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• Press Release / November 14, 2012

  GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL APPLAUDS CITY’S FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR ARTS, TOURISM AND HUMAN SERVICES

  Columbus, Ohio (November 14, 2012) – The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) applauds Mayor Michael B. Coleman, City Council President Andrew J. Ginther and the city’s leadership for increasing public funding for Columbus’ arts and cultural organizations, and recognizing the important role they play in the economic vitality of the…

• Press Release / September 26, 2012

  Columbus Arts Pop-Up Project Jurors Choice Awards Announced

  Columbus, Ohio – The Columbus Arts Pop-Up Project (CAP-UP), a series of installation window displays by area artists, has announced the winners of the Juror’s Choice Awards. The project is a partnership between the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) and the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District (SID). Three awards were presented…

• Press Release / June 12, 2012

  THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL AWARDS OVER $2.4 MILLION IN OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTS

  Columbus, Ohio – The Greater Columbus Arts Council Board of Trustees has approved 24 grants totaling $2,440,000 in Operating Support, funds which GCAC receives from the City of Columbus through the hotel motel bed tax. “Operating Support is GCAC’s largest pool of grant funds and we are pleased to be in…

• Press Release / March 20, 2012

  Greater Columbus Arts Council & Chase Announce 2nd Round of Grants to Help Neighborhoods Celebrate Columbus’s 200th Birthday

  Columbus, OH –The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) andJPMorgan Chase Foundation are pleased to announce the second and final round of grant recipients for the Chase 200Columbus Neighborhood Grant program. Twenty-three projects throughout Columbus were funded totaling $110,000. Fifty-seven applications were received. Fourteen applications were awarded funding totaling $90,000 in the…

• Press Release / September 26, 2011

  Greater Columbus Arts Council Announces 3rd Quarter Project Support and BOOST Grants

  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Greater Columbus Arts Council Board of Trustees today approved eight grants totaling $54,017 for the third round of Project Support grants and August BOOST grants. These projects will serve more than 16,000 audience members and support nearly 250 artists. Performing Arts and Film/Video were among the…

• Press Release / August 23, 2011

  GCAC and Columbus Museum of Art Announce 2011 Visual Arts Fellowship Awards

  Columbus, Ohio – The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) and theColumbus Museum of Art (CMA) are pleased to announce the recipients 2011 Visual Arts Fellowship awards. The following 2011 Visual Arts Fellowship recipients were chosen from 99 applicants: Suzanne Silver (3D), Laura Sanders (2D), Robert Metzger (Photography) and Carol Snyder (Craft).

• Press Release / May 25, 2011

  GCAC AWARDS OVER $2 MILLION IN OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTS

  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Greater Columbus Arts Council Board of Trustees today approved 22 grants totaling $2,246,400 in Operating Support, funds which GCAC receives from the City of Columbus through the hotel motel bed tax. “Operating Support is GCAC’s largest pool of grant funds and we are pleased to be in…

• Press Release / February 8, 2011

  GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS ART OF COLLECTING PANEL DISCUSSION. NEW VENUE ANNOUNCED!

  Columbus, Ohio – In preparation for the 50th Anniversary of theColumbus Arts Festival presented by Time Warner Cable, the Greater Columbus Arts Council will host a free panel of Columbus art collectors, gallery owners and curators to discuss how to begin and build an art collection. The location for the panel has…

• Press Release / November 23, 2010

  GCAC ANNUAL PUBLIC FORUM TO HIGHLIGHT ACCOMPLISHMENTS, 2011 GRANT PROGRAMS AND GUIDELINES CHANGES

  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Each year the Greater Columbus Arts Council Annual Public Forum is an opportunity to report to the community and stakeholders about accomplishments, plans and important work undertaken by the agency. Join GCAC to hear about exciting changes this past year and what 2011 holds for GCAC funding…

• Press Release / May 3, 2010

  AREA POETS TO PERFORM AT THE 2010 COLUMBUS ARTS FESTIVAL

  Columbus, Ohio – Twenty-two area poets will read their original work at the Columbus Arts Festival presented by Time Warner Cable, June 4, 5 and 6 in the Discovery District. The poets will read their work at the Ohio Magazine Word is Art Stage, which provides an intimate “coffeehouse” atmosphere dedicated to…

• Press Release / September 1, 2009

  NEW COLLABORATIVE ADDS TO ARTS AND CULTURE IN OHIO COMMUNITIES

  Columbus, Ohio – Hundreds of Ohio arts organizations now have access to new technology to strengthen their management capacity and evaluate impact in communities, thanks to the Ohio Cultural Data Project, a new online statewide system that launches today. The collaborative, which features the first comprehensive information collection tool of…

• Press Release / May 19, 2009

  COLUMBUS ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ONLINE PHOTO CONTEST

  Columbus, Ohio – Submit your favorite Columbus Arts Festival photo online and win prizes! The Greater Columbus Arts Council, which produces the Columbus Arts Festival presented by Time Warner Cable, is looking for photos that represent your best memories of the event for the first annual Columbus Arts Festival Photo…