Ohio State Impact

Arts & Creativity

Teacher Katie Silcott smiles while holding sheet music as students stand in the background

An alumna’s philosophy: Teach music, spread joy!

Katie Paulson Silcott ’02, ’10 MA spends every day sharing with her middle school students the power of music to build confidence and unite people. She does it so well, she was named a Grammy finalist.
15-minute read
A researcher talks to a man in a wheelchair as a student looks on.
A tango that heals and inspires cancer survivors
2-minute read
Nicole Lorig with a pig
Can music reduce livestock aggression?
2-minute read
A woman uses the LabanLens virtual reality headset.
Dance like the future is watching
5-minute read
An illustration of a rock concert
Visualizing music: its history and promise
6-minute read
A public art installation
The beauty of public art? You can’t avoid it
3-minute read
A young child and a caregiver
An artistic approach to treating autism
2-minute read
An illustration of a superhero in black and white
Using comics to inspire inclusion
6-minute read
An illustration of female superheroes
The rise of the female superhero
3-minute read
Schoolchildren laughing
Your child’s reading list probably isn’t diverse enough
2-minute read
An illustration of a cello.
How music plays your emotions
3-minute read
Naomi Kennedy leans against a building
Five career lessons I learned in college
6-minute read
An illustration of one person helping another onto a taller stack of books
Sparking creativity through reading
8-minute read
Natalie Sideserf poses with a dinosaur cake
A sweet and tasty twist on fine art
4-minute read
Nakia Bridges (left) and Lise Worthen-Chaudhari dance as part of Bridges' therapy
The healing power of creative engagement
6-minute read
Ohio State faculty member Luis Aldama
Minute Professor: Deeper meaning of comic-book blockbusters
1-minute read
Ohio State faculty member Jeff Cohen
Minute Professor: Zombies!
6-minute read
Beaming woman having her photo taken in front of her art, a painting of a mountain scene
Brushing through burnout
4-minute read
A portrait of Ruthie Clemons. Ruthie has Parkinson's disease and has worked with Ohio State Lima's drumming for wellness program to improve her mobility
Community beats
6-minute read
AJ Heckman in front of his paintings.
Drawing to clarity after a bipolar disorder diagnosis
8-minute read
A digital art image of a man composed of pixels with colorful pixel men in the background.
Chuck Csuri was at his most comfortable on the edge
3-minute read
Jeff Sparr paints while dressed in a coach covered with paint splatters.
How painting helped him cope with OCD
4-minute read
Van der Heijden prepares Side Effects: Paintings by Patrick McDonnell 2016–2021 for exhibition at Ohio State’s Urban Arts Space.
Art to bring the community together
10-minute read
Bob Long in Ohio Stadium.
A ’Shoe expert built a mini version in his basement
6-minute read
The Dead Sea Scrolls.
New tech to decipher ancient manuscripts
2-minute read
Pokagon Potawatomi baskets on display
Pokagon Potawatomi baskets on display
2-minute read
Musicians on stage at the Timashev Family Music building.
Timashev Family Music Building is for ‘everyone’
4-minute read
Wexner Center for the Arts Director Gaëtane Verna
New Wexner Center executive director: opportunity is ‘the dream’
4-minute read
Nyama McCarthy-Brown.
Ohio State announces Artist Laureate
3-minute read
Maggie Smith.
Finding resilience in art and life
2-minute read
An ornament hangs on a Christmas tree.
Tips for Christmas trees and poinsettias
2-minute read