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CURA Featured at Ohio History Connection Event
At a public event at the Union Grove Baptist Church on the Near East Side neighborhood of Columbus, CURA teamed up with the Sharpe Field Library to demonstrate virtual reality experiences of the…
Bronzeville Universe Community Visioning Workshop
CURA and Artfluential co-hosted a community visioning workshop at the African American and African Studies Community Extension Center on Wednesday, July 24th. The event brought together two…
Juneteenth on the Ave 2024
On Saturday, June 15, CURA attended Juneteenth on the Ave, a city-wide, family-friendly celebration and commemoration of Freedom on Mt. Vernon Ave. The event was hosted by Maroon Arts Group, Ohio…
Event Recap: 2024 #PreserveCBUS Annual Conference
On May 21, CURA participated in Columbus Landmarks Foundation's annual #PreserveCBUS Conference at the CCAD Design Studios on Broad. Conference presenters included Shelbi Toone…
Undesign the Redline Panel
In July, CURA's Outreach Coordinator, Gerika Logan, participated in a panel Hosted by Franklin County Treasurer Cheryl Brooks Sullivan & Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Eileen Paley…
Event Recap: MORPC State of the Region 2023
CURA has attended the annual MORPC State of the Region for the past few years. This year, the theme was Powering Our Region Forward. This event gathered 1,000 of the top community and business…
GreenSpotLight Awards
Congratulations to the 2023 GreenSpotLight award winners! Council President Pro Tem Dorans recognized three businesses on their successes over the past year.
Winners:
White…
Outreach and Engagement lists Harvey Miller as Engaged Scholar
Last week, The Ohio State Office of Outreach and Engagement featured CURA director, Harvey Miller, as an Engaged Scholar. CURA Faculty Affiliates and collaborators have been featured in…
Outreach Recap: Ohio History Connection visit with The James Preston Poindexer Foundation
This week, CURA met with board members of the James Preston Poindexter Foundation, Poindexter Village Museum project manager, Shelbi Toone, and the Center of Folklore Studies gentrification course…