Archives for Art

Local artists, art galleries, performance art events, exhibition reviews and everything else in between.

Idea Foundry Lands $350,000 Grant for Franklinton Relocation

Idea Foundry Lands $350,000 Grant for Franklinton Relocation

4 Walker / May 20, 2013 9:30 am

The Franklinton Development Association (FDA) and the Columbus Idea Foundry (CIF) have jointly received a $350,000 grant from ArtPlace America to assist with the relocation of the creative space to a warehouse located at 421 West State Street in the… [Read More]

Dual Art Reviews: The Pizzuti Collection and Rooms to Let

Dual Art Reviews: The Pizzuti Collection and Rooms to Let

0 Jeff Regensburger / May 19, 2013 11:15 am

Opposites attract. They attracted me anyway. Saturday May 18th offered central Ohio art supporters a unique opportunity to appreciate two very different ways in which the art scene in Columbus is taking off. On one end of the spectrum is… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Celebrating a Local Literary Legacy

GCAC Presents: Celebrating a Local Literary Legacy

2 Anne Touvell / May 16, 2013 8:00 am

The author of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and the creator of numerous New Yorker magazine cover cartoons was born in Columbus on December 8, 1894. The son of a civil clerk, no one would have guessed that James… [Read More]

5 Stops for Gallery Hop – May 2013

5 Stops for Gallery Hop – May 2013

0 Walker / May 4, 2013 1:15 pm

It’s 71 degrees outside, sunny, and the trees are blooming. That means it’s time for the perfect May Gallery Hop in the Short North! Here’s five recommended things to add to your to-do list for the hop tonight. 1. Check… [Read More]

History Lesson: A celebration of Columbus history in stained glass

History Lesson: A celebration of Columbus history in stained glass

0 Doug Motz / May 2, 2013 11:00 am

At the very first stages of my own interest in the history of Columbus, one of the first things I began to do was to walk more slowly while downtown and to look up. Amazing architectural details began to present… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Experience creativity this spring in Upper Arlington

GCAC Presents: Experience creativity this spring in Upper Arlington

0 Lynette Santoro-Au / May 2, 2013 8:00 am

Just like spring can be temporary and moments shared fleeting, so too can art. We enjoy the support and partnership of many different art collaborators working together in a variety of disciplines including: visual arts; performing arts; dramatic arts and… [Read More]

Tom Katzenmeyer Ramps Up Funding for Art and Culture in Columbus

Tom Katzenmeyer Ramps Up Funding for Art and Culture in Columbus

0 Walker / April 30, 2013 1:50 pm

The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) kicked off 2013 with the announcement of new leadership and a renewed focus. The arts organization tapped Tom Katzenmeyer as its new President, who previously worked on a regional study and action plan to… [Read More]

The End of Junctionview Studios

The End of Junctionview Studios

0 Walker / April 23, 2013 12:00 pm

For the better part of the past decade, Junctionview Studios has stood at the center of the Columbus creative community. While the familiar warehouse-turned-art-studios type of venue has been done before, two important things set Junctionview apart from many others…. [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Don’t miss The Magic Flute

GCAC Presents: Don’t miss The Magic Flute

0 Rolanda Copley / April 18, 2013 8:00 am

If You’ve Ever Thought of Trying Opera, This is the One Not to Miss On Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28, Opera Columbus will present Toronto-based Opera Atelier in two performances of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. If you’ve ever… [Read More]

“Flowing Kiss” Sculptures to be Installed at North Bank Park This Summer

“Flowing Kiss” Sculptures to be Installed at North Bank Park This Summer

20 Brent Warren / April 15, 2013 2:30 pm

A new piece of public art is on track to be unveiled this summer at North Bank Park. “Flowing Kiss”, which will consist of two shining steel sculptures placed on black and white granite columns, is currently being fabricated. The… [Read More]

Photos: Agora X at Junctionview Studios

Photos: Agora X at Junctionview Studios

3 Logan Miller / April 14, 2013 11:00 pm

The 10th edition of Agora was held on Saturday, April 13th at Junctionview Studios, which is one of the final events for the building that will be closing at the end of the month. The event featured hundreds of works from… [Read More]

MadLab Theatre adds more color to Downtown with mural

MadLab Theatre adds more color to Downtown with mural

2 Anne / April 8, 2013 2:40 pm

Over the weekend, Ozone Man, by artist Roger Williams, found a new, temporary home on the north wall of the MadLab Theatre building located at 227 N. Third Street. The 8×8 foot mural is a homage to going green. According… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: An open letter from CS Gallery

GCAC Presents: An open letter from CS Gallery

1 Daniel Colvin / April 4, 2013 8:00 am

Brushing it off and walking on. It’s what we’re about. An open letter from CS Gallery On March 18th a high speed car chase ended with a very intense and destructive crash into the CS Gallery. This was a very… [Read More]

83 Gallery South Opening in the Brewery District

83 Gallery South Opening in the Brewery District

0 Walker / March 27, 2013 2:50 pm

If you were a fan of 83 Gallery in the Short North (and chances are that you were, seeing as it was named the best art gallery in Columbus in our most recent reader survey), then you’ll be pleased to… [Read More]

Columbus: A City for Important National Political and Civic Discussion

Columbus: A City for Important National Political and Civic Discussion

0 Walker / March 27, 2013 10:00 am

In January, we wrote briefly about a newly installed public art piece that was one of the final projects of the Finding Time public art series that helped to celebrate the bicentennial birthday of Columbus in 2012. That piece is titled “The… [Read More]