches on his project working with military veterans, using Shakespeare to help them process their experiences and build a sense of community.

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Adélékè Adéẹ̀kọ́: Why Would Anybody Write an Ode to Palm Trees?

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Dr. Adélékè Adéèkó, Humanities Distinguished Professor at The Ohio State University, discusses his book Arts of Being Yorùbá. Dr. Adéèkó delves into the cultural significance of Yorùbá proverbs, praise poetry, and fiction. He explains how these forms of expression define Yorùbá identity and addresses their use in modern forms like pictorial magazines. The conversation also touches on orature, a term coined to describe oral literature, and its impact on written texts. Dr. Adéèkó reveals his interest in 20th-century literary theory and how he integrates Derrida’s deconstruction into his work.

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