COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) in collaboration with PromoWest Productions has announced the four artists selected to participate in the 2019 PromoWest and Columbus Makes Art exhibition. The selected artists’ work will be displayed on the south side of A&R Music Bar in the Arena District. Each artist will […]
One constant in the his tory of humanity is our need to share our stories. Whether through oral traditions handed down from generation to generation, hieroglyphics on tomb walls, meticulously hand-painted vellum or podcasts, we share our stories, and through them our history, our culture and our humanity. This recent train of thought was […]
January 31 is National Inspire Your Heart with Art Day. It is a day to pause and reflect how art touches your heart—how it can move us to tears, cause us to bust out laughing, make us think, broaden our perspective and feed our humanity. To celebrate, let’s take a moment to share the last work […]
Last week Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin unveiled a bold and forward-thinking plan providing revisions to the Greater Columbus Arts Council’s ticket fee proposal. I am immensely grateful to City Council for demonstrating their belief that public funding for the arts strengthens our city and neighborhoods. Columbus has grown and thrived as a […]
Throughout my career, I’ve been fortunate to be part of collaborative efforts to develop public policy aimed at improving the quality of life for a specific stakeholder group locally, across the state and even nationally. But helping lead the endeavor that could stabilize public funding for arts in Columbus with an admissions/ticket fee is […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) is pleased to announce the three individual winners of the 2018 Community Arts Partnership (CAP) awards presented by PNC in the categories of Arts Educator, Arts Partner and Emerging Arts Leader. The winners will be honored at the Arts Council’s annual Community Arts Partnership […]
[…] been selected as the 10th recipient of the Raymond J. Hanley Award. The annual award from the Raymond J. Hanley Fund at The Columbus Foundation is given to an artist who has demonstrated a high level of achievement while working at least five years in the arts in any discipline. The award money, increased […]
[…] Nomination Form. To learn more about the award guides, event sponsors and past winners, click here: gcac.org/events/community-arts-partnership-awards/ Contact Jami Goldstein at (614) 221-8492 or jgoldstein@gcac.org with any questions about the nomination process or the event. About the Greater Columbus Arts Council: Through vision and leadership, advocacy and collaboration, the Greater Columbus Arts Council supports […]
[…] Arts Festival. Thousands of hours of work by hundreds of people results in a memorable weekend of art, music, craft, food and family activities on the down town riverfront. Both the presenting artists and Festival guests travel from miles around to experience this event, which lines the downtown bridges and riverfront. The whole Festival […]
[…] of Art’s Greater Columbus exhibition the following year. Access to the online application and 2018 guide is available through the Arts Council’s Individual Artist Fellowships page. Any questions should be directed to Alison Barret, Grants & Services Director, at (614) 221-8406 or abarret@gcac.org. About the Greater Columbus Arts Council: Through vision and leadership, advocacy […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) is proud to partner with Lamar Advertising and the Art Makes Columbus/Columbus Makes Art campaign to present the second-annual ArtPop street gallery. ArtPop Cbus shines the spotlight on Columbus’ talented artists by placing their work on available billboards throughout Franklin County, as well as […]
One week ago today we hosted our annual Community Arts Partnership Awards and it’s still on my mind. During one luncheon I am reminded of everything I love about the Columbus arts community—the artists, the sense of family, the provocateurs and the advocates—and everything that I want for the Columbus arts community—more diverse opportunities, […]
