Art| Published on April 25, 2009 4:45 pm

Columbus is #17th Best Arts Destination in 2009

By: Walker


American Style Magazine released their annual readers poll results to highlight the top arts destination cities in the US. Back in January we asked you all to vote for Columbus, but we still managed to drop from #10th place in 2008 to #17 place this year.

Of course, New York City took first place in the poll for the sixth year in a row. Cleveland and Cincinnati also made appearances in the list to represent Ohio. Are there any other surprises in the rankings, or cities that you’re surprised to see left out? You can view the entire results of the survey by clicking here.

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Author: Walker Walker is the founder of ColumbusUnderground.com and co-founder of TheMetropreneur.com along with his wife and business partner Anne Evans. Walker has turned local media from a hobby into a full time career over the past decade and serves on multiple boards and committees throughout the community.

3 Comments

  • Coreroc April 27, 2009 8:47 am

    To be honest I can see all of the cities that ranked above us having valid art scenes.

  • Neil Jaye April 27, 2009 8:58 am

    That’s really great news.  I just think it’s funny that Columbus is ranked in the “Big City” category with cities like Cleveland, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, St. Louis and Miami (?) ranking in the “Mid-Size City” category. 

  • Walker April 27, 2009 9:26 am

    The rankings are based on city population and not region population:

    By city population:
    Columbus – 747,755
    Cleveland – 438,042
    Miami – 424,662
    Minneapolis – 377,392
    St. Louis – 355,663
    Cincinnati – 332,458

    By metro area population:
    Miami – 5,414,772
    Minneapolis – 3,229,878
    St. Louis – 2,816,710
    Cincinnati – 2,155,137
    Cleveland – 2,088,291
    Columbus – 1,773,120

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