Archives for "arts"

Philanthropy Friday: MLK Day Extravaganza

Philanthropy Friday: MLK Day Extravaganza

0 The Columbus Foundation / January 6, 2012 9:45 am

The King Arts Complex is pulling out all the stops for their upcoming annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day open house. Or, to put it another way, they are pulling out all the gumballs. One part of the celebration extravaganza… [Read More]

“Off the Wall” is Out of the Ordinary at the McConnell Arts Center

“Off the Wall” is Out of the Ordinary at the McConnell Arts Center

0 Annie Carruthers / December 12, 2011 3:15 pm

The Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center  latest exhibit by the Ohio Art League, “Off the Wall,” is an eclectic mix of sculptures, installations, robots, and three-dimensional paintings that explores the definition of today’s art. The exhibit demonstrates “how something is… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Supporting Local All Year at the North Market

GCAC Presents: Supporting Local All Year at the North Market

0 Mary Martineau / December 1, 2011 10:00 am

You’ve seen the entreaties on Facebook and Google+ to shop local this holiday season with the great graphics and trendy tag lines. At the North Market we broadcast the benefits of supporting small local merchants, farmers, artisans and musicians 365… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: The OSU/Royal Shakespeare Company Partnership

GCAC Presents: The OSU/Royal Shakespeare Company Partnership

0 Chelsea Phillips / November 3, 2011 10:00 am

The 2010-11 school year marked the second year of Ohio State’s partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company which culminated in mid-July with a production of the RSC’s Romeo and Juliet on the Scarlet and Gray Stage in the Park Avenue… [Read More]

Nominees Announced for the 2011 Community Arts Partnership Awards

Nominees Announced for the 2011 Community Arts Partnership Awards

2 Walker / September 16, 2011 4:45 pm

GCAC announced today the nominees for the 28th Annual Community Arts Partnership Award program. This program recognizes contributions to the arts from local businesses, leaders, organizations and other community groups. This year’s award program will take place from noon to… [Read More]

Philanthropy Friday: A Conversation with Local Jazzman Byron Stripling

Philanthropy Friday: A Conversation with Local Jazzman Byron Stripling

0 The Columbus Foundation / September 16, 2011 8:00 am

Supporting your local jazzman is easy when that man is Byron Stripling. He has been leading the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO) with passion and vision for a decade. His love of performing and “feeding the souls of young people” in… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: The Individual Media Artist Fellowship Program

GCAC Presents: The Individual Media Artist Fellowship Program

0 Susan Halpern / August 18, 2011 11:50 am

For the first time since 1988 the Greater Columbus Arts Council is presenting the GCAC Individual Media Artist Fellowship Program. GCAC and the Columbus Film Council (CFC) encourage and support the work of film and video artists in the Columbus… [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]

GCAC Issues $10,000 to 13 Small Arts Groups

GCAC Issues $10,000 to 13 Small Arts Groups

0 Walker / April 28, 2011 11:20 am

Last week, the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) issued $10,000 in funding to 13 local community organizations during their first round of Neighborhood Arts funding for 2011. These grants provide funds for community-based arts projects and is designed to support… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Behind the Colonial Curtain

GCAC Presents: Behind the Colonial Curtain

2 Jon Cook / March 24, 2011 10:00 am

Behind the Colonial Curtain in Worthington Head north on Hwy315, cross the City of Columbus line and take the Worthington exit on to Hwy 161. Past the “new” high school on your left and look for the historic brick structure,… [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]

GCAC Presents: Behind the Scenes of ArtZine

GCAC Presents: Behind the Scenes of ArtZine

0 Jamison Pack / February 24, 2011 10:00 am

If art is your business or passion, then chances are you’ve heard of WOSU Public Media’s ArtZine. It’s a fun, behind-the-scenes look at the arts world in central Ohio. And if you know ArtZine, chances are you know about the… [Read More]

Best Art Gallery of 2010 – Rivet

Best Art Gallery of 2010 – Rivet

7 Walker / December 26, 2010 2:30 pm

Once every two or three months there’s a business in the Short North that either opens or closes which ignites a new round of discussion about whether or not the arts are supported enough in Columbus. The thing that can… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Jazzin’ Up the Holidays with JAG

GCAC Presents: Jazzin’ Up the Holidays with JAG

0 Scott Vezdos / December 2, 2010 4:00 pm

The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus invites you to celebrate with us during this most wonderful time of the year with a packed schedule of holiday events. The Columbus Jazz Orchestra’s 2010-2011 Swingin’ at the Southern series continues December 1-5… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Wonderland Rising

GCAC Presents: Wonderland Rising

1 Melissa Starker / October 21, 2010 10:00 am

As yet, Wonderland doesn’t exist in a physical sense, but the idea of it already has a phenomenal life of its own. Since the project’s founders first stood before a tightly packed crowd at Junctionview Studios in January and unveiled the… [Read More]