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News: America 250 at Ohio State

  • Ohio State's artist laureate views America250 as a unique opportunity

    Nora Igelnik | June 8, 2026
    Ohio State's fourth artist laureate will focus his work on America's 250th birthday and what it may represent for Ohioans. Charles O. Anderson, professor of Afro-contemporary dance and choreographic methods and the newest artist laureate, will travel the state, Ohio State's regional campuses and work with communities that may not have been previously centered in mainstream art spaces, according to...

  • Your America in 250 Words: Mafruha Shifat

    Mafruha Shifat | June 8, 2026
    A PhD student from Bangladesh in the English Department of the College of Arts and Sciences , Mafruha Shifat shares her “Your America in 250 Words” essay.

  • Ohio State Artist Laureate eager to celebrate American semiquincentennial

    Franny Lazarus | May 14, 2026
    America’s 250th birthday is a time to take stock of the past and consider the future, said Charles O. Anderson, The Ohio State University’s newest Artist Laureate. “It’s an interesting time in terms of progress and regression,” he said. “I want to think about hope. What could the next 250 years look like?”

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