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• Press Release / August 2, 2017

  Greater Columbus Arts Council Supports Artist Awards at the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition

  […] professional artists, as well as chalk artists, at the 2017 Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, showcased in the Cox Fine Arts Center. Artists were accepted in to the Fine Arts Exhibition through a juried process. In the amateur category 56 artists were accepted, including 34 from Franklin County, while the professional category accepted work […]

• Press Release / April 24, 2017

  Artists Selected for PromoWest and Columbus Makes Art Exhibition

  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) in collaboration with PromoWest Productions has announced the four artists selected to participate in the 2017 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 […]

• Press Release / March 14, 2017

  Inn At Honey Run, Arts Council Announce Call for Artists for Outdoor Installation

  […] surrounding counties who are sculptors, designers, photographers and imaginative thinkers to submit their ideas. The process for applying is easy: Register online at www.innathoneyrun.com/gcac. Answer all required questions. Attach at least one image file or link to image file(s) of the installation concept. The RFP process is open until April 30. The applications will be […]

• New Public Art and New Public Art Opportunities

  Last Thursday I had the pleasure of attending the unveiling of a new piece of public art on the 40th floor, observation deck in the Rhode Office Tower. Created by Columbus artist Mandi Caskey, the 28’ x 6’ mural is replete with representations of Ohio’s native flora and fauna, from the cardinal to the trilobite. […]

• Press Release / August 8, 2016

  The Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus Museum of Art Announce the 2016 Visual Arts Fellowship Awards

  Columbus, Ohio—The Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) and the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Visual Arts Fellowship awards. The 2016 Visual Arts Fellowship recipients, chosen from 88 applicants, are: Dani Leventhal (2D visual arts); Melissa Vogley Woods (2D visual arts); Paige Fruechtnicht (3D visual […]

• Press Release / July 19, 2016

  The Greater Columbus Arts Council’s 2016 Community Arts Partnership Awards Nominations Now Open

  […] prior to the Awards ceremony and announced at the luncheon. Follow this link to the nomination form. 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 art […]

• Press Release / December 3, 2015

  The Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus Film Council Announce 2015 Media Arts Fellowship Award Recipients

  COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) and the Columbus Film Council (CFC) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 Media Arts Fellowship Awards, which recognize work by Franklin County artists exhibiting outstanding talent and ability in film, video and time-based digital images. The recipients were officially announced Nov. 14 during an evening […]

• Honoring a Columbus Legacy

  […] of attending the King Arts Complex Legends & Legacies event, which this year will honor Mayor Michael B. Coleman. I cannot think of a more fitting leader to receive this recognition. With the end of Coleman’s 16 years as mayor looming, I have been thinking a lot about what he has done for our […]

• Press Release / September 22, 2015

  PromoWest Productions, Greater Columbus Arts Council Announce Artists Selected to Participate in Columbus Makes Art Exhibition

  Columbus, Ohio—The Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) in collaboration with PromoWest Productions has announced the four artists selected to participate in the 2015 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 be paid a $500 […]

• Press Release / September 18, 2015

  GCAC Announces 2015 Community Arts Partnership Individual Award Winners and Business Award Nominees

  Columbus, Ohio— The Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) is pleased to announce the three individual winners of the 2015 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 awards […]

• It’s a Brave New World for the Arts in Columbus

  […] alone in writing about it. As a matter of fact I recently went back and re-read a wonderful post in Art Works by Jennifer Cole, executive direc tor of the Metro Nashville Arts commission, which covered this very subject. Cole contends: “Artists can’t thrive if the city doesn’t thrive. The city can’t thrive if […]

• Press Release / August 3, 2015

  Community and Local Artists Work Together to Put ART on the Map

  […] that includes art from 64 local, professional artists and 256 Columbus Arts Festival patrons, is now visible throughout the city and on a Google map. The tiles took five days to install and will be visible on 64 street signs in various neighborhoods around Columbus. The public will be able to view the installations […]