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Upper Arlington arts manager reviews 2025 season, temporary installation moved after vandalism

City Council of Upper Arlington · September 22, 2025
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Arts manager Jody Hartfield reported on the 2025 UA performance series and Labor Day Arts Festival attendance, described donations to the Bob Crane Community Center collection, and said a temporary installation by Marsha Armstrong was removed after tampering and will be relocated to the community center.

Jody Hartfield, Upper Arlington’s arts manager, presented the city’s 2025 cultural-arts update, reviewing this year’s performance series, gallery shows, and public‑art work and outlining next steps for temporarily and permanently sited pieces.

Hartfield said the UA performance series marked its fourth year and that the Labor Day Arts Festival drew high attendance (estimated around 9,000). She said Arts on Arlington saw about 1,200 attendees this year, compared with a larger turnout in a prior year when a bigger act drew roughly 2,000. Hartfield emphasized metrics beyond raw attendance — including…

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