>>> PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED IN PART BY -- THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL, CELEBRATED EXPRESSION, FOSTERING TALENT AND CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO COLUMBUS ARTISTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, PUBLIC ART, AND MORE AT COLUMBUSMAKESART.COM.

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>>> THIS TIME ON "BROAD & HIGH" WE LEARN ABOUT A GALLERY IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS THAT HAS A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

MEET AN ARTIST WHO FEELS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO HIS COMMUNITY, AND WE HEAR FROM A MUSICIANS WHO LOVES TO COLLABORATE.

THIS AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON "BROAD & HIGH".

♪♪ >>> WELCOME TO "BROAD & HIGH," I'M YOUR HOST, KATE QUICKEL.

IN OUR FIRST SEGMENT, WE HEAD BACK INTO THE KITCHEN TO WHIP UP A TWIST ON TRADITIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE.

WE TALK WITH ONE LEADER CHARGED WITH THE ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT OF STUDENTS AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND WE LEARN MORE ABOUT A HIDDEN GEM IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS.

♪♪ >>> JOINING ME IN THE KITCHEN IS MERIJN VAN DER HEIJDEN, DIRECTOR OF THE URBAN ARTS SPACE AND HOPKINS HALL GALLERY.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, KATE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING.

>> OF COURSE, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

TELL US ABOUT THE URBAN ARTS SPACE.

>> URBAN ARTS SPACE IS PART OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.

WE ACTUALLY GOT STARTED IN -- WEATHER WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE -- WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE OLD LAZARUS BUILDING AT THE CORNER OF TOWN AND HIGH STREETS DOWNTOWN IN 2008.

OSU STAKED OUT A LITTLE CORNER IN THE FORMER BARGAIN BASEMENT.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN DOING EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THERE SINCE 2008.

>> WONDERFUL.

I'M SO EXCITED TO LEARN MORE.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE MAKING TODAY.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE RECIPE.

>> YOU BET.

I BROUGHT FOR US VEGAN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES.

>> I'M EXCITED.

>> YES.

AND IN PART, I WANTED TO TRY THIS RECIPE TOGETHER.

ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS IS VEGAN, AND YOU KNOW, WANTED TO BE INCLUSIVE, LIKE WE TRY TO BE AT OUR SPACE.

SO THINK ABOUT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TASTES AND NEEDS.

>> I THINK THAT'S REALLY VALUABLE IN THE ART WORLD AND IN THE COOKING WORLD.

I'M SO EXCITED TO GET STARTED ON THIS RECIPE.

TELL US WHAT WE NEED.

>> TWO CUPS OF ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR, 1.5 TEE SEA SPOONS OF BAKING POWDER, A HALF TEASPOON OF BAKING SODA, ONE TEASPOON OF KOSHER SALT, HALF A CULTURE OF VIRGIN COCONUTS OIL, ONE THIRD CUP OF TAHINI, SIX TABLESPOONS OF WATER, TWO TEASPOONS OF PURE VANILLA EXTRACTS, ONE AND A QUARTER OF A CUP OF ORGANIC BROWN SUGAR, AND TEN OUNCES OF VEGAN DARK CHOCOLATE.

I'D LIKE TO USE THE KIND THAT IS AT LEAST 70% COCOA.

>> BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON OUR ACROSS THE BOARDIES, I UNDERSTAND YOU -- COOKIES, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR CONNECTION TO OHIO STATE.

CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT IT?

>> YEAH.

THANKS FOR ASKING.

THE INTERNSHIP IS REALLY AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO.

GIVE OR TAKE WE WORK WITH 15 TO 20 INTERNS EVERY SEMESTER.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A PRACTICUM OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM.

SO THE LABORATORY SPACE, URBAN ARTS SPACE, THERE'S A LABORATORY SPACE WHERE THEY CAN GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN, OF COURSE, ARTS ADMINISTRATION, BUT ALSO ALL OF THE OTHER ROLES THAT COME WITH OPERATING AN ART GALLERY AND WORKING WITH ARTISTS IN GENERAL.

SO IT'S BEEN A REALLY PHENOMENAL OPPORTUNITIES.

>> YEAH.

A GREAT DEAL FOR THE STUDENTS AND FOR YOU, AND THEY GET TO LEARN, AND YOU GET THE RESOURCES.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

>> YEAH.

ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH.

AND MANY HAVE GONE ON TO JOBS VERY RELATED TO THE FIELD.

AND SO THEY'RE WORKING AND ACTIVE IN ALL KINDS OF SECTORS IN THE CITY BUT ESPECIALLY THE ARTS, AS WELL.

>> THAT'S SO GOOD TO HEAR, THAT STUDENTS HAVE THE OPTION TO EXPLORE MORE OF WHAT THEIR JOB OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE IN THE ART WORLD.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME WE MAKE SOME COOKIES.

TELL US WHAT OUR FIRST STEP IS.

>> SURE.

WE ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY HEAT UP OUR COCONUT OIL.

SO WHEN YOU BUY IT FROM THE STORE, IT WILL COME IN A JAR, AND IT'S PROBABLY NOT LIQUID.

YOU WANT TO WARM IT UP A LITTLE BIT SO IT BECOMES LIQUIDY.

SO WE CAN EASILY WORK IT INTO THE REST OF OUR INGREDIENTS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WHILE IT COOLS DOWN, TELL ME ABOUT ONE OF THE PROGRAMS YOU HAVE AT THE URBAN ARTS SPACE.

>> YEAH, SO THIS PAST YEAR WE LAUNCHED A BRAND-NEW SERIES CALLED "THE ARTIST COMMUNE."

A MONTHLY PROGRAM THAT WE DO.

WE STARTED IT ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

AND IT REALLY WAS DESIGNED FOR ARTISTS AND SUPPORTERS AND, YOU KNOW, ART LOVERS TO COME TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, COMMUNE AROUND ART MAKING.

SO EVERY MONTH HAS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FOCUS.

YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON EITHER AN EXHIBITION THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AT THAT TIME THAT WE HAVE ON DISPLAY, OR A PROGRAM THAT WE MIGHT BE DOING THAT MONTH, GIVING US SOME INSPIRATION FOR THE MONTHLY ART.

>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.

DO PEOPLE SIGN UP?

CAN ANYONE COME?

>> ANYONE CAN COME.

IT'S FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC LIKE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS.

AND SO YES, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US AS PART OF THESE OFFERINGS.

>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.

WHAT A GREAT WAY TO GET NEW FACES AND GET PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE ARTS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> OKAY.

LET'S GET THIS GOING.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> WE'VE GOT OUR COOLED DOWN COCONUTS OIL.

WHAT'S NEXT?

>> ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, THIS IS READY TO GO NOW.

I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU MIX THE DRY INGREDIENTS.

>> OKAY.

>> AND I'M GOING TO MIX THE WET INGREDIENTS.

I'M GOING TO DO THE COCONUT OIL, THE WATER, THE TAHINI, AND THE VANILLA, THEN THE SUGAR WILL COME LAST.

>> GREAT.

WE'LL GET STARTED.

>> I'LL WORK ON GETTING OUR DRY INGREDIENTS MIXED TOGETHER.

DO YOU LIKE TO BAKE?

IS THIS SOMETHING YOU ENJOY TO DO?

>> I LIKE SOME BAKING.

YOU KNOW, I -- FULL DISCLAIMER, I DON'T HAVE THE BIGGEST SWEET TOOTH.

>> AH.

>> BUT I LOVE TO COOK IN GENERAL.

>> UH-HUH.

>> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I APPRECIATE DOING.

>> YEAH.

>> NEED TO USE THE SPATULA HERE.

>> GET ALL THAT TAHINI IN.

I LOVE THE FLAVOR THAT'S GOING TO ADD TO THE COOKIES.

>> A BIT OF NUTTINESS, A BIT OF MOISTURE.

IT'S REALLY AN INCREDIBLE RECIPE.

AND YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE FROM THE NON-VEGAN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE -- >> WE SHOULD DO A SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON.

I'M EXCITED.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS PRETTY WELL MIXED.

>> AND SO THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO COMBINE THESE TWO INGREDIENTS.

>> THERE WE GO.

>> KEY INGREDIENT.

>> YES.

>> IN ALL BAKING.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

YOU CAN SEE IT'S REMINISCENT OF CREAMING BUTTERS AND SUGAR WITH NON-VEGAN COOKIES.

I CAN SEE IT -- >> THE PROCESS.

>> YES.

BEAUTIFULLY.

>> YEAH.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> OKAY.

>> I SAY WE ARE READY.

I THINK THE RECIPE CALLS FOR THE DRY INGREDIENTS TO GET MIXED INTO THE WET INGREDIENTS.

BUT SINCE YOU HAVE THE BIGGER BOWL, LET'S TURN IT AROUND.

ALL RIGHT.

>> THERE WE GO.

GET ALL THAT IN.

OKAY.

MIGHT WANT -- SHOULD WE MIX WITH THERE?

OKAY.

MIX THIS ALL TOGETHER.

SEE HOW IT STARTS TO TURN INTO COOKIE DOUGH.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

BEFORE IT GETS TOO MIXED IN, SHOULD WE ADD THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS?

>> I THINK WIRE THERE.

LET'S DO THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS.

>> OKAY.

MIX THEM UP.

YEAH, DON'T FORGET ANY.

>> NO CHOCOLATE CHIPS LEFT BEHIND.

>> IT LOOKS SO GOOD ALREADY.

>> YEAH, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO MIX IT TOO MUCH.

>> OKAY.

YOU THINK WE'RE GOOD?

>> I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

I THINK WE CAN GO TO THE FRIDGE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL POP THIS INTO THE FRIDGE AND GET THE OVEN PREHEATED.

OUR COOKIE DOUGH HAS BEEN CHILLED.

LOOKS LIKE IT CAME TOGETHER NICELY.

>> YES.

>> WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NEXT?

>> WE'RE GOING TO SCOOP THE DOUGH INTO BALLS.

>> GREAT.

>> I THINK WE WERE GOING TO USE THIS, BUT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO OLD-FASHIONED TODAY, RIGHT?

TWO SPOONS.

>> THAT A GOOD REFERENCE OF A SCOOP SIZE?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

AT HOME I MIGHT USE AN ICE-CREAM SCOOPER, FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT.

WE WANT TO PLACE THE DOUGH ROUGHLY THREE INCHES APART.

>> OKAY, GREAT.

>> NOW WE CAN'T EXACTLY MEASURE THAT.

>> HERE WE GO.

I'LL GET STARTED.

GOT TO GET ALL THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS IN.

>> I KNOW.

>> DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO ROLL IT WITH OUR HANDS, OR SHOULD WE JUST SCOOP?

>> I'M NOT OPPOSED TO ROLLING.

>> I MIGHT GIVE IT A TRY.

IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT.

>> IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO STICKY BECAUSE OF THE COCONUT OIL.

>> RIGHT.

>> IT HAS A SUPER NICE CONSISTENCY.

>> VERY CHOCOLATEY.

OKAY, THERE WE GO.

>> ANY MISCELLANEOUS CHOCOLATE CHIPS YOU CAN JUST PUSH THEM IN.

YEAH.

>> OKAY.

>> MAKING THEM A LITTLE BIT TOO BIG.

>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

BIG COOKIES ARE GOOD AND VERY CHOCOLATEY.

>> LOOKS LIKE MINE ARE GOING TO BE BIGGER THAN YOURS.

>> SHOULD I -- >> NO, YOU'RE MORE LIKE ICE-CREAM SCOOP SIZE, PUSH A FEW MORE INTO -- >> KIND OF FUN TO GET YOUR HANDS IN THERE.

>> LIKE I'M MAKING.

>> EXACTLY.

WE'LL SEE HOW BIG THESE GET.

I PREHEATED THE OVEN TO 350 DEGREES, THE RIGHT THING TO DO WHILE YOUR DOUGH IS CHILLING.

>> PERFECT.

>> HOW LONG DO THEY BAKE FOR?

>> ABOUT 12 MINUTES.

THEY SHOULD BE GOOEY IN THE CENTER AND CRISP ON THE EDGES.

>> OKAY, GREAT.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL GET THEM IN THE OVEN.

LET'S GO -- SIDE BY SIDE.

OKAY, OUR CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES ARE IN THE OVEN.

WHILE THOSE ARE BAKING, THE "BROAD & HIGH" TEAM MET YOUR INAUGURAL COMMUNITY ARTIST IN RESIDENCE.

TELL ME ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.

>> THANKS FOR ASKING, KATE.

WE JUST, YOU KNOW, INAUGURAL WE'LL SAY, WE JUST LAUNCHED THAT PROGRAM THIS SUMMER.

IT WAS ACTUALLY BORN MAYBE ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN WE DID A BIG COMMUNITY PROJECT ON THE NEAR EAST SIDE IN THE COMMUNITY AS PART OF THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION THERE.

AND WE REALIZED HOW EXCITING IT MIGHT BE IF WE WORKED ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH AN ARTIST FROM THE COLUMBUS COMMUNITY AND WORKED ON PROGRAMMING AND PROJECTS TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN BOTH THROUGH THE RESOURCES THAT OSU MIGHT HAVE TO OFFER, BRING COMMUNITY PROJECTS INTO THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO LEARN A LITTLE MORE FROM THE COMMUNITY WHAT THEY MIGHT NEED AND WHAT THEY MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR.

AND THEN FAST FORWARD, I'LL SAY THIS PAST SUMMER WE PARTICIPATED IN THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, SECOND TIME.

AGAIN, THIS WAS ON MT.

VERNON AVENUE, CO-SPONSORED BY THE MAROON ARTS GROUP.

AND SOME OTHERS IN THAT AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, AT THE SAME TIME, WE WERE HOSTING OUR VERY FIRST HUGE INTERN-LED PROJECT AT URBAN ARTS SPACE CALLED "IRREPRESSIBLE SOUL."

IT WAS QUITE INCREDIBLE.

IT ENCOMPASSED AN EXHIBITION BUT ALSO COMMUNITY-BASED EVENTS THROUGHOUT ITS MONTH-LONG DURATION.

SO THIS WAS ALL IN JUNE.

THEN OF COURSE THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION WAS PART OF THAT, AS WELL.

SO WE CHOSE ARRIS TO JOIN US, ARRIS COHEN, TO JOINS US AS PART OF THAT PROJECT BECAUSE HE WAS SO CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH US AS PART OF THAT "IRREPRESSIBLE SOUL" PROJECT AND PART OF THE JUNE TEENth CELEBRATIONS.

>> WONDERFUL.

THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE ON?

HOW OFTEN WILL YOU HAVE A NEW ARTIST IN RESIDENCE?

>> SO WE HOST OPEN CALLS FOR OUR COMMUNITY ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM TWICE A YEAR.

SO EVERYONE -- ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN THAT, PLEASE, YOU KNOW, APPLY.

AND SAME GOES FOR COMMUNITY -- FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN WORKING ON PROJECTS WITH US.

WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND ENGAGE WITH YOU.

>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.

WHAT A GREAT TWO-WAY STREET.

LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THEY CAN BE INVOLVED.

THAT'S GREAT.

>> THANKS, KATE.

>> OUR COOKIES ARE OUT OF THE OVEN.

THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

THEY SMELL AMAZING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING HERE AND TEACHING ME THESE COOKIES AND TELLING ME ABOUT THE URBAN ARTS SPACE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, KATE, FOR HAVING ME.

>> I THINK WE SHOULD END ON A SWEET NOTE AND TRY A COOKIE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

LET'S.

>> THEY'RE SO MELTY.

HERE WE GO.

>> OOH.

>> UH-HUH.

EVERYBODY, LOOK AWAY.

THEY'RE DELICIOUS.

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S ALL WE CAN SAY.

>> JUST REALLY GOOD.

YEAH.

THANKS, KATE.

>> THANK YOU.

♪♪ >>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY'S URBAN ARTS SPACE CHECK OUT UAS.OSA.EDU.

NEXT, WE MEET URBAN ART SPACE'S FIRST COMMUNITY ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, ARRIS COHEN HAS ALWAYS HAD ART IN HIS LIFE.

HOWEVER, LIFE ALSO DETOURED HIS ARTS PRACTICE.

TODAY HE'S TOTALLY IMMERSED.

WE MET UP WITH HIM AT URBAN ARTS SPACE, AND IN HIS HOME STUDIO WHERE HE TALKED ABOUT HIS JOURNEY AND FUTURE ASPIRATIONS.

♪♪ ♪♪ >>> RESPONSIBILITY IS A BIG THING FOR ME SO I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO DO WORK IN THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE BACK HOWEVER I CAN.

THAT'S WHY I TEACH ART, AND HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO, AND THAT IS WHY, YOU KNOW, ANY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY THAT I CAN HELP DO WORK IN, I FEEL ABSOLUTELY RESPONSIBLE TO GIVE BACK AND HELP TO HAVE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT ART IS IMPORTANT.

ART IS THERAPY.

SO MY ART IS BASED IN AFROCENTRIC ART, AFROFUTURISM, AFROSURREALISM, I PRIMARILY LIKE TO PAINTS WITH ACRYLIC PAINT ON CANVAS OR WOOD.

ALTHOUGH CLASSICALLY TRAINED IN DIFFERENT MEDIUMS, THAT'S MY GO-TO NOW.

AND I LIKE TO USE VIBE RANTS COLORS, LOT OF COLOR, LOT OF DIFFERENT SHAPES FOR BACKGROUNDS AND MAINLY SUBJECTS -- PEOPLE.

DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES, BUT YOU KNOW, I WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE EARLIER ABOUT MY PRIMARY SUBJECT MATTER, AND ORGANICALLY THE BLACK MALE JUST BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I SEE IN THE MIRROR EVERY DAY.

IT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY FROM MY LOVE OF CULTURE AND MY LOVE OF PEOPLE AND JUST, YOU KNOW, LIKING TO LOOK AT PEOPLE'S FACES AND THE STRUCTURE OF HOW THEY'RE MADE UP.

AND I LOVE TO RE-CREATE THOSE THINGS.

SO THAT'S WHAT MOST OF MY WORK IS BASED IN.

MY CREATIVE PROCESS WOULD BE SEARCHING FOR SUBJECT MATTERS, THINKING OF A WAY TO CONVEY MY THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS VISUALLY.

FINDING REFERENCES WHETHER IT BE TAKING PHOTOS MYSELF OR LOOKING AT PHOTOS THAT MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE HAS TAKEN.

CHANGING THEM LIKE A PIECE OF MUSIC, AND THEN I DIGITALLY RE-CREATE OR SET UP MY COMPOSITION.

I THEN EITHER DRAW DIRECTLY ON CANVAS OR PROJECT IT DEPENDING ON THE SCALE AND BEGIN TO PAINT AT THAT POINT.

SINCE I'VE BEEN DOING MURALS AND SINCE I'VE BEEN KIND OF DOING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, I NOTICED THAT I LIKE TO TAKE THE HARD ROAD.

I TEND TO GO THE DIFFICULT ROUTE, BUT IT'S MORE OF A PROCESS AND THING FOR ME.

LIKE I -- I LIKE TO SEE A WHITE CANVAS.

MOST PEOPLE WILL SAY IT'S SCARY TO SEE A CANVASS WITH NOTHING ON IT AND THEN YOU'VE GOT TO SIT HERE AND FILL IT ALL IN.

SO IF YOU TONE THE CANVAS FIRST IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR YOU.

WELL, LIFE ISN'T EASY, SO FOR ME I LIKE TO TAKE THE HARD ROAD BECAUSE THAT'S MY FAVORITE PIECE, AND I DID NOT TONE THAT CANVAS AND IT CAME OUT GREAT.

IT'S MY FAVORITE.

THE PIECE CALLED "CONDUIT," WHICH IS A PICTURE OF A MARBLE SCULPTURE OF A SLAVE WITH A BACK GRINDER LOOKS LIKE A FINGERPRINT.

IT SPEAKS TO MY JOURNEY AS AN ARTIST.

HE'S LOOKING TO THE FUTURE AND TO THE LIGHT, BUT HE'S HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH HIS PASTS.

IT REALLY JUST SPEAKS TO WHO I AM AS AN ARTIST AND WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH THAT LED ME TO THE POINT THAT I'M AT.

AND ALSO LOOKING AT MY TRAJECTORY GOING FORWARD.

THERE'S A PIECE AT HALE HALL THAT'S IN THEIR PERMANENT COLLECTION CALLED "GRAVITY."

AND IT'S MOTHER EARTH WITH HER ARMS AROUND THE MOON CHILD.

AND I JUST -- THE SUBJECT MATTERS FOR THAT REALLY STANDS OUT.

IT CAME TO ME ORGANICALLY, AND SO THOSE TWO PIECES REALLY ARE MY FAVORITE.

I HAVE A LOT OF FAVORITES, THOUGH.

EVERY PIECE THAT I'VE EVER DONE I HAVE A CONNECTION WITH.

AS A -- AS A HIGH SCHOOLER AND IN ART CLASS, I LEARNED THAT IT'S GOOD TO GIVE BACK WHEN YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR SOMETHING.

SO I LEARNED EARLY THAT I WANTED TO BE A TEACHER.

I NEED TO GIVE BACK.

I NEED TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S FULFILLING.

AND FRANKLINTON HIGH SCHOOL, A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES -- UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY, THE PRIVILEGE TO FIGURE THAT OUT, TO GO FOR THE CLASS AND COME UP WITH MY OWN CURRICULUM, TEACH WHAT I WANTED TO PERTAINING TO ART.

AND IT'S JUST BEEN A BLESSING.

NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO DRAW.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO PAINT.

I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU.

BUT ALSO, USE THIS TIME TO TAKE YOUR MIND OFF OF WHATEVER YOU MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH AT HOME BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE STUFF GOING ON AT HOME.

WHATEVER CLASS THAT YOU'RE TAKING THAT'S LIKE SUPER DIFFICULT, JUST CREATE.

BECAUSE THERE IS A RELIEF IN THAT.

>> THERE WE GO.

THE MURAL ON FRANKLINTON HIGH SCHOOL THAT I WAS ABLE TO DO THIS PAST SUMMER, IT'S BASED ON THE COMMUNITY THAT THE SCHOOL IS IN, THE SUBJECT OF THE MURAL IS ONE OF THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL WHO EVERY TIME HE SEES ME HE'S HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT MATTER.

AND I WAS ABLE TO DO IT IN TANDEM WITH J.M.

HUNTER WHO IS ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES AT THE SCHOOL.

AND SO IT WAS A REAL FUN TIME.

IT WAS REALLY HOT, AND WE GOT TO GO UP ON THE LIFT EVERY DAY.

SO JUST BEING ABLE TO DO SOMETHING THAT I HAD NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO DO BEFORE.

IT ISN'T MUCH DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I USUALLY DO, EVEN ON MY LARGER SCALE PAINTINGS.

IT'S LIKE THERE'S A PROCESS, THERE'S ALL OF THIS PLANNING AND GETTING TO THIS PART IS THE EASY THING.

THE PLANNING AND THE GETTING THE COMPOSITION THAT YOU WANT, THAT'S ALL THE HARD PART FOR ME.

THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME USING SPRAY PAINT ON A MURAL PRIMARILY AND THE LARGEST MURAL TO DATE THAT I'VE DONE.

IT CHECKS SO MANY BOXES FOR ME.

RECEIVING THE INAUGURAL COMMUNITY ARTIST IN RESIDENCE FOR URBAN ARTS SPACE WAS VERY SPECIAL.

PER MY CONNECTION TO THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AS A STUDENT, AS A YOUNG SCHOLAR, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM TO DO ART IN ANY PLACE, BUT ESPECIALLY IN CLEVELAND, WHERE I'M FROM, AND IN COLUMBUS.

IT'S BEEN LIFE CHANGING.

MY DAYS ARE PACKED.

BY 10:00 AT NIGHT I'M THINKING, OKAY, THE KIDS ARE ASLEEP, NOW I NEED TO GO IN THE BASEMENT AND PAINT.

AND PRIMARILY I'M AN ARTIST.

PRIMARILY I CREATE VISUALLY.

SO I'M ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT THAT.

LIKE I LITERALLY THINK ABOUT IT ALL DAY LONG.

WHEN CAN I PAINT?

BECAUSE THAT IS MY FAVORITE THING TO DO.

AND SO I FIND TIME FOR IT WHENEVER I CAN.

THERE'S -- MY -- MY FREE TIME IS PAINTING.

>> CHECK HIM OUT AT ARRISCREATES.ART.

>>> MUZELLE IS A MULTIGENRE VIOLINIST.

WE VISITED DURING A PERFORMANCE AT A CONTEMPORARY EXHIBIT.

LET'S FIND OUT ABOUT HER CREATIVE JOURNEY.

♪♪ >> BECAUSE THE EXHIBIT IS REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT FEELING OF HOME AND WHAT IT MEANS TO GROW UP IN MIAMI AND GROW UP IN THIS COMMUNITY, I DECIDED IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO INCORPORATE A LOT OF SONGS AND MUSIC THAT IS FAMILIAR TO PEOPLE FROM MY GENERATION.

I -- -- LIKE THE EARLY 2000s TO THE 2010, WHAT WOULD IT HAVE BEEN LIKE IN ELEMENTARY OR WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYING IN HIGH SCHOOL.

I WANTED TO FOCUS ON THAT CLOSE TO HOME.

♪♪ MY NAME IS LEE, I GO BY THE ARTIST NAME FOUR OF COURSE AND I'M A PROFESSIONALVIOLINIST.

I AM CLASSICALLY TRAINED.

AS AN ARTIST, POST GRADUATE, I'VE BRANCHED OUT INTO MORE ABOUT ECLECTIC-STYLE PERFORMANCE AND MUSIC.

SO THE STUFF I'LL BE WORKING ON CAN RANGE FROM HOUSE MUSIC TO JAZZ, IT CAN BE COUNTRY IT CAN BE FIDDLING.

IT'S WHATEVER FEELS GOOD OR IS INSPIRING.

AND IT'S USUALLY COLLABORATIVE WORK BECAUSE I LOVE LEARNING FROM OTHER PEOPLE.

AND THAT'S HOW I GET TO DISCOVER THESE NEW THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF JUST A CLASSICAL SITUATION.

♪♪ ♪♪ I STARTED OUT IN PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOLS FROM LIKE ELEMENTARY TO HIGH SCHOOL, AND THAT WAS VERY TRADITIONAL FOR THE MOST PART.

LIKE THERE WERE CERTAIN RULES OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, YOU DON'T IMPROV.

YOU'RE NOT ADDING THINGS TO STUFF.

YOU'RE DOING THE REPETOIRE AS IT'S WRITTEN.

AND THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED TO BE PLAYED FROM LIKE 200 YEARS AGO.

BUT WHAT WAS SPECIAL WAS THAT ALL OF MY CONDUCTORS WERE BAND PEOPLE AT THE CORE, THEY WERE BAND MUSICIANS.

SO THEY STILL HAD THAT LITTLE BIT OF CREATIVITY WHERE ALTHOUGH WE'RE PERFORMING AND PLAYING MUSIC IN A SPECIFIC FORMAT, THEY STILL BROUGHT SOMETHING ELSE THAT MADE ME COWERIOUS.

THAT'S WHERE THAT CURIOSITY STARTED.

IT'S CONSISTENTLY CHANGING AND EVOLVING.

BUT DEFINITELY IN THE REALM OF PERFECTS ART THAT'S SOME -- PERFORMANCE ART THAT'S SOMETHING I ENJOY.

IF YOU SEE ME AROUND, IT'S GOING TO BE IN THIS CAPACITY, COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, PERFORMANCE ART.

THAT'S REALLY WHAT I -- WHAT I ENJOY, AND THAT'S WHAT I LOVE SPENDING MY TIME.

♪♪ ♪♪ >>> THAT'S OUR SHOW.

YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ON LINE AT WOSU.ORG AS WELL AS OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

FOR ALL OF US AT WOSU, I'M KATE QUICKEL.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

♪♪ ♪♪ >>> PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED IN PART BY -- THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL, CELEBRATING EXPRESSION, FOSTERING TALENT AND CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO COLUMBUS ARTISTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, PUBLIC ART, AND MORE AT COLUMBUSMAKESARTS.COM.