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• Press Release / December 3, 2021

  Greater Columbus Arts Council Announces Recipients of 2022 Artist Exchange in Dresden, Germany

  […] artists for its annual international artist residencies in Dresden, Germany on behalf of the Arts Council’s Artist Exchange Program. The 2022 Artist Exchange Program recipients are Chris topher Burk and Nick Larsen. Christopher Burk (43215) is a painter living and working in Columbus, represented by Brandt-Roberts Galleries. He studied at Columbus College of Art […]

• Quianna Simpson, 2021 Artist Elevated Winner

  As a baby, Quianna, would lay on her back and click her feet to the beat of the music floating through the room. She was already connected to movement at a young age. But her mom was uncertain if she would ever dance. Quianna was born bow-legged. Without reconstructive surgery, she would never walk […]

• Press Release / November 1, 2021

  Greater Columbus Arts Council Announces 2021 Thrive Program Grant Recipients

  Three-year program provides sustainability for arts organizations led by and serving people of color COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) announced today the three recipients of the 2021 Thrive grant awards—Thiossane Institute, Two Scoops National Performing Arts Center and Urban Strings Columbus. Designed in 2019 and launched in 2020, the […]

• Press Release / September 24, 2021

  2021 Visual Arts Individual Artist Fellowship Applications Now Open; Award Increased to $10,000

  […] helps strengthen the Columbus area’s vibrant cultural community. Access to the online application and 2021 guide is available through the Arts Council’s Individual Artist Fellowships page. Any questions should be directed to McKenzi Swinehart, grants and services manager, at (614) 221-8746 or mswinehart@gcac.org. Mission of the Columbus Museum of Art: To create great experiences with […]

• Press Release / August 31, 2021

  Columbus Arts Organizations Celebrate Wil Haygood and the Release of “Colorization: 100 Years of Black Films in a White World”

  COLUMBUS, Ohio—Columbus once again demonstrates its collaborative spirit by hosting a series of arts events and community conversations to celebrate the release of author Wil Haygood’s “Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World.” Born in Columbus, Haygood has authored multiple nonfiction books including “The Butler: A Witness to History” (2013); […]

• Press Release / July 28, 2021

  Wendy Kendrick Selected for 2021 Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Fellowship

  […] Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Fellowship, one of two programs created by the Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council), in partnership with the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA), to support African-American, professional visual artists and honor the legacy of the beloved Columbus artist. In 2020, the Arts Council and Columbus Museum of Art, with support […]

• We are going to invest more in Columbus artists

  It is time for the Greater Columbus Arts Council to deepen its private funding pool and build a robust, diverse revenue stream, and it is time for us to raise our level of investment in individual artists. Tom Katzenmeyer, CEO, president of the Arts Council I have written many words about the importance of […]

• Press Release / May 13, 2021

  Applications Now Open for 2021 Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Fellowship

  COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council), in partnership with the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA), is pleased to announce that applications are open for the 2021 Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Fellowship. Launched in 2020 along with a separate residency, the fellowship celebrates the legacy of Columbus artist Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson by […]

• Our New Fellowship Program Seeks to Ensure the Arts are Part of Positive Community Change

  The pandemic put so much on pause. We started 2020 with ambitious plans for new programs, but as our major funding sources dried up, we had to regroup. One of the initiatives that we were excited to launch last year was the Neighborhood Arts Connection Fellowship. Now, thanks to Crane Group, we can press […]

• #ArtUnitesCbus Temporary Mural Installation Winter 2020

  The Art Unites Cbus project came about as a solution to an immediate challenge, how to turn broken windows into messages of support for Black Lives. Columbus businesses and organizations hired artists to paint the temporary plywood with messages that ranged from calls for justice, humanity and hope to expressions of Black pride, beauty […]

• Why the 2021 Arts Fest can’t happen, but 2022 is looking very good

  Today, with a heavy heart, I have to announce that we are canceling the 2021 Columbus Arts Festival. I can’t believe that I have to write this again; however, there is simply too much uncertainty surrounding the pandemic to responsibly host an event that draws hundreds of thousands of people in early June.  […]

• Press Release / January 12, 2021

  Greater Columbus Arts Council Board of Trustees Welcomes Five New Members

  […] by the departure of two members and three additional appointments from the Franklin County Commissioners. The incoming class of board members includes Cheryl Brooks Sullivan, Jessica Bur ton, Lea Goldsmith, Jim Negron and Jayme Staley. “We’re excited to welcome our new board members and their years of expertise,” said Tom Katzenmeyer, president and CEO […]