COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Greater Columbus Arts Council Board of Trustees today approved the following grants in August: 165 Support for Professional Artists grants totaling $159,257 and eight Big Ideas grants totaling $20,000.
Support for Professional Artists: Formerly known as Artists in the Community, Support for Professional Artists (SPA) grants are intended to assist individual artists and groups of artists creating together on a permanent basis in making new art and marketing to a broader audience.
Group Applications
| Applicant | Grant Amount |
| Bazaar Ritual | $842 |
| Best Foot Back | $1,750 |
| Bonfire Comics | $1,398 |
| Chamber Brews | $1,724 |
| Dave Buker and the Historians | $1,750 |
| Flight of Fancy Aeria | $1,750 |
| Honey and Blue | $1,750 |
| Mezclado | $1,500 |
| Small Songs | $1,725 |
| The Bittertones | $1,750 |
| The Smithery | $1,750 |
| WYD | $1,300 |
TOTAL: $18,989
Individual Applications
| Abeer Abo-Shihata | $991 |
| Turner Adornetto | $1,000 |
| Andre Alexander | $837 |
| Laura Alexander | $1,000 |
| Joseph Amadio | $995 |
| Cynthia Amoah | $1,000 |
| Phillip Anjum | $951 |
| Marcia Armstrong-Burrows | $1,000 |
| Katrina Arndt | $995 |
| John Auker | $1,000 |
| Danielle Ayres | $1,000 |
| Benjamin Bachert | $700 |
| Mary Barczak | $1,000 |
| Raygan Barrett | $915 |
| Zachary Beery | $908 |
| Dorian Bell | $1,000 |
| Chelsea Bennett | $997 |
| Erin Birum | $1,000 |
| Michelle Boerio | $946 |
| Ousama Bounouara | $1,000 |
| Christian Casas | $966 |
| Jamie Ceasar | $1,000 |
| Leiland Charles | $1,000 |
| Joseph Charlton | $1,000 |
| Madeline Ciampa | $998 |
| Denzill Cooper | $1,000 |
| Sam Corlett | $1,000 |
| Lydia Cornett | $1,000 |
| Nicki Crock | $600 |
| Catherine Cryan Erney | $65 |
| Marie-Clunie Damus | $1,000 |
| Teri Dashfield | $1,000 |
| Cassandra De La Rosa | $919 |
| Jacci Delaney | $1,000 |
| Matthew Dixon | $910 |
| Jessica Driscoll | $860 |
| Jonathan Elliott | $960 |
| Christine Fashion | $1,000 |
| James Filmore | $1,000 |
| Sean Gardner | $1,000 |
| Mona Gazala | $986 |
| Alanna Gibson | $1,000 |
| Bev Goldie | $1,000 |
| Diandra Gordon | $1,000 |
| Maya Gordon | $1,000 |
| Tavian Gray | $966 |
| Vinchessica Gray | $1,000 |
| Jacob Greene | $781 |
| Benjamin Grover | $1,000 |
| Ibeliz Guadalupe | $1,000 |
| Michael Guinane | $895 |
| Anthony Hagood | $859 |
| Keith Hanlon | $1,000 |
| James Harker | $981 |
| Susanna Harris | $1,000 |
| Marlon DeQawn Henson | $995 |
| Geren Heurtin | $1,000 |
| Karen Hewitt | $300 |
| Laura Hiner | $987 |
| Oriana Hirschberg | $681 |
| Maxwell Holden | $985 |
| Jessie Horning | $1,000 |
| Barbara Houf | $1,000 |
| KaTanya Ingram | $1,000 |
| Michelle Ishida | $1,000 |
| Monaé James | $457 |
| Ryan Jefferson | $659 |
| Lance Johnson | $755 |
| Jonathan Johnson | $910 |
| Angela Kamanga | $1,000 |
| Roberta Kayne | $1,000 |
| Micah Kesselring | $399 |
| Susan King | $1,000 |
| William Klein | $1,000 |
| Ellen Knolls | $1,000 |
| Josh Krajcik | $1,000 |
| Lee Lander | $924 |
| Cora Lange | $1,000 |
| Linda Langhorst | $1,000 |
| Nickolaus Larsen | $1,000 |
| Sydney Lawson | $1,000 |
| Robert Lech | $987 |
| Marian Lerner | $498 |
| Jeannine Lonardo | $950 |
| Troy Lopes | $850 |
| Lea M Gray | $963 |
| Hope Madden Wolfington | $1,000 |
| Melissa Maher | $1,000 |
| Jennifer McConnell Doron | $928 |
| Brandon Mckee | $819 |
| Raymond McKenzie | $1,000 |
| Darren Miller | $978 |
| Hannah Minner | $1,000 |
| Johari Mitchell | $980 |
| Christopher Mohler | $916 |
| Jordan Molli | $1,000 |
| Lee Mora | $1,000 |
| Jennifer Murray | $1,000 |
| David Myers | $1,000 |
| Andrea Myers | $1,000 |
| McLane Nagy | $1,000 |
| Robert O’Grady | $993 |
| Chaz O’Neil | $836 |
| Marcus Onuba | $800 |
| Hannah Parker | $1,000 |
| Hannah Parrett | $639 |
| Israel Pate | $1,000 |
| Dawn Petrill | $990 |
| James Quartey | $1,000 |
| Kyla Rafert | $994 |
| Claudia Retter | $1,000 |
| Frederick Ripley | $1,000 |
| Armando Roman | $1,000 |
| Holly Romano | $956 |
| Stephanie Rond | $1,000 |
| Sydney Rose | $1,000 |
| Peter John Ross | $1,000 |
| Benedict Scheuer | $1,000 |
| Mireya Schoo | $500 |
| Don Scott | $1,000 |
| Stacie Sells | $475 |
| Benjamin Shaheen | $1,000 |
| William Sharp | $1,000 |
| Ann Silverman | $1,000 |
| Vera Stanojevic | $810 |
| Ann Starr | $500 |
| Lexie Stoia | $570 |
| Alex Stroup | $667 |
| Spencer Stultz | $1,000 |
| Meredith Swortwood | $319 |
| Brett Taylor | $1,000 |
| Ira Tecson | $590 |
| Christopher Tennant | $951 |
| Jonathan Thomas | $997 |
| Elizabeth Trapp | $908 |
| Jorge Vales | $1,000 |
| Zach Van Horn | $985 |
| Mitch Vicieux | $876 |
| Barbara Vogel | $1,000 |
| Koen Vrij | $1,000 |
| Carol Wallenfelsz | $1,000 |
| Mary Ward | $1,000 |
| Nicholas Warndorf | $765 |
| Pamela Watson | $1,000 |
| Michael Weigman | $744 |
| Thomas Wells | $877 |
| Paul Wilbur | $1000 |
| Rowan Winterwood | $625 |
| Donte Woods-Spikes | $1,000 |
| Helen Wright | $1,000 |
| Zachary Yocum | $1,000 |
| Mark Zonakis | $1,000 |
| Norah Zuniga Shaw | $1,000 |
TOTAL: $140,268
There is one remaining deadline for Support for Professional Artists grants in 2021: Oct. 1, 2021.
Big Ideas: Big Ideas grants are intended to uplift artist ideas and projects that bring all art forms out into the community. The Arts Council has approved eight Big Ideas grants totaling $20,000 in August.
| Artist | Project Name | Grant Amount |
| Victor Dandridge | Comic Convention/ Street Fair | $2,500 |
| Tom Ferrell | “Surface – Positivity Drive” and “Surface – Positivity Station” | $2,500 |
| Tasha Lomo | A Seed of Red Sand: A Showcase | $2,500 |
| Claudia Owusu | Ampe Study; or Leap into the Sky, Black Girl | $2,500 |
| Aries Owens | Chair Chat | $2,500 |
| Michelle Solomon | Queens Roll Call | $2,500 |
| Christopher Tennant | Monster Car | $2,500 |
| Donte Woods-Spikes | Storytelling Camp | $2,500 |
TOTAL: $20,000
There is a rolling application cycle for Big Ideas grants in 2021; deadlines are the last day of every month until Oct. 31.
For more information about individual artist funding and programs including guidelines and upcoming deadlines, visit www.gcac.org or contact Alison Barret, Grants & Services Director, abarret@gcac.org.
Mission of the Greater Columbus Arts Council: To support and advance the arts and cultural fabric of Columbus. www.gcac.org
The Greater Columbus Arts Council receives major financial support from the City of Columbus, Franklin County Commissioners and the Ohio Arts Council.
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CONTACT: Jami Goldstein
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