I Am Proud to See GCAC Embrace Community Grantmaking We recently announced that GCAC is engaging the community in the application review and funding process for two of our grant programs, Artist Projects and Project Support. It is my hope that you will join us in this…
We recently published a State of Public Art report for Columbus and Franklin County and I’d like to take a few minutes to talk about it. First, a little context. Last summer we started the process for developing a countywide public art plan. We did this with the support…
The Greater Columbus Arts Council has exciting changes coming to how we serve our artists, arts organizations and arts administrators through our funding programs. This summer we did extensive constituent research to learn what artists and arts organizations need from us. Our goal was, and is, to reimagine how we…
Next month we will announce the inaugural awardees of Artists Elevated. Two artists will receive $20,000 each. This is a passion project for the Greater Columbus Arts Council. It encompasses several goals that I think are important for the health of the Arts Council and the arts in Columbus—raising private…
I consider myself well informed about what our arts and cultural nonprofits are doing for the community, but even I was pleasantly surprised when I had the opportunity recently to read some more in-depth accounts of our cultural organizations’ access and outreach initiatives. I’d like to share what I learned.
To say that 2020 has been challenging is a gross understatement. What I have found fascinating this year, is observing how people face challenges. The arts community, with its quickness to give more than it receives, once again has humbled me. Tom Katzenmeyer, president & CEO of…
This month’s profile features Anthony Mossburg, a multi-award-winning acoustic artist from West Virginia who is currently residing in Columbus. According to comments made on his website by his fans, Mossburg is known for writing moving lyrics, creating melodies that stick with you long after the song is over and for…
For this issue, we spoke with local artist, Samantha Bennett. It was in a hospital room as a child where Samantha began to create art. At nine months old, Bennett survived bacterial meningitis. The physical impact of the disease is apparent as her skin is scarred; she had fingers, toes and…
Like many, I pause during the holiday season to consider all that I have to be grateful for. As I looked back on 2021, I realized that—despite a slow and uneven recovery from the pandemic—there is plenty to celebrate in the Columbus arts community. Today I’d like to take a…
Her dream is to produce a full-length play based on Plato’s dialogues inspired by her studies. Her dream is to start a production company called Walter Lane, named after her beloved dog who recently passed. Her dream is fueled by her late husband, Chris, whose memory is a reminder for…
The team at the Greater Columbus Arts Council is ending the year by joining Let’s Talk About Race: One Book, One Community, a citywide book club, to read STAMPED: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. When I first heard about this initiative, I immediately…
April 2, 2020 Dear Columbus Community The decision we share with you today is one of the single most difficult and heartbreaking we’ve ever had to make at the Greater Columbus Arts Council. Early this morning the Arts Council board of trustees voted to cancel the 2020 Columbus Arts Festival,…
