What's Happening in May?
Welcome to our email letter full of updates from Art Space, calls for art, exhibition news, and other fun things!
Art Space regular schedule:
Art Space is open Monday through Friday from 10AM-3PM. We now have Tuesday Tours with Leslie! Please schedule all tours for Tuesdays between 12PM-2PM.
We have brought back our extended Wednesday hours! Our new Wednesday open to close times will be 10AM-6PM.
The next online meeting will be on 5/5/26 from 1-1:45PM. After that, the next meeting will be 5/19/26. Always on a Tuesday! The link will be sent out the day before, with a reminder the day of. If you’ve been missed from the meetings email list, please let me know! I’ll be happy to add you.
Upcoming Events
Stay Tuned!
Art Space artists, volunteers, and guests: Please fill out this Poll with which workshop/class interests you the most! Thank you!
Announcements
Please be aware of food waste at Art Space. If you make food- please eat it, share it, or take it home. Let’s keep our panty available and make sure we stay sustainable.
Looking for info to share about Art Space? Send out our new Link Tree!
If you haven’t already, give our social media a follow for more updates and information! Feel free to tag us in any of your art-making processes.
Heart of Concord News
The biggest THANK YOU ever for all the artists, volunteers, and attendees for this year’s Heart of Concord Art Market!!!! It was a complete success thanks to YOU!!
We will be posting photos, videos, and quotes from this year’s event on our social media, so give us a follow!
Do you have photos or videos from the event? Do you have something in writing you would like to share about your experience? Give us a tag at @1221artspace or email rgonzalez@concordcounseling.org! Thank you!
Calls for Art
If you are interested in any of the below opportunities, please reach out to rgonzalez@concordcounseling.org. By scheduling an appointment, I can help guide you through the application process or find a resource for you, virtually or in person.
Please note: For art opportunities outside of Art Space, it is important for us to be notified you need assistance at least a month in advance! We thank you for your understanding.
The Scribe
The Ibis: A Poetry Anthology for Ohio
Deadline: May 31st, 2026
Submissions are open to poetry of any style, form, length, and subject matter. There are no thematic requirements. We want original work that represents the breadth of poetic practice in Ohio - from formal verse to experimental, from narrative to lyric, from the page to the stage. Send us what matters to you.
Submit up to 3 poems per poet.
A third-person 50 - 75 word biographical note must be included with your submission.
More information and application
Day of the Dead Columbus & Latino Arts for Humanity
Day of the Dead Columbus Festival 2026 Call for Art
Deadline: August 31st, 2026
“We invite you to participate in the art exhibition taking place inside the Greenlawn Cemetery’s mausoleum during the Day of the Dead Columbus Festival 2026.
Here’s how to do it!
Read this lil’ flyer carefully.
For further info, give us a holler!”
📞 (614) 284-2491
👁️🗨️ latinoartsforhumanity@gmail.com
700 Bryden
700 Bryden Glow Up
Deadline: Get Proposals in ASAP
Attention artists!
Looking for artists to help beautify the Parsons Ave side of the building, utilizing the walls between the rows of windows and the side walk area.
Artwork done on panels to be installed, as well as 3D work, and sculpture will be professionally installed by our team.
Creative seating design and planters are desired for the sidewalk area.
Looking for work to be ready for install by the end of June/beginning of July.
Compensation for artist and materials!
Please submit proposals to support@otearts.org
Lovely But Dead
Pulp Stiction: Collage as an Act of Resistance
Deadline: June 30th, 2026
Collage was conceived in defiance and it has since belonged to those who refuse to accept the world on the terms it was handed to them. You take what exists. You tear it apart. You rebuild your reality. That is the tradition you are working in.
This is a national open call for collage artists. There is no entry fee. We are looking for work that engages, in whatever way feels true to you, with collage as an act of resistance. That could mean political dissent. It could mean personal survival. Cultural reclamation. Grief. Rage. Community. Joy. The refusal to be erased. There is no single correct answer. The tradition is wide and it belongs to everyone.
Submit here!
Ohio State Fair
Fine Arts Exhibition
Deadline June 3, 2026
Read all about it below!
934 Gallery
2027 Call for Artists
Deadline: June 22, 2026
934 Gallery is now accepting proposals from emerging and established artists for all forms of visual art, video art, installations, and performance art, as part of solo, duo, and group exhibitions for our 2027 exhibition season! All proposals that meet the gallery’s qualifications will be reviewed and scored by our independent jury. The call for artists is open April 20 through June 22.
We encourage you to take your time within the application period to develop a well thought out proposal that reflects your vision. No applications will be reviewed before the close of the application window.
More information and submit here!
Phew! That was a lot. Get in touch if you’re interested in any of these opportunities!🌞
Art Related Events
Film Recommendations!
The Ride Ahead: A feature documentary about love, tattoos, and other disabled things. Based on the Emmy-winning My Disability Roadmap.
Stream The Ride Ahead with your library card!
The Ride Ahead is now available on Kanopy, which partners with public libraries and universities to provide free access to films. Watch on the Kanopy website or app, available with open captions, audio description, and built-in ASL interpretation.
Learn more & stream: www.kanopy.com/en/product/16311872
My Undesirable Friends - Part 1 - Last Air in Moscow: Julia Loktev spent three years inside Putin’s Russia, filming alone on an iPhone. What she captured became one of the most acclaimed documentaries in recent memory.
Anna hosts a talk show at Russia’s last independent channel. Ksenia produces stories while her fiancé sits in prison on journalism charges. Sonya records her podcast from a bare kitchen table. All of them branded foreign agents by the regime. All of them still going.
Then Russia invades Ukraine. And everything they feared becomes real.
Stream on MUBI with this 14-day free trial! Link Here.
Hilltop Arts Collective: In Our Backyard: The Art & Artist of The Hilltop
Open until June 25th at the Columbus Metropolitan Library - Main Library
This exhibition features 45 local artists and more than 80 works of art, highlighting the incredible talent that lives and creates right here in the Hilltop community. Enjoy live music by Eric Clemens, light snacks, and the chance to meet artists and neighbors.
In Our Backyard celebrates the artists and creative voices who have shaped, inspired, and uplifted our neighborhood!
On May 27th, OHIO 50501 is gathering at the statehouse to tell our lawmakers: clothing is not a crime! Read the info below to learn more.
Grants, Workshops, Opportunities
Interested in becoming a Peer Recovery Supporter, or already are? Attend this great event at the Main Library. Gain connections, learn about new resources, and experience community!
May 13th, 9AM-3PM
Register for free here!
Local Matters FREE Community Cooking Classes
Learn how to make healthy meals through Local Matters’ hands-on cooking class in collaboration with Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Strengthen your skills and try new foods; no cooking experience is required to attend. Learn tips and tricks from cooking class facilitators as they walk you through recipes step-by-step. Each session is interactive and hands-on. You’ll have the chance to ask questions, learn nutritional information, and enjoy your finished meal!
Register for May 19th here. (Linden Fresh Market)
Register for May 28th here. (Whitehall YMCA)
Local Resources
Reminder that Art Space has our own food pantry and pet pantry, everyone is welcome! Take what you need and leave what you can.
Reminder: Art Space pantry also has frozen meals in the freezer and often refrigerated foods and drinks. Write your name on your personal items or otherwise they may be eaten.Calendar of support groups offered through MHAOhio: Calendar here.
This is a DIY list of Trans inclusive providers in Ohio. Please note this is not a comprehensive list. Google Document of Trans Inclusive Providers in Ohio
Can you or someone you know benefit from a free digital skills class? There’s the possibility to qualify for a free device at the end of the 4-class series as well! Digital Skills Hub
There are Free Admission Sundays at the Columbus Museum of Art! Every Sunday from 10AM-5PM.
Jewish Family Services has opened back up The Columbus Financial Empowerment Center, which offers free one-on-one financial counseling as a public service for all Central Ohio residents. More info here!
Looking for links from our past update emails? They will be posted on the Substack soon! Keep an eye out.
Something Fun!
As we continue toward the future, blossoming trees, and summer time sunshine, take a minute to go back in time! Check out TEN YEARS AGO
Heart of Concord was a fantastic and exhilarating event. Please take the time you need to rest and regulate!! Here’s some tips for you or someone you know:
And a final reminder from us here at Art Space:
Have a great day! 🌞
If you’ve reached this point, thank you! Have a wonderful rest of the month. :)