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Breaking news from the local arts community in Columbus.

SoHud Community Mural Launches Kickstarter Campaign

SoHud Community Mural Launches Kickstarter Campaign

2 Walker / August 12, 2011 10:30 am

The SoHud Community Mural that was unveiled in July has officially started raising funds for the development of this new artistic display. Wild Goose Creative is working toward raising $2000 to complete their fundraising goals so that the implementation of… [Read More]

Art Initiative Bringing New Public Displays to Downtown in 2012

Art Initiative Bringing New Public Displays to Downtown in 2012

7 Walker / August 1, 2011 12:41 pm

The Greater Columbus Arts Council and the City of Columbus are collaborating on a new initiative called Columbus Public Art 2012, designed to bring new works of public art to Downtown as a part of the 200Columbus bicentennial celebration. The… [Read More]

PNC Announces $500,000 in Arts Funding for 13 Local Arts Organizations

PNC Announces $500,000 in Arts Funding for 13 Local Arts Organizations

1 Walker / July 26, 2011 4:00 pm

Earlier today, The PNC Foundation announced a new $500,000 round of arts grants that will be distributed to 13 local arts organizations. This funding is the second year that PNC is donating to the region over the span of a… [Read More]

Wonderland Plans to Relocate from Wonder Bread Building

Wonderland Plans to Relocate from Wonder Bread Building

16 Walker / July 21, 2011 9:30 am

A press release went out this morning officially announcing that Wonderland would be abandoning plans to build an artist/creative space inside the former Wonder Bread building in Italian Village and are in the process of finding a new home. The… [Read More]

Short North Stage to Reopen Garden Theatre as Arts Venue in 2012

Short North Stage to Reopen Garden Theatre as Arts Venue in 2012

11 Walker / July 19, 2011 2:15 pm

The performance stage inside the Garden Theatre building went dark decades ago, but a new nonprofit is dedicated to bringing it back to life. Short North Stage began organizing over a year ago with the mission to create a new… [Read More]

Bryan Kossmann Tapped as New President of Couchfire Collective

Bryan Kossmann Tapped as New President of Couchfire Collective

3 Walker / July 14, 2011 4:00 pm

The Couchfire Collective independent arts organization is celebrating their fifth anniversary in 2011 with a transition in leadership. Co-founder and past president Adam Brouillette is handing over the reigns to two-year Couchfire member Bryan Kossmann. “I am excited to take… [Read More]

SoHud Community Mural Project Unveiled

SoHud Community Mural Project Unveiled

12 Walker / July 6, 2011 4:30 pm

Over the past few months, Wild Goose Creative has been spearheading a community mural project to replace the graffiti-covered building located on the southwest corner of Summit and Hudson. A design for the mural submitted by Tim Lai Architect was… [Read More]

Homeport Gallery Opens in King Lincoln District

Homeport Gallery Opens in King Lincoln District

0 Walker / June 17, 2011 10:30 am

The Columbus Housing Partnership has maintained a presence in the King Lincoln District over the past few years through their involvement in development projects through their Homeport housing programs, as well as the successful North of Broad development. Their presence… [Read More]

Columbus Arts Festival Turns 50

Columbus Arts Festival Turns 50

2 Alexandra Kelley Fox / May 18, 2011 10:00 am

The 50th anniversary of The Columbus Arts Festival takes place on June 3-5 in the Discovery District. More than 230 artists from around the country were chosen out of 1,000 applicants to participate in the three-day event. The Greater Columbus… [Read More]

Columbus Museum Hosts Local Artist Exhibition

Columbus Museum Hosts Local Artist Exhibition

4 Walker / March 31, 2011 1:30 pm

Starting in April, you’ll be able to find the work of local artists on display at the Columbus Museum of Art in the 2011 Greater Columbus Arts Council Visual Arts exhibition. The exhibiting artists include Mary Jo Bole, Jill Gallenstein,… [Read More]

GCAC Launches New & Improved ColumbusArts.com

GCAC Launches New & Improved ColumbusArts.com

0 Walker / March 3, 2011 12:40 pm

Yesterday, the Greater Columbus Arts Council relaunched ColumbusArts.com, on online directory for the local arts community. The site allows local artists and arts organizations to create profiles and online portfolios to share their work. It also allows arts patrons to… [Read More]

400 West Rich Brings Art Studios to Franklinton

400 West Rich Brings Art Studios to Franklinton

23 Walker / February 10, 2011 8:00 am

Over the past few years, Franklinton has frequently been pitched as a neighborhood that could become “the next Short North” through focused efforts on attracting artists and creatives to relocate into affordable spaces to live and work. That process has… [Read More]

KIACA Gallery in the Short North is Closing

KIACA Gallery in the Short North is Closing

6 Walker / January 7, 2011 10:30 am

The KIACA Gallery, located at 937 North High Street, announced that they have closed their doors as of December 31st, 2010. They will be hosting a final gallery sale tomorrow, Saturday January 8th and are encouraging patrons to show support… [Read More]

CMA Reopens Renovated Historical Section

CMA Reopens Renovated Historical Section

3 Anne / December 29, 2010 8:00 am

After nearly a year of renovations, the Columbus Museum of Art is reopening its 1931 Italian Renaissance Revival building. The Elizabeth M. and Richard M. Ross Building renovations began on October 12, 2009 and include: the transformation of Derby Court,… [Read More]

Best Local Artist of 2010 – Joey Monsoon

Best Local Artist of 2010 – Joey Monsoon

1 Walker / December 26, 2010 3:30 pm

The first official “hat trick” for our annual “Best of” awards goes to Joey Monsoon, who has now been elected as the Best Local Artist by Columbus Underground voters for three years in a row. One of Joey’s biggest solo… [Read More]