Past Talks & More

Leah Triplett

A headshot of Leah Triplett, who has light skin and short brown hair. She wears a black blouse and colorful earrings.
Oct 02, 2025 4:30 PM
Film/Video Theater

Admission is first come, first served.

Free for all audiences with ticket

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

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Explore ways to navigate uncertain times for the arts with curator and writer Leah Triplett.

How do curators do their jobs in moments of political crisis and when funding is limited? Triplett visits campus and shares how she navigates the current moment. Learn how scholars can contextualize this crisis and the work of contemporary artists, and stay for a Q&A with Triplett after the talk.

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Leah Triplett, photo: Mel Taing.

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Leah Triplett

Leah Triplett currently serves as Curator of Contemporary Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she recently organized the Philadelphia presentation of William Villalongo: Myths & Migrations and Artists as Cultivators (2024). Triplett’s writing has appeared in ArtAsiaPacific, ArtNet News, Sculpture, Flash Art, Hyperallergic, Brooklyn Rail, and others. Previously, she was a curator for Boston’s Now + There, where she commissioned and organized over 20 public, temporary, and site-specific artworks. Triplett taught critical writing in the MFA programs for painting and sculpture at Boston University from 2021 to 2023 and is the 2024–2025 Mary Ann Unger Estate Fellow.

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Program Support

This event is coorganized by The Ohio State University Department of History of Art.

LEARNING AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS EVENTS MADE POSSIBLE BY

American Electric Power Foundation

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Huntington

SUPPORT FOR LEARNING AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS RESIDENCIES PROVIDED BY

Mike and Paige Crane

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Greater Columbus Arts Council

The Wexner Family

Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts

CampusParc

The Columbus Foundation

Every Page Foundation

Mellon Foundation

Axium Packaging

Nationwide Foundation

Michael and Anita Goldberg

Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY

Joyce Shenk

Rebecca Perry and Ben Towle

Lachelle Thigpen

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Past Talks & More

Leah Triplett

Oct 02, 2025 4:30 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

Admission is first come, first served.

Free for all audiences with ticket

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

Become a Member