Category: Press Releases

Greater Columbus Arts Council Announces $613,734 in Second Round of Artist Projects Community-Reviewed Grants

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) announced today the recipients of the second round of its new Artist Projects grant. This is the first grant program at GCAC in which applications were reviewed and scored by community members. For the second round, 52 artists – 45 artists…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Announces 2024 Community Arts Partnership Awards Nominees and Winners at Big Arts Night

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) today announced the recipients of the 2024 Columbus Makes Art Excellence Awards. The awards were announced as part of GCAC’s Big Arts Night held at the Southern Theatre and Westin Great Southern Hotel, an adaptation of its annual Community Arts Partnership…

Conductor and Trumpet Virtuoso Byron Stripling to Receive 2024 Raymond J. Hanley Award

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Conductor and trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling, known for his long performing career and leadership of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, has been selected as the 16th recipient of the Raymond J. Hanley Award. The annual award from the Greater Columbus Arts Council’s (GCAC) Raymond J. Hanley Fund at…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Announces 2024 Recipients of Artists Elevated Awards

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A national jury has selected seven winners – one in each of seven disciplines – to receive the Greater Columbus Arts Council’s (GCAC) $25,000 Artists Elevated awards for 2024: Antoine T. Clark (music), Gerardo Encinas (fashion), Orlando Hunter-Valentine (dance), Travis Chi Wing Lau (literary), Christopher Leyva (theater),…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Announces 2024 Community Arts Partnership Awards Nominees and Winners

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) today announced the recipients and finalists of the 2024 Community Arts Partnership Awards. The individual award recipients are being recognized for their exemplary support of the arts; two community projects will receive awards recognizing achievements in innovation and community caring; and…

Get Out The Vote Mural Project With Renowned Street Artist Shepard Fairey Comes to Columbus Sept. 19

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As part of the ArtsVote Ohio effort, the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC), in partnership with Creative Ohio and ArtWorks in Cincinnati, is organizing the nonpartisan “Get Out the Vote” mural project with renowned street artist Shepard Fairey. The project will feature a series of temporary wheatpaste…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Partners with CreativeOhio to Launch ArtsVote Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio — ArtsVote Ohio (AVO), a collaboration between CreativeOhio and the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC), has launched its nonpartisan, statewide effort to encourage voter participation from Ohio creatives. With a robust collection of resources, including inspirational artwork from Ohio artists, AVO aims to empower…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Announces Recipients of 2025 Artist Exchange in Dresden, Germany

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) has selected the two artists for its annual international artist residencies in Dresden, Germany as part of GCAC’s Artist Exchange Program. The 2025 Artist Exchange Program recipients are Joan Madison and Lydia Smith. Joan Madison (she/her) is a fashion designer with…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Seeks Community Reviewers for Artist Projects Grants

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) is recruiting central Ohio residents to participate in reviewing the second round of 2024 Artist Projects grants as part of its Community Grantmaking initiative. Anyone interested in participating should fill out a short form, which can be found on the Community…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Awards $196,625 in Funds for Artists Grants From May to July 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) awarded 394 Funds for Artists grants totaling $196,625 from May 1 through July 31, 2024. A first round of 497 grants was awarded for March through April. Of the May-July grants awarded, 202, or 51 percent, are for first-time applicants…

Accessible Expressions Ohio Opens August 9 in GCAC’s Loann Crane Gallery

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) opens Accessible Expressions Ohio (AEO), in partnership with Art Possible Ohio, in GCAC’s Loann Crane Gallery on Friday, Aug. 9. The opening reception will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9 at the gallery, located at 182 E. Long St.

Greater Columbus Arts Council Awards $762,200 in Project Support: Events, Festivals, Series

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council board of trustees approved $762,200 in Project Support grants at a recent board meeting. Grants were awarded to 64 nonprofit organizations. Project Support grants provide funding to Franklin County nonprofits for a broad range of arts and cultural projects, events and programs.